“For me, I was happy to just be back out there, get through those nerves again, feel that adrenaline.” Simone Biles said this after winning the U.S. Classic last year. That was just Biles’ first meet of the year, yet she started her it with a bang, winning the all-around with a dominant 59.5 score while her husband, Jonathan Owens, sat in the crowd and cheered for her. But this year, as the U.S. Classic arrives in Illinois just this week, on July 18, there is yet no sign from the G.O.A.T. about her arrival. Is she coming or not? We might have finally gotten a hint….
Simone Biles has had some deep and incredible history at this event. She has won five of the last six U.S. Classic meets, going as far back as 2018. The only year she missed it was in 2022, while she was away from the competitive mats due to having faced the ‘twisties’ the previous year. Lately, too, it seems like she has been on a hiatus ever since the Gold Over America Tour ended, as there have been no updates on her gymnastics comeback. But the only update she has now dropped is…
On July 14, Simone Biles added an Instagram story featuring three GK elite leotards lined up in a row. With that, she added a note saying, “Mark your calendars for July 17! My @gkelite Season to Aspire drop is coming. #ad #paidpartnership.” Does this mean she’ll be at the July 18 and July 19 U.S. Classic because she is asking for a GK Elite merchandise drop? Or is this a hint that she’ll come to the event to promote the merchandise? Well, there is no confirmation as of now. But at least she has broken the long-drawn silence around her U.S. Classic involvement, leaving multiple speculations in the air.
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