The iconic U.S. gymnast will make her season debut at the 2024 U.S. Classic in Hartford, Connecticut this weekend, where she will headline a star-studded field that is scheduled to feature each of the past three Olympic all-around champions.
Here's everything else you need to know about the U.S. Classic:
When is the 2024 U.S. Classic?
While the U.S. Classic takes place both Friday and Saturday at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, most fans will be interested in the final session of competition Saturday night, when Biles, Douglas, Lee and other Olympic hopefuls will all compete. That session runs from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. ET.
How to watch the 2024 U.S. Classic
Biles' session of competition will be televised live on CNBC and can also be streamed on Peacock . NBC will also run a show recapping all the highlights from the U.S. Classic at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday.
Gabby Douglas, Suni Lee among other big names at 2024 U.S. Classic
Besides Biles, the two biggest names in the field are undoubtedly Douglas and Lee.
Douglas, 28, made her season debut at the American Classic in Texas last month, where she struggled at times but nevertheless qualified to compete in three events at the national championships in roughly two weeks. She will need to amass 51 points across all four events Saturday to qualify for all-around competition at nationals.
Shilese Jones, an all-around medalist at the last two world championships, is also slated to compete Saturday, as are the other three members of the team that won a seventh consecutive world title for the U.S. last fall: Skye Blakely, Joscelyn Roberson and Leanne Wong.
Two veterans of the 2021 Olympic team, floor gold medalist Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles, will be among the other familiar faces at the event.
Will Simone Biles compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
Almost certainly, yes — though nothing is official just yet.
After this weekend's U.S. Classic, Biles and other top gymnasts will next compete at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Fort Worth, Texas from May 30 to June 2. From there, it's on to the U.S. Olympic trials in Minneapolis, which begin June 27.
The top all-arounder at the Olympic trials automatically qualifies for the Paris Games and, given she's won every all-around competition she's entered going back to 2013, that would figure to be Biles. The remaining four athletes, along with two alternates, will be chosen by a selection committee based on their performances this year, scoring potential and how they'd contribute in both qualifying and team finals.
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