Simone Biles makes history after winning a record 8th all-around national title at the US Gymnastics Championships
The woman most people consider the greatest gymnast of all time keeps adding to her amazing legacy.
Simone Biles won a record eighth national all-around title with a strong performance Sunday at the US Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California.
The 26-year-old Biles also became the oldest woman to ever win the championships when she finished 3.9 points ahead of Shilese Jones, the all-around silver medalist at the 2022 US and world championships.
“I think it feels really special,” she told NBC, which broadcast the championships. “I’ve been doing it for so long, I feel like I don’t think about numbers, I think about my performance. And I think, overall, I hit eight for eight (routines). … I guess it’s a lucky number this year.”
Even after a long absence from major competition, Biles showed an assuredness in her performances and the four-time Olympic gold medalist dominated the field Friday and Sunday. She locked up the all-around crown with a 15.400 in her breathtaking floor exercise.
As she exited the floor to a rousing ovation from the crowd, her teammates and coaches were waiting to give her an embrace.
When her teammate Jordan Chiles took the floor to perform her routine, Chiles waved her arms to the crowd to continue to give Biles a much-deserved ovation.
“It’s really amazing. Everybody in here believes in me,” she said, referring to her teammates, coaches, family and the crowd. “So I just need to start believing in myself a little bit more, but it feels amazing and I love the fans, I love the crowd. It was really special.”
The woman most people consider the greatest gymnast of all time keeps adding to her amazing legacy. Simone Biles won a record eighth national all-around title with a strong performance Sunday at the US Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, California. The 26-year-old Biles also became the oldest woman to ever win the championships when she finished…