Simone Biles plans return to competition at U.S. Classic

• USA Gymnastics said on Wednesday Biles will be a part of the women's field for the event at NOW Arena in suburban Chicago, scheduled for Aug. 4-5.

Flashback: After dropping out of the three other event finals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Biles returned for the balance beam final and won bronze.

• With the medal, Biles is tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals by an American female gymnast.

The big picture: At the U.S. Classic, Biles will be joined by Tokyo Games' defending all-around champion Sunisa Lee.

• Lee hasn't entered elite-level events for two years while competing as a member of the Auburn University gymnastics team.
• Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, also Tokyo Olympians, will compete in the U.S. Classic as well.

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Editor's note: This story has been corrected to remove a reference to Sunisa Lee as a two-time gold medalist and to reflect that Simone Biles is tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals by a female U.S. gymnast (not as the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast of all time).