Minneapolis: Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles is headed to the Paris Games with a resounding all-around victory at the US gymnastics trials on Sunday.
Biles capped her trials with another electrifying floor routine, her high-flying tumbling bringing the crowd to its feet.
She piled up 117.225 over two days of competition to earn an automatic berth on the five-strong team for Paris.
The 27-year-old Biles, who became the most decorated gymnast ever at last year’s world championships, clinched an automatic spot on the team after placing first. Lee, Chiles, Jade Carey and 16-year-old Hezly Rivera join Biles on the US women’s gymnastics team in Paris next month.
Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong were named the travelling replacement athletes.
Biles started her night on the vault, posting a score of 15.500. She performed one of her signature moves – the Yurchenko double pike.
Her second rotation of the night – the uneven bars – showed Biles’ consistency, as she finished with a score of 14.200.
Like on night one of the competition, Biles was shaky on the beam – her third rotation. Biles scored a 13.900 after being slightly off on an aerial and falling off the beam.
On her final rotation of the night, Biles dazzled on the floor routine, which led to a standing ovation from the spectators at Target Center including from her husband Jonathan Owens, an NFL player for the Chicago Bears. She scored a 14.725 to solidify her win in the competition.
