Biles tops competition in first outing since Tokyo Games

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Olympic gymnast Simone Biles attends the Fundacion Telmex Mexico Siglo XXI (Telmex Foundation Mexico XXI Century) in Mexico City, Mexico, September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha/File Photo

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois (Reuters) -Simone Biles made a triumphant return to gymnastics on Saturday in suburban Chicago, eclipsing the field by an enormous margin in her first competitive event since the Tokyo Olympics two years ago.

The four-time Olympic gold medalist dazzled fans with her sky-high tumbling and a double-flipping vault so difficult that it has never been performed by another female gymnast.