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Simone Biles dominates the US Classic in return to gymnastics after 2-year break

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Simone Biles spent two years trying to distance herself from those strange days in Tokyo and all the outside noise that came along with it.

She dove into therapy and slowly — very slowly — returned to training even though she wavered on whether she was really up for a third Olympics and all of the pressure and expectations that come with it when you're considered the greatest of all time.

It wasn't until mid-spring that she committed to training seriously after talking about it over margaritas with her coaches. It wasn't until late June

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