2023-08-28 08:14:49
After two years of treating his “demons”, the 26-year-old American superstar won a record eighth national title on Sunday August 27. Along with a jump that she is the only gymnast in the world to perform in competition.
Returning to such a level is at least as much a feat as succeeding in winning your first medals. World gymnastics superstar Simone Bales electrified the public and won the all-around women’s competition at the American championships in San José on Sunday August 27, a record eighth title. This eighth national title in all-around allows her to beat the record of Alfred Jochim, who had established it in 1933. She also becomes, at 26, the oldest gymnast to win the national all-around competition, ten years after her first coronation.
The American star had been in the lead since the first night of competition on Friday, when she landed a double pike Yurchenko, a jump so difficult no other gymnast had ever performed it in competition.
His win on Sunday is the second in as many competitions since returning from a two-year hiatus. She had withdrawn from most events at the 2021 Olympics in Japan for mental health and safety reasons.
The gymnast explained that she had experienced an attack of “twisties”, dangerous loss of bearings in space exposing athletes to the risk of injury when they land.
His performance this weekend in San José is a step closer to the 2024 Olympics in Paris, with, first, the world championships in Antwerp which will begin on September 30.
Simone Biles, however, refused to detail her “personal goals” since her triumphant return on August 5 at the US Classic. “I like to keep them to myself […] I think it’s better that way. I’m trying to move a little differently this year compared to before. I think it’s working for now,” she said. As to whether her goals include Paris, she replied that it’s “not yet” the time.
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