Skye Blakely caps remarkable injury comeback with world gymnastics all-around title

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Source: The Guardian Sport · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

American, 21, wins world all-around title in Rotterdam Blakely ruptured achilles before 2024 Olympic trials First US champion since Simone Biles three years ago Skye Blakely completed a sensational comeback from a ruptured achilles tendon to win the women’s all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam on Friday, claiming the biggest individual prize in the sport outside the Olympics.

The 21-year-old American scored 55.733 points across four apparatus to finish ahead of Russia’s Liudmila Roshchina (55.199), with China’s Ke Qinqin taking bronze (55.032).