Simone Biles again showed her quality, outclassing the field at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships on Sunday to claim a record seventh all-around national title and make her selection to the Tokyo Olympic team a mere formality.
But who will get the other coveted spots on the U.S. squad will remain unanswered until the June 24-27 U.S. Olympic Trials, with several gymnasts putting down markers with strong results over the weekend at the Fort Worth meet.Biles was the winner of four gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and will be targeting the same haul or more in Tokyo. She added to her billing as the greatest gymnast of all time, putting up a winning score of 119.
With Biles a lock for a spot, Lee and Chiles look like contenders along with Emma Malabuyo, Leanne Wong and Jade Carey, who were all within a half point of each other finishing fourth, fifth and sixth.In what was just her second competition in 18 months, Biles shook off any remaining rust delivering a dazzling display that left the crowd in awe, even without pulling out her show stoppers like the Yurchenko double-pike vault which she is the only woman to land in competition.
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