- ABC News
- August 4, 2023
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Simone Biles is back. Two years and one day after taking bronze on balance beam at the delayed Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, the four-time gold medalist returned to gymnastics in earnest at the Core Hydration Classic outside Chicago on Friday morning. During the first session of podium training ahead of Saturday's meet, Biles performed portions of a new floor routine, landing her signature Biles I -- a double layout with a half twist -- as well as a double layout and a double twisting double back. She also looked solid on uneven bars and balance beam, eliciting a louder response from the small crowd gathered inside the NOW Arena with each element. "She can do everything that she was doing before," Biles' coach Cecile Landi said Friday. "We just adjusted the routines to use the new code of points and make it as mentally and physically comfortable as she can handle." The meet is the final qualifier for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, which will be held...