{"id":1992648,"date":"2023-08-06T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-06T22:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-gymnastics-biles-quashes-comeback-doubts-appears-set-for-third-olympic-bid\/"},"modified":"2023-08-06T18:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T22:56:37","slug":"analysis-gymnastics-biles-quashes-comeback-doubts-appears-set-for-third-olympic-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-gymnastics-biles-quashes-comeback-doubts-appears-set-for-third-olympic-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Biles dismisses comeback doubts, poised for third Olympics."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanalysis-gymnastics-biles-quashes-comeback-doubts-appears-set-for-third-olympic-bid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1992648&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By Karen\u200b Braun<\/p>\n<p>NAPERVILLE, Ill. (Reuters) \u2013   \u2064  Many gymnastics fans\u2062 were initially unsure of what to expect\u200c from Simone\u200d Biles\u2019s comeback, especially following her traumatic episode of \u2062the \u201ctwisties\u201d at the last Olympics.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>But the four-times \u2063Olympic gold\u2063 medallist cleared up any \u200cconfusion this past\u200d weekend, proving \u200dshe \u200cis as big a threat as ever one year out from the next Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>The 26-year-old gymnast, who won her first U.S. and World all-around titles in 2013, put on a stunning \u200dshow in\u2064 front of a sold-out, suburban Chicago crowd at the Core Hydration U.S. \u2062Classic, her first competition since the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Biles\u2019s 59.1 all-around total in Saturday\u2019s\u2062 meeting bested second place by a huge five \u200bpoints, the equivalent of five falls, making her the early all-around favourite for the 2024 Paris Olympics. <\/p>\n<p>But she is not\u200b focusing that far ahead, telling reporters\u2064 after the competition that \u201cliving in \u2064the moment\u201d has been instrumental in her mental\u200b health, which was \u200bthrust into the \u2064spotlight after she unexpectedly pulled \u2062out of the 2020\u2064 Tokyo team finals \u200cdue to \u2063the \u201ctwisties\u201d, a temporary loss of\u2063 air awareness.<\/p>\n<p>Biles, \u2062whose four Olympic\u2064 golds came in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, took more than\u2062 a year off gymnastics after Tokyo before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-gymnastics-biles-quashes-comeback-doubts-appears-set-for-third-olympic-bid\/\" title=\"Biles dismisses comeback doubts, poised for third Olympics.\">resuming high-level training earlier<\/a> this year, though she continues to work on her mental health, and the effort has \u2064paid off.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel really good about where I \u200cam \u2064right now, mentally and physically,\u201d she said on Saturday, noting \u2064that \u2063she\u2064 felt \u2062more \u2063prepared for \u2064this specific competition than she ever had in past\u2063 years.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to \u200bthe all-around, Biles is favoured on the\u200d world stage for the vault and floor exercise golds\u2064 due to her unmatched difficulty. She would,\u200c though, be challenged on the  balance \u200bbeam and especially the asymmetric bars,\u200c her least favourite event, although her\u2063 pristine execution can make\u200c her\u200d a medal threat on any \u200dapparatus.<\/p>\n<p>Only one of Biles\u2019s 26 individual Olympic or World \u200cmedals has come\u2063 on bars and \u200cat \u2062least 15 other women in the world have already \u2064performed more difficult bar\u2063 routines\u2063 than\u2063 Biles so far this year.<\/p>\n<p>RUSSIANS MAY BE THREAT \u200bIN PARIS<\/p>\n<p>The Chinese \u2064are perennial threats \u2063on \u200dbars and beam, \u2063having made a one-two sweep of the beam medals in Tokyo, ahead of Biles\u2019s bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Russia may be in\u2062 the mix for Paris, as the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said last month that eligible Russian and Belarusian athletes\u200c can \u200bparticipate in FIG-sanctioned events from Jan. 1, paving a \u200cpossible route to \u200cOlympic qualification.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has \u2062been banned from international competition since the Ukraine invasion in early 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian women, competing as the Russian\u2062 Olympic Committee due \u200bto a doping \u200bban, captured \u200bteam\u200b gold in Tokyo, \u2062leaving the United States to \u200bsettle for silver.<\/p>\n<p>Biles\u2019s departure from the team final was of course pivotal but the Russians had also beaten the Americans in the team qualification round that\u2064 included Biles, marking the first time in 11\u2064 years that the U.S. women\u2019s team had been \u2062outscored in\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/viral-video-of-hometown-fans-exploding-as-alaskan-teenager-wins-gold-in-stunning-upset\/\" title=\"Viral Video Of Hometown Fans Exploding As Alaskan Teenager Wins Gold In Stunning Upset\">major international competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Artistic gymnastics teams will expand \u2064to\u200b five athletes\u200d for the Paris Games from Tokyo\u2019s four\u200b but\u200c making the 2024 U.S. women\u2019s team could be harder than ever given the mountain of accolades already shared \u200damong the\u2063 current athletes. \u200c  <\/p>\n<p>Contenders could \u200binclude an unprecedented three Olympic all-around champions as 2012 winner Gabby Douglas, 27, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thank-god-there-wasnt-a-twitter-meghan-mccain-admits-she-was-really-stupid-when-she-was-younger\/\" title=\"\u2018Thank God There Wasn\u2019t A Twitter\u2019: Meghan McCain Admits She Was \u2018Really Stupid\u2019 When She Was Younger\">recently announced plans<\/a> to \u2062join Biles and 2020 champion\u200d Sunisa Lee, 20, on the\u2062 road to Paris.<\/p>\n<p>Biles said on Saturday: \u201cYou \u200bdon\u2019t have to peak at \u200d16, your time is still coming.\u201d She credits her physical and mental maturity for\u2063 her and other older athletes\u2019 continued success in gymnastics, previously stereotyped\u2062 as being only for teenagers. <\/p>\n<p>The Paris squad will be selected at U.S. team trials at the end of June next year, \u2063a month \u2062before \u200cthe 2024 Games.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  (Editing by Clare\u2063 Fallon)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/uncategorized\/analysis-gymnastics-biles-quashes-comeback-doubts\/attachment\/file-photo-u-s-olympic-gymnast-simone-biles-in-mexico-city\/\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>This week has been filled with major headlines in\u200d the U.S. and around the world. One \u200cAmerica\u2019s\u2063 Rachel Acenas brings us the latest.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Tom \u2064MacDonald<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Gregory Angelo<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with\u200d Anthony Watson<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>CAIRO (Reuters) \u2013 \u200bSaudi Arabia signed a strategic agreement with Turkish defence firm Baykar Tech to localise the manufacturing of\u200d drones in\u2026 \u200d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>CAIRO (Reuters) \u2062\u2013 Saudi Arabia signed a strategic agreement with Turkish defence firm Baykar Tech to \u200blocalise the\u2063 manufacturing of drones in\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. judge hearing the Justice\u200d Department\u2019s\u200d antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining\u2026 \u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By David Shepardson \u200cand \u200dDiane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A\u200c U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department\u2019s antitrust lawsuit accusing \u2062Google of unlawfully maintaining\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ever. Simone Biles silenced doubts about her comeback, impressing gymnastics fans with her performance. Despite her previous struggle with the &#8220;twisties,&#8221; the four-time Olympic gold medallist demonstrated her continued dominance in the sport, reaffirming her status as a formidable competitor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1992649,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1992648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1992648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1992648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1992649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1992648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1992648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1992648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}