American star gymnast, Simone Biles Owens, has won her first competition, two years after a difficult run at the Tokyo Olympics.

The athlete faced several difficulties at the 2021 competition including “twisties”, a condition which makes gymnasts lose orientation mid-air.

She also revealed she had been dealing with mental health issues during the period after losing a family member.

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Biles withdrew from several events at the games citing concerns for her mental health and physical safety. She however won third place at the beam finals in the competition.

The Olympian made her return on Saturday night at the U.S Classics and thrilled the crowd with her winning performance.

She participated on the uneven bars in which she scored 14.0, her lowest in the game. She also landed 14.8 and 14.9 points for her beam and floor exercises routines respectively. Her vault routine earned her 15.4 points and 59.1 points in total for the competition.

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Biles placed first at the competition which was held in Chicago. She was followed by Leanne Wong, who scored 54.1 points in total. The win qualifies Biles to compete at the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships which will take place at California, later in August.

In the realm of gymnastics, an 18-year-old prodigy is capturing the spotlight. While Simone Biles remains a dominant force in 2023’s elite all-around gymnasts, this emerging young talent has quickly risen to prominence during the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Selection Camp.

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This prodigy’s position as a key player for Team USA was firmly established by her outstanding performance at the 2023 Pan American Games, where she clinched two gold medals. Now one of the top gymnasts in the United States and gaining fans behind her with best 6.5 floor performance, she is the most competing contender for the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympics.

Kaliya Lincoln was once a 12-year-old girl being coached by her hero Gabby Douglas. Recently the 18-year-old posted a video on her X showing her exceptional skills at the National Training Centre captioning, “last ntc♥️”. r/Gymnastics posted this 6.5-floor performance video of her on Reddit that gained lots of enthusiasm from fans calling her the second Simone Biles. Kaliya Lincoln’s journey from the Winter Cup, where she claimed a gold medal on the floor, to the Xfinity U.S. Championships, where she secured a second-place finish behind Simone Biles gained a lot of praise.

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Kaliya Lincoln’s recent performance at the 2023 Pan American Games was spectacular, solidifying her status as a primetime player for Team USA. Her outstanding display of skill and determination led to her capturing not just one, but two gold medals – one in the team event and another on the floor exercise. A two-year hiatus from international competition due to a stress fracture in her shin at the end of 2021 and diagnosis of OCD in her knees, requiring surgery, could have derailed her career.

The journey back to competition was undoubtedly tough for Lincoln as she told Inside Gymnastics, “That was definitely hard for me physically and mentally”. She was thinking, “What if I’m not going to be as good anymore? What if my power is not going to be the same?” Now sharing glimpses of her training session for upcoming summer games left her fans in awe.

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Kaliya Lincoln’s recent video has sparked an outpouring of love and admiration from her fans, with supporters eagerly sharing their heartfelt comments and reactions. One of the fans witnessed Simone Biles’ performance and exclaimed, “I would say that she has the potential to be the 2nd best behind Simone because Simone is the only outlier who can break 15 on floor as of now. Domestically, I don’t think Jade is gonna outscore her even with her Olympic floor difficulty because Jade doesn’t have some valuable dance elements (credible double L / double wolf turn) and she loses at least 0.3 in her D dance elements.” 

Other fan commented on Lincoln’s potential to follow in Biles’ footsteps and become a dominant figure in gymnastics and said, “She has the potential to be the best floor worker in the world.” A fan shared their sentiment, saying, “God her tumbling is so good, I really want to see her floor in Paris! She could genuinely walk away with an Olympic medal on floor”. Someone else chimed in with enthusiasm, “I am rooting for her to make the Paris team!” Another fan expressed a high level of confidence in Kaliya Lincoln’s abilities and said, “I think she has a really high chance for a floor medal in Paris, but I’m not sure whether the selection committee will pick her or a gymnast who can do a Cheng + a potential low 14 floor.” 

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As the Olympic year approaches, Kaliya Lincoln is maintaining a focused approach, taking her journey one step at a time. Her primary focus is on upgrading her routines, especially on the floor, where she aims to incorporate a laid out double double as Simone Biles. This ambitious goal aligns with her ultimate aspiration of competing at the Olympic Trials. Fans eagerly anticipate her journey and are ready to support her every step of the way.

Fans of Houston’s own gymnastics icon Simone Biles will get to see her high-flying gymnastics in fall 2024, when a national tour of champions comes to the Toyota Center. The Gold Over America Tour Starring Simone Biles will land in Houston on Saturday, October 19, according to the Toyota Center website.

Official ticket information had not yet been announced as of early April, but the Toyota Center website says tickets will go on sale May 17 via Ticketmaster. The tour will hit Austin’s Moody Center on October 18 and Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena on October 20.

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“Join the excitement at The Gold Over America Tour, starring Simone Biles and featuring squad members Shilese Jones, Fred Richard, Mélanie Johanna De Jesus Dos Santos, and more,” says the tour’s website. “This celebration of world-class gymnastics is designed to inspire the next generation of champions.”

The tour, presented by Athleta, will hit 30 arenas nationwide, “delivering a high-octane, action-packed experience” in a pop concert-style setting, the site promises. “Following the success of the 2021 tour, the 2024 edition will embody hope, strength, resilience, and determination.”

The Gold Over America Tour (abbreviated by organizers, appropriately, as G.O.A.T.) will take place just months after the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, at which Biles is expected to contend.

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That “road to Paris” will run through Texas at the 2024 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, taking place May 30-June 2 at Fort Worth’s Dickies Arena. Tickets are now on sale. The four-day men’s and women’s competition will crown national champions and determine the members of the U.S. National Team who will then compete at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Minneapolis, June 27-30, 2024.

Even among her fellow superstars, Biles ranks as the greatest female gymnast of all time. The native Houstonian now boasts 34 world and Olympic medals: seven Olympic medals and 27 world championship medals — 21 of which are gold. Most recently, she won the all-around gold medal on at the 2023 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

The first Gold Over America Tour took place following the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Despite Biles’ withdrawal from much of the Olympic competition due to mental health challenges, she headlined the G.O.A.T. tour and performed alongside a “supersquad” of gymnasts – Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Grace McCallum, MyKayla Skinner, and more. They performed for full, exuberant crowds inside several Texas arenas in October 2021.

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Watch the G.O.A.T. tour website for more information, full schedule, and tickets, organizers say.

After a spellbinding 2023, where she became the most decorated gymnast in history, Simone Biles stands on the brink of her journey towards the Paris Olympics in 2024. Nestled in the heart of Spring, Texas, Simone’s training ground is none other than the World Champions Center (WCC), an esteemed academy cherished as a family legacy. Owned by her parents, Nellie and Ronald Biles, this establishment is renowned for nurturing the dreams of countless gymnasts.

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Ahead of her Olympic year debut, Simone Biles, along with 31 other remarkable women, gears up for the upcoming USA Gymnastics women’s national team camp. With just days to go until this exciting convergence of gymnastics stars, let us see WCC gymnasts apart from Simone Biles set to take part in the event.

According to the Olympics.com the USA Gymnastics women’s national team camp, slated from April 1st to April 4th in Katy, Texas, stands as a pivotal gathering, drawing together 32 elite athletes. Headlining the camp are stars like Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles, Skye Blakely, and Shilese Jones.

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Representing the esteemed World Champions Center owned by Simone Biles’ parents, a cadre of exceptional talents will grace the camp, including Simone Biles, Dulcy Caylor, Melanie de Jesus dos Santos, Zoe Miller, Brooke Pierson, Joscelyn Roberson, and Tiana Sumanasekera. Their presence shows the center’s reputation for cultivating top-tier gymnasts. As we look forward to seeing Simone and her teammates blaze the 2024 season, let’s peek at how the journey of WCC began.

Simone Biles once shared WCC’s story on #KneadingDough: The Podcast, revealing her frustration at lacking a proper gym for training. One day, her mother surprised her by telling her they were going to the grocery store but took her to a plot of land and said, “I just purchased this lot. We’re going to build a gym.” Despite initial trepidation, they embarked on a journey, transforming that empty plot into a place where dreams were realized.

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The gym’s inception was in March 2014, initially starting in a temporary center before moving to a warehouse in September of the same year. It officially opened its doors to the public in May 2016, marking the beginning of its journey. The facility now spans an impressive 52,000 square feet, featuring a substantial 29,000-square-foot training floor. As the Olympic year unfolds, gymnastics fans look forward to how the stars of the WCC pave their way to Paris in 2024.

Mark your calendars for April 2nd, 2024, as the gymnastics world braces itself for an event like no other. The gymnastics world is all geared up to witness the return of a legend on the mat. With the anticipation building up for the Paris Olympics 2024, all eyes are on none other than the incomparable Simone Biles.

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Biles is now all set to make her 2024 debut at the National Team Camp. More than 30 athletes will be participating in the event. Besides Simone Biles, other talented athletes, including Jordan Chiles, Shilese Jones, Skye Blakely, Nola Matthews, Jaysha McClendon, Simone Rose, and Norah Christian, will be gracing the camp. The USA Gymnastics National Team Camp 2024 is ready to captivate fans across the globe. But are you aware of where and when you can witness the spectacle?

As the excitement reaches the sky, fans are eager to know where and when they can catch all the actions live. The camp will be stretching for over four days and will prepare and select gymnasts to represent their country in international events in April 2024. The selected junior and senior teams will perform in the Pacific Rim Championships in Cali, Columbia, and also in the City of Jesolo Trophy, which will be held in Jesolo, Italy.

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On the 2nd of April, the talented athletes will gather in Katy, Texas to showcase their skills in four events. The performances of the participants will also help them to strengthen their ground and go up the ladder of the national ranking, which in turn will reflect in their next step for the upcoming summer Olympics. The USA Gymnastics National Team Camp 2024 will be live telecasted on FlipNow.TV. The subscribers of FlipNow.TV will have free access to the exclusive live streaming. But the excitement doesn’t end there. Fans who do not have a subscription can also opt for pay-per-view access for just $9.99 for the whole day.

The four events will be conducted in two sessions. In the morning, at 9:50 am Eastern Time, both balance beam and floor exercises will be conducted. In the evening, at 5:30 pm Eastern Time, athletes will be performing the other two routines, the uneven bars and vault.

The athletes who will be attending the camp have to also meet certain eligibility criteria. They either have to be a current member of the junior or senior national team. The top 12 senior athletes and top 6 junior athletes in the all-around at the 2024 Winter Cup, who have achieved the U.S. Championship qualification score, are also eligible for the camp. Besides them, 2020 Olympic medalists can attend the camp.

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Simone Biles, alongside other top gymnasts of the country, will be eyeing for a coveted spot on the national team preparing for international glory. But Olympic medalist Gabby Douglas, who is aiming to represent the US in the Olympics after an eight-year-long hiatus, won’t be attending the camp

On the other hand, Suni Lee, who has been fighting against the horrifying kidney disease, will be missing the US April Camp. Biles did not compete in the Winter Cup 2024 and thus fans will eagerly wait for her return to the camp. So, don’t miss out on the chance to witness the exhilarating showdown on the mat and also be a part of history in the making.