Gymnastics star Simone Biles is heading back to the world championships.
She wasn't quite so sharp on Tuesday during the first of a two-day selection camp outside of her hometown of Houston. She fell on uneven bars, stepped out of bounds on floor exercise and over-rotated her signatureHer overall score of 55.700 was just ahead of Jones, who posted a 55.300. Biles was much sharper while competing on uneven bars and balance beam on Wednesday.
“Yesterday was a rough day but it’s better now get it out over there ,” she said. “Today’s two-event was obviously a lot better getting the nerves out. I feel like everybody was nervous yesterday, not just me and I don’t know why.” Biles, the face of the U.S. Olympic movement going into Tokyo, is taking a more low-profile approach. She has only begrudgingly mentioned her goal is to make it to the 2024 Olympics next summer in Paris, choosing instead to focus on the process and take things one event at a time.
“Just doing fun stuff,” said Biles, who married Green Bay Packers safety Jonathan Owens in the spring. “Being a wife. Being a daughter." Sunisa Lee, the 2020 Olympic champion, declined an invitation to participate in the world championship selection camp. Lee, who has been battling kidney issues that cut short her sophomore year at Auburn during the spring,___
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