HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — About an hour before her return to competitive gymnastics, Simone Biles launched herself into the air, completed the most difficult vault in her sport and stuck the landing.
And that was, quite literally, just the warmup.
Yes, Biles is officially back. Two years after bowing out of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, the 26-year-old made her competitive return at the U.S. Classic in a suburb of Chicago on Saturday night. And, to the surprise of no one, she returned with a win.
In front of a packed house and NBC television cameras, Biles notched an all-around score of 59.