And indeed, it looks like that work is already paying off.
Earlier this summer, Simone made her official return to competitions at the 2023 U.S. Classic in Chicago. As for how she fared during her big return? Well, proving she’s still at the highest of her game, And as if the time since Tokyo had been three weeks reasonably than three years, probably the most decorated gymnast on the planet finished first within the all-around, vault, floor routine and balance beam, and finished third on the uneven bars on the Aug. 4 competition.
“Everyone that was cheering, made posters and all of that in the gang, it just made my heart melt that they still imagine in me,” she said to NBC Sports after the event. “I’m very shocked.”
Only one month later, she made history along with her record 8th U.S. championship title in San Jose, CA.
After her success on the Chicago competition, she spoke to her hopes for the national competition in California, “My essential goal was this, after which [U.S.] championships, after which after we’ll look onto worlds, after which we’ll see, but to date it’s heading in the fitting direction.”