Simone Biles can fall multiple times and still win. She had to prove that on the global stage for the first time Thursday.
Biles overcame her first two falls in more than 60 career Olympic or world champs routines to win a record-breaking fourth world all-around title, crowning her the best gymnast less than a year after she returned from a 14-month break.
Biles distanced Japan’s Mai Murakami by 1.693. Murakami held off 2017 World champ Morgan Hurd for silver by .066.
Biles, a four-time Rio Olympic champion, shockingly sat down her opening vault landing and scored 14.