Simone Biles soared to victory in the U.S. Classic on Saturday night in her return following a two-year layoff after the Tokyo Olympics.
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Simone Biles made her long-awaited return to competition after two years at the Core Hydration Classic in Hoffman Estates, Ill. on Saturday, winning gold in emphatic fashion.
Biles was the all-around winner at the event, finishing five points ahead of silver medalist Leanne Wong. Biles ended the evening with an astonishing score of 59.1. That score placed her ahead of second place by the same margin as No. 2 to No. 17. In doing so, she successfully qualified for the U.S. championships that are set to take place in San Jose later this month.
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — As she felt something she feared she would never feel again, Simone Biles heard something she feared she would never hear again. She was twisting. And the crowd was cheering.
It was only during Friday’s practice before Saturday’s U.S. Classic, her first competition in two years and two days. But it meant that by the time the greatest gymnast in history launched herself onto the uneven bars on Saturday to open the event, officially marking her return, she knew she could do it.
It seems hard to believe now that she obliterated the competition with a score of 59.
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