Simone Biles, looking perhaps better than ever, surges to early lead at US Championships

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Simone Biles put herself in position to win a ninth national gymnastics title, stringing together four occasionally brilliant rotations to take a massive lead at the U.S. Championships. The 27-year-old, eyeing a third Olympic trip this summer, posted an all-around total of 60.450, the highest by any gymnast in the world since the beginning of 2022.

Simone Biles competes on the vault during the U.S. gymnastics championships, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Simone Biles competes on the vault during the U.S. gymnastics championships Friday, May 31, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Simone Biles runs to the vault while warming up during the U.S. gymnastics championships Friday, May 31, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas. Jordan Chiles competes on the vault during the U.S. gymnastics championships, Friday, May 31, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas.

No matter, her score of 15.8 included a 9.4 for execution, a massive number for a vault so difficult no woman other than Biles has ever attempted in a major competition and only a select number of men have even tried it. Shilese Jones, the second-best all-around gymnast in the U.S. behind Biles, pulled out of the championships Friday afternoon, citing a shoulder injury. Jones plans to petition into Olympic Trials, a petition that will almost certainly be granted.

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