Simone Biles Dominates on Day 1 at Nationals
2023 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships
SAP Center, San Jose, California USA
August 24-27, 2023
Simone Biles wasted no time establishing control over the field at the U.S. Nationals. Thrilling the crowd with her every move. Widely embraced as the G.O.A.T. in women’s gymnastics, Simone’s day 1 performance was nothing short of spectacular. Biles posted an all-around score of 59.300 on the strength of session-high scores on vault (15.700), balance beam (14.450) and floor exercise (14.800). She was third on bars with a 14.350. After posting the 15.700 on vault with her Yurchenko double pike, Biles followed with a Cheng that scored 14.900, giving her the overall lead in the vault with an average of 15.300.
At the ripe old age of 26, Simone Biles has returned to elite competition with her sights set clearly on making the U.S. team for the Paris 24 Olympic Games. She left no doubt who the clear favorite is to lead Team USA. Her journey continues here in San Jose on Sunday afternoon.
Leader Board after day 1
Women’s All-Around
1. Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 59.300
2. Shilese Jones, Auburn, Wash./Ascend, 56.750
3. Skye Blakely, Plano, Texas/WOGA, 55.700
4. Leanne Wong, Gainesville, Fla./U of Florida, 55.350
5. Jordan Chiles, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 54.600
6. Kaliya Lincoln, Plano, Texas/WOGA, 54.000
7. Amelia Disidore, Blue Springs, Mo./GAGE, 53.050
8. Joscelyn Roberson, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 52.950
9. Katelyn Jong, Allen, Texas/Metroplex, 52.900
10. Madray Johnson, Plano, Texas/WOGA, 52.850
Women’s Vault
1. Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 15.300
2. Joscelyn Roberson, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 14.325
3. Skye Blakely, Plano, Texas/WOGA, 14.225
4. Leanne Wong, Gainesville, Fla./U of Florida, 14.075
5. Jade Carey, Corvallis, Ore./Oregon State, 13.975
Women’s Bars
1. Shilese Jones, Auburn, Wash./Ascend, 14.900
2. Skye Blakely, Plano, Texas/WOGA, 14.400
3. Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 14.350
4. Jordan Chiles, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 14.200
5. Katelyn Jong, Allen, Texas/Metroplex, 14.050
Women’s Beam
1. Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 14.450
2. Skye Blakely, Plano, Texas/WOGA, 14.050
3. Tiana Sumanasekera, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 13.850
4. Leanne Wong, Gainesville, Fla./U of Florida, 13.750
5. Sunisa Lee, Little Canada, Minn./Midwest, 13.650
Women’s Floor
1. Simone Biles, Spring, Texas/World Champions, 14.800
2. Kaliya Lincoln, Plano, Texas/WOGA, 14.350
3. Shilese Jones, Auburn, Wash./Ascend, 14.050
4. Kayla DiCello, Gaithersburg, Md./Hills, 13.500
5. Nola Matthews, Santa Clara, Calif./Airborne, 13.400