Simone Biles posted an all-around total of 119.750, nearly six points clear of runner-up Skye Blakely, leaving little doubt she's as good as ever.
Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship on Sunday, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good as ever. Biles posted a two-day all-around total of 119.750, nearly six points clear of runner-up Skye Blakely and leaving little doubt that she appears ready to add a second all-around Olympic gold to go with the one she captured in 2016.
has more than seven. While Biles remains above the fray as usual, there is plenty of competition for the other four spots on the five-woman U.S. team that will head to Paris as heavy favorites to return to the top of the podium after finishing second to Russia in Tokyo three years ago. Blakely, 19, put together another impressive performance . Three years after her bid to make the 2020 Olympic team ended with an injury, Blakely is peaking at the right time.
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