Simone Biles Kicks Off Olympic Year With Easy Win at U.S. Classic

Simone Biles reminded everybody why she’s known as the G.O.A.T. in her 2024 debut at the U.S. Classic on Saturday. The Olympic gold medalist won the Core Hydration Classic with the highest score on vault and floor exercise, and showed off her signature moves like the Yurchenko double pike on the vault. “I was just happy to be back out there, get through those nerves again, feel that adrenaline,” Biles said after winning gold. The 27-year-old gymnastics legend is competing for a spot on the U.S. Olympic team in the upcoming Paris Olympics, due to kick off in late July. Biles’ fellow Olympic champ Gabby Douglas was also hoping to make it to Paris but wound up pulling out of the competition after having a rough go of it Saturday. Douglas fell twice on the uneven bars in her first competition since the 2016 Rio Games.