Simone Biles Secures Spot on US Gymnastics Worlds Team: 'Back to Where It All Started'

Biles posted the top all-around score at a qualifying meet on Tuesday, nabbing her place on the team on the first possible day

Simone Biles has made history again!

One month after winning her eighth U.S. championship, the gymnast, 26, locked in her spot at the upcoming World Championships by winning the all-around competition at a qualifying event in Katy, Texas, on Tuesday night. She has now become the first U.S. woman to be selected for six World Championship squads.

Despite making uncharacteristic errors on all four events, Biles ended with 55.700 points. Reigning world silver medalist Shilese Jones came in second with 55.300, and Skye Blakely took third with 55.000. Team USA's remaining five members will be announced after the second day of competition on Wednesday.

Biles celebrated her achievement by sharing a post from USA Gymnastics on her Instagram Story. "Back to where it all started. See you soon, Belgium," she wrote, referencing her first World Championships appearance at the Sportpaleis arena in Antwerp in 2013 when she won two gold medals.

Despite her triumph, Biles got off to a rocky start in Tuesday's qualifying competition. She fell on the uneven bars — the first event — dropping her down to 10th place with a score of 12.850, according to USA Today.

She rebounded in the second rotation, earning 14.050 on the beam, but struggled in the floor exercise, going out of bounds twice. Still, she managed to post the highest score of the event, 14.300. She ended the all-around with a 14.550 on vault, performing her signature Yurchenko double pike.

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After the competition, Chellsie Memmel, technical lead for the women’s gymnastics program, acknowledged that Tuesday was not Biles' best showing. “She was like, `Yeah, I don’t know what happened,’ ” Memmel said of her conversation with Biles after the meet, USA Today reported.

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“[I said], 'Get it out here,’ ” Memmel added. “We’ll just turn the page. She knows it was not even close to her personal best but it’s okay right now.”

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Biles' ticket to the upcoming World Championships comes after the athlete revealed she's eyeing a return to the Olympics in 2024. While appearing on the Today show earlier this month, Biles admitted she has her sights set on Paris.

“Right now I would say that’s the path that I would love to go,” she said of competing in the upcoming Olympic games.

However, she noted that she's taking things one step at a time as she eases back into competing after taking a two-year break from the sport. Biles admitted she's being "a little bit more cautious" with her training.

“Everything we’re doing leading up to this next Games, or whatever, is very intentional,” she explained, adding that her top priority is guarding her health, both physically and mentally.

“I think I have to take care of myself a little bit more and listen to my body and making sure I’m making time for the important things in my life, rather than before it was just like go, go, go and then making time after,” she explained.

“This time around, it’s being intentional, going to therapy, making sure everything is aligned so I can do the best in the gym and be like, a good wife, good daughter, good friend — all the good things.”

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