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The U.S. Classic typically offers national champions an opportunity to warm up for the season ahead, a fan favorite event for USA Gymnastics fans.

It will also represent a return of sorts for Lee, who missed the second half of her sophomore year with the Tigers while dealing with health issues. She is aiming for the Olympics, this time in hopes to win gold on uneven bars instead of defending her all-around title. “I think I have to relish and take this Olympics in, and kind of recognize what I’ve done with my career because after 2016, I didn’t get to do that. Life just happens so quickly and now I have a greater appreciation for life after everything that’s happened in the last five years,” Biles said. also features Sunisa Lee, who won gold in the all-around final at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and has spent the last two years competing at Auburn.

Biles, 26, spent most of the last two years away from elite gymnastics after she removed herself from five of six finals at the Tokyo Games. The move was pivotal in shaping the conversation surrounding athletes and mental health at the time.

After qualifying, she missed the all-around vault and floor exercise finals as she dealt