?Crazy and Insane?: Contending Despite Major Upsets, Simone Biles Goes Candid on Returning to Antwerp for World Artistic Gymnastics Championships

Simone Biles is back to take the gymnastics global stage by storm. From clinching victory at the 2023 US Core Hydration Classic to lifting her eighth All-Around title at the 2023 Xfinity Gymnastics Championships, Biles has covered it all. Interestingly, on 19th September, she once again made many heads turn her way by scoring a perfect All Around score of 55.700 at the 2023 US Gymnastics World Championships Selection Camp.

However, her ticket to the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships also came with a fair share of struggles. At the 2023 Worlds and Pan Am Games Selection Camp in Katy, Texas, Biles faced a heart-breaking fall on uneven bars and on vault.

In the first rotation, she found herself trailing sixth behind her teammates. However, being the legend she is, she quickly picked up her pace from the second rotation and managed to tip the scale in her favor. She commanded the score with an AA of 55.700 and grabbed her ticket to Antwerp. Now that Biles has touched down in the host city, she has shared her thoughts on her return right from the center of the upcoming showdown.

Simone Biles goes candid in Antwerp

Simone Biles went candid in a recent reel posted by FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2023 on Instagram. She was asked how it felt to return to Antwerp, where she debuted 10 years ago and claimed her first world title.

To which she replied, “I don’t know I think it feels surreal. It’s Like full circle because obviously world championships was here 10 years ago which was my very first one.”

She further added, “So now its just it’s really exciting because I get to see some people that were at 2013 which is absolutely crazy and insane. But to be back in the same arena, in the same atmosphere, I think it will be really fun and wild.”

Simone Biles first made history at the very same place 10 years ago in 2013. At the time she was a young 16-year-old prodigy who was just scratching the surface. And now in 2023 she returns to the same place as a five time world champion and a seven times Olympian, an older, better and more mature version of herself having already shattered the glass roof with her dominance. Days ago, this queen sent her fandom into a frenzy.

Excitement builds as Team USA is ready to take on the World

The reigning National Champion made a touchdown in the host city days ago. She broke the news with her 6.9 million by followers sharing captivating images from the beautiful city. Her caption, “Ready to do some cartwheels or something “ also caused a flurry and fans are thrilled for an epic showdown in Antwerp.

Biles is part of Team USA which consists of epic talents like Shilese Jones, Leanne Wong, Skye Blakely and Joscelyn Roberson with Kayla DiCello travelling along as an alternate. The global competition will begin from the 30th of September 2023 and will conclude on the 8th of October.

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This marks Biles’ sixth World Championship. She also became the first U.S. woman ever to achieve the feat and make it to six such championships. Biles chases her next title with five World Championship titles already in her bag.

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