In classic form,Simone Bilesdelivered an impressive performance during the first night of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials.
She also earned thetop scoresin the vault, floor and beam routines.
After finishing her beam routine with a double-double dismount, which is named the “Biles” after her, the star athlete’s floor routine brought the crowd to a standing ovation when performed two more of hereponymous moves, according toESPN.
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“Going into this, I know exactly what to expect,” Biles said in anNBC interviewafter the competition on Friday. “I’m a lot more emotional this time around, which is so crazy. Even walking out, I was like tearing up and crying and the girls were like, ‘Are you OK?'”
“I’m fine, it’s just I can’t believe the time is here. It’s been five years. I’m grateful,” she added.
Earlier this week, the five-time Olympic medalistshared a photoof herself gazing at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, where the trials are being held.
“Hi St. Louis,” Biles wrote in the caption. “Can’t believe this week I’ll be competing in my second Olympic Trials. What a dream.”
Simone Biles.Bill Greenblatt/UPI/Shutterstock
“I’m excited to be in an atmosphere where everybody kind of wants the same thing and is striving for perfection and they’re so dedicated and they’ve been trying so hard,” she said earlier this month. “Soperseverance is what draws me to the Olympics, personally. I think that’s what I’m most excited for.”
To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics beginning July 23rd and the Tokyo Paralympics beginning August 24th on NBC.
source: people.com
