Simone Biles just won herself a new national title and made history. The athlete delivered a strong performance at the U.S.
Gymnastics Championships in San José, California and scored her eight-national title. “I’ve been doing it for so long, I feel like I don’t think about numbers.
I think about my performance,” Biles told NBC Sports. “I think overall, I hit 8 for 8 (clean events). So eight, I guess it’s a lucky number this year.” Biles broke a tie with Alfred Jochim who held the record up since 1933 — 90 years ago.
At 26 years old, the Olympic medalist also became the oldest woman to win the championships. Biles ended up with 3.9 points ahead of Shilese Jones.
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