Back from a two-year post-Olympics break, the American’s astonishing displays show she’s still the world’s best gymnast
During her indefinite leave from the strict regimen and training hours of gymnastics, the 26-year-old took holidays, married her fiance, Jonathan Owens, and she. It would have been both unsurprising and reasonable if, having already won everything she could hope to win in such a gruelling sport that has taken her to hell and back, she decided it was time to move on.
The philosophy behind the comeback has been as striking as her immediate success. Biles believed that one of the numerous reasons for the emergence of her twisties was the pressure imposed on her by others, including US Gymnastics, before Tokyo.Photograph: Matthias Hangst/Getty Images
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