Simone Biles captured her first world title in 2013, and the gymnastics star is still on top.On Sunday, the 26-year-old newlywed earned her eighth U.S.
Championship, posting an all-around two-day total of 118.40, four points clear of runner-up Shilese Jones. Florida junior Leanne Wong claimed third, bolstering her chances of making a third straight world championship team.The win makes Biles the oldest woman to win a national title since USA Gymnastics began organizing the event in 1963.
It also breaks her tie with Alfred Jochim, who won seven titles between 1925-33, when the Amateur Athletics Union ran the championships and the events in men's competition included rope climbing.«Every time I come out here, I feel like I'm in a fever dream,» Biles told after the meet. «I feel like nothing's real.
I knew I did a good floor routine, but as soon as I got off and saw the score, I was like, 'Damn, I need to see that routine.' Because I wasn't sure.
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