Two-time U.S. and World all-around champion Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre, sits atop the senior women’s all-around rankings at the 2015 P&G Gymnastics Championships at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Competition continues tomorrow with men’s gymnastics, the juniors at 1 p.m. and the seniors at 7 p.m. ET.
On the first of two competition nights, Biles posted a 61.100 total for the night’s highest all-around score. Maggie Nichols of Little Canada, Minn./Twin City Twisters, was second at 59.700, with 2012 Olympic team and all-around champion Gabrielle Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va./Buckeye Gymnastics, on her heels at 58.700. 2012 Olympic floor exercise and team gold medalist Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass./Brestyan’s American Gymnastics, placed fourth (58.650), with Bailie Key of Montgomery, Texas/Texas Dreams, rounding out the top five at 58.600. The final day of competition for the women is Saturday, and the scores from both days count equally.
· Biles event scores: 16.250, vault, evening’s top score; 15.150, uneven bars; 14.800, balance beam; 14.900, floor exercise.
· Nichols event scores: 15.800, vault; 14.950, uneven bars; 14.400, balance beam; 14.550, floor exercise.
· Douglas event scores: 15.100, vault; 15.300, uneven bars; 14.450 uneven bars; 13.850, floor exercise.
· Raisman event scores: 15.200, vault; 14.150, uneven bars; 13.750, balance beam; 15.550, floor exercise, the top score for the session.
· Key event scores: 15.250, vault; 15.200, uneven bars; 13.700, balance beam; 14.450, floor exercise.
· Junior women’s session. Jazmyn Foberg of Bayville, N.J./MG Elite, posted the top cumulative score of 58.350 for the junior all-around. Her MG Elite teammate Lauren Hernandez of Old Bridge, N.J., was second with 57.950, followed by Ragan Smith of Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams, in third at 57.400.
