After winning a historic eighth national all-around title, Simone Biles added another milestone to her legendary career on Sunday, just three weeks removed from her long-awaited return to competition.
The superstar gymnast dazzled spectators at the Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships in San Jose, Calif. en route to securing a record eighth U.S. title with a final two-day score of 118.450.
With the win, Biles set the mark as the first U.S. gymnast, man or woman, to win eight titles, breaking a tie with men’s legend Alfred Jochim, who won seven from 1925 to ’33. At age 26, Biles, who burst onto the scene as a 16-year-old prodigy, also set the mark as the oldest U.S. women’s all-around champion.
