Biles wins record eighth national championship
Posted on AllSides August 27th, 2023
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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A decade later, Simone Biles is still on top. The gymnastics star won her record eighth U.S. championship on Sunday night, 10 years after she first ascended to the top of her sport as a teenage prodigy. Biles, now a 26-year-old newlywed considered perhaps the greatest of all time, posted an all-around two-day total of 118.40, four points clear of runner-up Shilese Jones. Florida junior Leanne Wong claimed third, bolstering her chances of making a third straight world championship team. Biles is all but assured of...