Simone Biles has received a file eighth all-around title on the US Gymnastics Championships lower than a month after ending a two-year break from the game.

The 26-year-old claimed the record-breaking crown – 10 years after profitable her first – as she posted a complete of 118.40, 4 factors away from runner-up Shilese Jones.

The sold-out crowd in San Jose, California, leapt to their toes after Biles completed the two-day occasion with an excellent flooring routine.

After her triumph, Biles mentioned: “I don’t think about numbers. I think about my performance.

“And I believe total, I hit eight for eight. I suppose it is a fortunate quantity this 12 months.”

The 19-time world champion returned to competitors in Chicago earlier this month after affected by “the twisties” – a phenomenon which impacts an athlete’s spatial consciousness – and withdrawing from 5 of her six finals on the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 to give attention to her psychological well being.

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The seven-time Olympic medallist turned the oldest lady to win a nationwide title since USA Gymnastics started organising the occasion in 1963.

Her eight crowns moved her previous Alfred Jochim, who received seven between 1925 and 33 when the Amateur Athletics Union ran the championships.

Biles has not confirmed whether or not she plans to compete at subsequent 12 months’s Olympic Games in Paris.