Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics team impress in world championships qualifying
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 1, 2023
ANTWERP, Belgium — Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team began what is expected to be a dominant run through the world championships with an impressive qualifying day Sunday.
The U.S. totaled 171.395 points in Sunday’s qualifying with the rest of the top teams still to go. The U.S. distanced Italy, which placed fifth last year and had 162.230 points Sunday.
Through two of 10 subdivisions, Americans also have the top two scores on balance beam (Biles, 14.566; Shilese Jones, 14.033), floor exercise (Biles, 14.633 . . .
