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World champion Simone Biles ready for US nationals

FILE - In this July 25, 2015, file photo, Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during the Secret U.S. Classic gymnastics event in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The U.S. Nationals gymnastics event begins Thursday, Aug. 13. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)
FILE - In this July 25, 2015, file photo, Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during the Secret U.S. Classic gymnastics event in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The U.S. Nationals gymnastics event begins Thursday, Aug. 13. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File) FILE - In this July 25, 2015, file photo, Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during the Secret U.S. Classic gymnastics event in Hoffman Estates, Ill. The U.S. Nationals gymnastics event begins Thursday, Aug. 13. (AP Photo/Andrew A. Nelles, File)

By Associated Press 1 min read

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Two-time defending world champion Simone Biles is ready for this weekend’s U.S. Gymnastics Championships.

The 18-year-old from Spring, Texas, is seeking to become the first American in nearly 25 years to win three straight national titles. Reigning Olympic all-around champion Gabby Douglas and three-time Olympic medalist Aly Raisman are also in the field in the final meet before the world championships in Scotland in October.

Biles hasn’t lost a meet in more than two years. Biles says she doesn’t think about the streak and usually doesn’t know she’s won until someone else tells her.