PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 28: Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after finishing her routine on the uneven bars during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Qualification on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France.
Superstar gymnast Simone Biles makes triumphant Olympic return, shakes off leg injury to dominate qualifying
Yet Biles is determined to write a different ending to the story in Paris. The 27-year-old American star wasn't dealing with any sort of block or trauma but something far more common to gymnasts, particularly ones who have been doing this two decades. "It was pretty amazing, 59.5," Landi said. "Not perfect so she can improve even ... just really good."
Canada's team of Ellie Black, Shallon Olsen Cassie Lee, Ava Stewart and Aurélie Tran is scheduled for their qualifying session at noon ET.Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Qualification 3The issue hardly slowed Biles. She posted the highest score on floor and vault through two subdivisions, a position she'll likely find herself in at the end of the day as she tries to add to her career total of seven Olympic medals.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Simone Biles moves closer to 3rd Olympic trip as injuries mount behind her at US trialsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is four rotations away from a third trip to the Olympics. The list of contenders hoping to join her in Paris is thinning quickly.
Read more »
Simone Biles moves closer to 3rd Olympic trip as injuries mount behind her at US trialsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is four rotations away from a third trip to the Olympics. The list of contenders hoping to join her in Paris is thinning quickly.
Read more »
Simone Biles moves closer to 3rd Olympic trip as injuries mount behind her at US trialsMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Simone Biles is four rotations away from a third trip to the Olympics. The list of contenders hoping to join her in Paris is thinning quickly.
Read more »
Simone Biles says she has calf issue during Olympic gymnastics qualifying but keeps competing for U.S.U.S. gymnast Simone Biles briefly left the floor and said she has discomfort in her left leg but continued her quest to return atop the Olympic podium Sunday.
Read more »
'Simone Biles Rising' Lets The Olympic Gymnast Reclaim Her NarrativeSarah Hunter Simanson is a Memphis-based freelance writer who received her MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and is working on her first novel. Her writing has appeared in The LA Times, HuffPost, Salon, Travel + Leisure, The Daily Memphian and elsewhere.
Read more »
Simone Biles qualifies for a third Olympics after dominating U.S. Olympic Gymnastics TrialsReigning world champion Simone Biles will become the fourth American woman gymnast to compete in three Olympic Games after placing first in the all-around competition at the 2024 U.S. Olympic Gymnastics Trials Sunday in Minneapolis.
Read more »