Even Simone Biles can’t believe what Simone Biles can do.
Her body must have understood that she was nailing her floor routine Sunday en route to winning her eighth national all-around title—a first for any gymnast, male or female—because she beamed as she hit skill after skill, but her brain had no idea. When the 15.400—the best score of the weekend on floor, and second overall only to her own vault—flashed, she gaped.
“I was like, Damn, I need to see that routine,” she said, likening the experience to a fever dream. “[My teammates were] like, ‘You stuck every pass!’ I was like, ‘I did?’ Because I’m in the moment. It just doesn’t feel real for some reason. I just seriously can’t believe I’m out here competing again. I just really can’t, so I’m proud of myself for that.”
