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Biles became the first woman in nearly 70 years
to capture six U.S. senior women's all-around gymnastics titles
– matching Clara Schroth Lomady, who won her sixth in 1952.
Biles marked the occasion by becoming the first woman to attempt
and land a triple-twisting, double back maneuver during her
floor routine.
Bile was, however, not quite content even with that
unprecedented move.
"It was a lot better. It wasn't as good as in some of the
trainings," Biles told reporters.
"I'm just happy that I landed it because I feel like after night
one my confidence got shot down. So I was really worried about
it going into today, that's all I could worry about. So I was
really happy."
Four-times Olympic gold medalist Biles, who will head to the
2020 Tokyo Olympics as the prohibitive favorite, finished with a
total score of 118.500 to beat Sunisa Lee (113.550) and Grace
McCallum (111.850). "I feel like each (title) gets better and
better," she said. "Because it's like the fifth and, then, the
sixth, so it just keeps getting more exciting."
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; editing by Sudipto
Ganguly)
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