ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Simone Biles led from the start in a record-setting win Saturday at the American Cup in her first competition since taking a second straight world all-around title last year.
The 4-foot-8 dynamo was the star of the first gymnastics event in the huge $1.2 billion home of the Dallas Cowboys, about 230 miles from where she lives and trains in the Houston suburbs.
Her big grins were easy to see on the giant video board that offered the crowd a life-sized view of the gymnasts about 50 feet above where they were competing.
Two-time U.S. men’s champion Sam Mikulak fell off the pommel horse, the second event, and finished fourth. Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine was the men’s winner, and Mikulak teammate Donnell Whittenburg was third.
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