Simone Biles began her season with a new floor routine and a new second vault. But the result was entirely familiar. Once again, the world’s best gymnast ran away from the field.
Biles won the all-around at the Pacific Rim Championships on Saturday, helping the United States to a rout for the team title at XFINITY Arena in Everett, Wash., as well.
Biles led a U.S. sweep of the top five spots, scoring a 62.450 to finish 2.55 points ahead of teammate Aly Raisman (59.900) in second. American Laurie Hernandez (59.800) finished third, but because the all-around competition is limited to the top two per country Japan’s Nagi Kajita (55.