American Simone Biles reasserted her position as the world’s unrivaled number one gymnast with an amazing winning performance at the US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, on Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_7149151” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Simon Biles won her sixth title at US Gymnastics Championships. Reuters[/caption] Biles became the first woman in nearly 70 years to capture six US senior women’s all-around gymnastics titles – matching Clara Schroth Lomady, who won her sixth in 1952. Biles marked the occasion by becoming the first woman to attempt and land a triple-twisting, double back maneuver during her floor routine. Biles was, however, not quite content even with that unprecedented move. “It was a lot better. It wasn’t as good as in some of the trainings,” Biles told reporters. “I’m just happy that I landed it because I feel like after night one my confidence got shot down. So I was really worried about it going into today, that’s all I could worry about. So I was really happy.” Four-times Olympic gold medalist Biles, who will head to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as the prohibitive favorite, finished with a total score of 118.500 to beat Sunisa Lee (113.550) and Grace McCallum (111.850).
Simone Biles, in extreme slow motion. pic.twitter.com/mjdYp0zwkv
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“I feel like each (title) gets better and better,” she said. “Because it’s like the fifth and, then, the sixth, so it just keeps getting more exciting.”


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