US gymnastics champion Simone Biles halfway to another victory.

– Simone Biles leads the U.S. gymnastics championships with 59.3 points after the first night.

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– She's 2.5 points ahead of Shilese Jones and .2 points better than her performance at the U.S. Classic.

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– Biles aims to hit 8-for-8 routines and improve her beam routine for the weekend.

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– Despite minor wobbles on beam and a hop out of bounds on floor, Biles impressed with a near-perfect Yurchenko double pike on vault.

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– The Yurchenko double pike is an exceptionally challenging vault.

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– Biles received a 9.8 for execution on her vault.

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– Competition concludes on Sunday night.

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– Biles is quickly shaking off any rust in her return to competition after the Tokyo Olympics.

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