- Biles (60.450) takes massive lead in pursuit of ninth US title
- Seven-time Olympic medalist posts highest AA score of quad
- Skye Blakely in second (57.050), Kayla DiCello third (56.850)
It’s not the skills, otherworldly though they may be, that Simone Biles has displayed so regularly for so long that stand out so much anymore, at least not to the ones who know her best.
The question with the gymnastics superstar – the only question really with a third trip to the Olympics in the offing – isn’t about talent or ability but desire.
