Simone Biles a step closer to Paris as injuries rattle U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials

Simone Biles continued her march toward the Paris Olympics on Friday with a dynamic day one at the US gymnastics trials that featured brilliance and a little reminder that she's human, too.

The four-time Olympic gold medallist thrilled the Target Center crowd with her signature Yurchenko double pike vault, now also known as the Biles II.

She earned 15.975 points for the vault which no other woman has attempted in competition.

Biles topped the all-around standings after the first night of competition on 58.900 points...