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The legendary gymnastics performer Simone Biles returned to the elite championships this month. Biles’s presence at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics somehow redefined the mythical athletic conception. The 26-year-old just put her safety above the strain of the Games, soaked in the critics only to make the grandest comeback. The annual Championship in Chicago was greeted by raucous applause from the throng that had gathered to watch her on the one-day event. The gymnast was once again under pressure, this time to qualify for her continental quota as the Olympics returnee.

At the gymnastics stratosphere, the result changes in moments, and each point matters. With everything on the line, Biles flawlessly dismounted and even set a new American record despite missing out on the Worlds the previous year. Amid?the uproar, she recently sat down to discuss the negative impact of athletic stardom.

Simone Biles makes the bold talk of her action

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Biles often calls all her feats a fever dream, another one of her amusing moments happened at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships. She scored a flawless score in front of the sellout SAP Center crowd. Winning her long halted 8th all-around title, she was all smiles becoming the oldest gymnast to do so. Just after her win, Biles answered a few questions at the press conference posted by USA Gymnastics on YouTube. Biles candidly spoke about reacting to her wins? and said, “sometimes you black out whenever all those things happen.”

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A reporter posed a question asking, “what do you remember from your first title.” To the winningest gymnast, she laid out all the glorious details. Pointing how she had upheld this standard since winning the initial title a decade ago. She also made an example of slowing when she transitioned from being a teen to a married woman in her 20s. With a wide smile from pride, Biles’s honest reply was “it’s so bad but like I don’t remember much from my first title.” She continued by explaining how the only thing that mattered was the next victory and not to be delighted at this moment.

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After confessing to her prior win habits, the gymnast also shared the new “normal” that she practices. The gymnastics medal standing has undergone a major shift since her two-year professional break. However, the 6+ hours of rigorous training at WCC worked out for Biles who regained her position as the lead. After her double all-around national wins, Biles said that now she celebrates the “success individually and as a team.”? Up next, Biles continues to keep her future Olympics plans under wraps which her fans eagerly await.

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The trailblazer gunning for the next Olympic Games

As the youthful prodigy who has little memory of her rise to the top of her sport, Biles knows the ascend to success. Her plans point to the previously missed dismounts in finals being first on the line, under the intense spotlight being placed on her. In the selection camp next month, eight gymnasts will qualify for the next event. A five-woman team will be selected to compete at the World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Biles has a chance to prove her prowess on the apparatus quota since she didn’t compete at the Worlds last year.

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In the end,? 96 women will participate in the Paris Summer Olympics in 2024. The women’s events, which span four apparatuses, will feature 12 teams of five gymnasts. After taking some time off to prepare for the Olympics, it’s now or never for Biles to show her superiority once more.

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