Four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles has booked her third straight appearance at the Games with her all-around victory at the US Olympic team trials at Minneapolis.
Biles blew away the competition by putting up a two-day all-around total of 117.225, finishing more than five points ahead of the rest of the field.
Biles, who pulled out of several events at Tokyo 2020, due to the "twisties" - a temporary loss of spatial awareness in mid-air - will be joined at Paris by Sunisa Lee, Hezly Rivera, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles.
"I knew I wasn't done after the performances in Tokyo," Biles, 27, told NBC. "I just had to get back in the gym, work hard and trust the process, I knew I would be back."
Biles - who returned to competition last August, after a two-year hiatus - showed she still has some kinks to iron out. She lost her balance and hopped off the beam, while also slightly overdoing her Yurchenko double pike vault.
However, she ended the night on a high note, with her floor routine earning a 14.275 from the judges and meeting with a standing ovation from the crowd at Target Center.
Reigning Olympic champion Lee, 21, finished second with a total of 111.675, while 2020 Olympic team silver medallist Chiles was third (111.425).
Lee, who has spoken about having to recover from two kidney diseases, was in tears after earning her spot on the US team.
"Well, I was just reminded of my goals every day and constantly surrounded by people who never let me give up," Lee told NBC.
"I'm so thankful, because a year ago, I didn't even think this was... yeah, I didn't think this was possible."
Reuters
