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Simone Biles makes her return to competition this weekend at the U.S. Classic. She's seen here in training on Friday in Hoffman Estates, Ill.

Simone Biles returns to competition this weekend for the first time since Tokyo

1:29pm August 04, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

Biles' return is great news for USA Gymnastics, which just announced a new sponsorship deal with Nike. Also returning is Suni Lee, who took home the Olympic all-around gold after Biles dropped out.

Sunisa Lee and Simone Biles of Team USA during the Women's Balance Beam Final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in August 2021.

Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee to return to competition, with 2024 in their sights

3:22pm June 28, 2023

by Laurel Wamsley

Biles hasn't competed since the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, when she withdrew and spurred a global conversation on the pressures faced by athletes. Lee stepped into the spotlight and won all-around gold.

U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee took home a bronze medal for her performance on the uneven bars at the Tokyo Olympics, as well as a gold medal in the women's all-around.

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Olympic gymnast Sunisa Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack in LA

10:12am November 12, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The all-around champion, who is Hmong American, says she was with a group of friends of Asian descent in Los Angeles when people in a passing car yelled at them to "go back to where they came from."

U.S. gymnast MyKayla Skinner performs on the vault during the gymnastics women's apparatus final at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

U.S. Gymnast MyKayla Skinner Medals In An Event She Didn't Expect To Compete In

9:16am August 01, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Skinner was tapped to compete in the vault individual final after Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast in the world, withdrew from the competition to focus on her mental health.

U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee competes in the women's uneven bars final on Sunday at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Sunisa Lee Takes Bronze In The Olympic Uneven Bars Final

7:31am August 01, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

Lee flipped and twisted from bar to bar in a sparkly blue leotard. She smiled and looked confident as she walked off the mat, and seemed a little surprised at her score.

U.S. gymnast Sunisa Lee finishes on the uneven bars during the gymnastics women's all-around final at the Summer Olympics on Thursday.

Sunisa Lee Claims Olympic Gold And Shows U.S. Gymnastics Has More Than 1 Superstar

5:07pm July 29, 2021

by Merrit Kennedy

This competition was initially defined by who wasn't competing. U.S. star Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast of all time and the heavy favorite to win, pulled out to take care of her mental health.