MINNEAPOLIS — Simone Biles is heading back to the Olympics. So are some of her friends.
The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her sport's biggest stage by cruising to victory at the US Olympic trials on Sunday night, posting a two-day all-around total of 117.225 to clinch the lone automatic spot on the five-woman team.Three years removed from the Tokyo Olympics — where she pulled out of multiple finals to prioritize her safety and becoming a touchstone on the importance of mental health in the process — Biles returns to the games looking perhaps as good as ever at 27.
She stepped off the podium to a standing ovation, then sat down atop the steps to take in the moment in what could be her last competitive round on American soil for quite a while.Next stop, Paris, where the Americans try to return to the top of the podium after finishing second to Russia three years ago.Yet the Biles that will step onto the floor at Bercy Arena in four weeks isn't the same one that left Tokyo.
Biles Secures Third Trip To The Olympics After Breezing To Victory At US Trials
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