U.S. Gymnastics Championships results, highlights: Simone Biles cruises to eighth all-around national title, becomes oldest U.S. champion since 1963

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Simone Biles isn't new to this. Strutting her stuff on the world's grandest stages has become a formality of sorts for the gymnastics legend over the years. There's a reason why her neck is littered with precious metals.

That didn't make her showcase at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships any less special. Nor did it make the reception she received any less raucous. Biles' showcase was soundtracked by legions of adoring fans, youngsters stretching their vocal cords to tenors they didn't even know was possible. All in honor of the greatest gymnast to ever live.

And she paid them back handsomely. Biles continued her reign of blissful terror across the four major apparatuses, painting pictures with her routines on vault, beam, bars and floor en route to an eighth (!!) national all-around title. In the process, she became the oldest gymnast to capture gold at the national championships since 1963.

Biles was always going to be enveloped in adulation. It's what she deserves given her contributions to the sport she so dearly loves. And yet the 26-year-old looked so rejuvenated under the glimmer of the SAP Center spotlight, frolicking along the mat like a child skipping through a lush green meadow. Biles not only captured the all-around title. She also took top prize in beam and floor, capping off her scintillating run with an otherworldly 15.400 on the mat. The crowd couldn't help but applaud.

Biles was the marquee name. But she was far from the only one to impress. Between bars champion and all-around silver medalist Shi Jones and all-around bronze winner Leanne Wong, the U.S. is teeming with talent to take with it as it preps for the world championships, the next high-profile event on the gymnastics calendar. That's not to mention vault champion Joscelyn Roberson, nor past Olympic medalists like Suni Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles.

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In all, it was a scintillating day on the mat in San Jose. Biles was at the heart of it, cajoling the crowd one flip at a time. The world awaits as she readies for the next stop on her comeback trail — likely a push for the world all-around title in September.

The Sporting News tracked live results and updates from the second day of the U.S. Gymnastics Championship's senior women's competition. Follow below as Biles added yet another glistening necklace to her over-filled collection.

U.S. Gymnastics Championships gymnastics scoreboards

All-around

Place Gymnast Club Score
1 Simone Biles World Champions 118.450
2 Shi Jones Ascend 114.550
3 Leanne Wong Florida 111.100
4 Skye Blakely WOGA 110.750

By event

Event Gymnast Club Score
Vault Joscelyn Roberson World Champions 28.500
Bars Shi Jones Ascend 29.900
Beam Simone Biles World Champions 29.300
Floor Simone Biles World Champions 30.200

U.S. Gymnastics Championships live results, highlights from senior women's session 2

(All times Eastern)

8:55 p.m.: What else did you expect but gold for Biles? That's her eighth national all-around title. Strong showings by Shi Jones and Leanne Wong earn them silver and bronze medal billing, as well.

8:35 p.m.: Biles' 15.400 is the highest score of the day. She just displaced Jones, who put together an incredible 15.100 showing on bars shortly before. She in a different stratosphere for real.

8:30 p.m.: Yeah, Biles is back. She receives a standing ovation after lighting up the floor apparatus with a simply marvelous showcase. Chiles asks the crowd to raise the roof as she takes center stage in her final event. Double-double, backflips and pointed toes: what else could you ask for. 15.400 score. What else do you say?

8:29 p.m.: Biles to the floor. This is going to be fun.

8:19 p.m.: Biles is in firm control of the leaderboard as we prepare for the final rotation, holding a a 3.500 point lead over second-place Shi Jones. She's in an entirely different universe to her competition at the moment.

8:15 p.m.: Suni Lee and sticking it on beam — a match made in heaven:

8:07 p.m.: Tough showing for Chiles on beam. The UCLA star suffered an unseemly fall after losing her balance during her triple pike. Wobbles all around for the Olympic silver medalist, who is wearing the frustration on her face as she walks off the mat. The focus for her at this rate should be staying in the top-ten and earning an invite to the world selection squad.

8:05 p.m.: Biles' score is in: 14.850. That will add some more distance to her impressive lead.

8:02 p.m.: Elegance personified...Biles puts down a damn-near faultless showcase on the four-inch apparatus. Big score loading...

8:01 p.m.: We move to beam for Biles. Slight errors for her during Night 1. She'll look to clean it up this time around.

7:50 p.m.: Jade Carey making the rounds for her floor routine. The Oregon State star is one of the best in the world, having nabbed two golds at the world championships last year. Her display on the bouncy terrain was impressive as always; Carey strung together a scintillating routine save for a couple forays out of bounds. Huge props for using the late Coolio's classic "Gangsta's Paradise" as the soundtrack to her waltz across the navy-blue mat. Paying homage to the OGs...

6:50 p.m.: A name that has floated under the radar thus far is Kaliya Lincoln. The youngster has given herself a shot at the world selection camp with another masterpiece of a routine on floor. She's painting pictures on the mat,  incorporating both a double layout and a punch front through double back. Simply beautiful routine. Her score should make that crystal clear: 14.050. That's the best performance among those who took the floor during Rotation 1.

6:40 p.m.: Another glittering display for Biles on vault. Interestingly enough, though, the GOAT opted against her signature Yurchenko double pike to land — a move she used during Day 1. Will be interesting to see why she spurned the choreographed chaos — she's the only person in the world capable of pulling off the routine.

Either way, her score will be a big one.

6:30 p.m.: First up for Biles: vault. That's an apparatus the 26-year old has had plenty of success in; Biles has a litany of sparkly medallions on account of her vaulting (and general gymnastics) excellence. She'll look to keep the good times going once more, this time in San Jose.

6:00 p.m.: Simone Biles iced out for Day 2. This session's jewels? "But still, I rise..."

In the words of the Athens Banner-Herald's Sara Tidwell, slay!

5:43 p.m.: Biles on the uneven bars for her warm-up. She looks in control as she prepares for Day 2 of the senior women's festivities. Could this be a coronation for the queen of artistic gymnastics?

U.S. Gymnastics Championships channel

  • TV channel: CNBC, NBC

Fans hoping to catch the 2023 U.S. Gymnastics Championships can follow along on CNBC, which will air both live events and replays throughout the weekend.

Television coverage will start on Saturday with replays of the the senior men's and women's runs in Day 1 (10:30 a.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. ET, respectively). Live coverage will commence in the evening when Day 2 of the senior men's events will be aired as they happen at SAP Center (7 p.m. ET).

Things will wrap up with a replay of the men's Day 2 competition, followed by a live broadcast of the senior women's Day 2 events. Both of those broadcasts will be aired on NBC.

U.S. Gymnastics Championships live stream

  • Live stream: Peacock, Fubo

For those who have opted out of the bondage of cable cords, don't worry; this weekend's festivities will be available through Peacock and Fubo, which offers a free trial to new users.

U.S. Gymnastics Championships TV schedule

Thursday, August 24

Event Time (ET) TV/live stream
Men Day 1 8 p.m. Peacock

Friday, August 25

Event Time (ET) TV/live stream
Women Day 1 8 p.m. Peacock

Saturday, August 26

Event Time (ET) TV/live stream
Men Day 1 (replay) 10:30 a.m. CNBC, Peacock, Fubo
Women Day 1 (replay) 4:30 p.m. CNBC, Peacock, Fubo
Men Day 2 7 p.m. CNBC, Peacock, Fubo

Sunday, August 27

Event Time (ET) TV/live stream
Men Day 2 (replay) 12 p.m. NBC, Peacock, Fubo
Women Day 2 6:30 p.m. NBC, Peacock, Fubo
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