Simone Biles makes mistakes, still wins first competition in nearly two years

With the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea closed, we turn the page and look ahead to the next Olympics: the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo. USA TODAY Sports

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Simone Biles was not perfect. In her first competition in nearly two years, the Olympic champion made mistakes and showed some rust after a year away from gymnastics.

But she’s still Simone Biles, which means a night with uncharacteristic bobbles and a fall still kept her atop the leaderboard.

Biles won the U.S. Classic at the Schottenstein Center on Saturday, scoring a 58.700 in a testament to how much more difficult her routines are than her competition. Even without perfect execution, she…