The forthcoming 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are the prime focus for the gymnastics world. Simone Biles, who finished on top of the all-around tally on all national events after her comeback, could lead the American senior women’s team at Antwerp’s Sportpaleis. While the 7X Olympic medalist will look to continue her fine form and punch her ticket to Paris, her coach, Cecile Landi, will look to leave no stone unturned in preparation. However, as the gymnastics event draws closer, the Frenchwoman showcased the beauty of sport.

Simone Biles’ coach may have been keeping an eye on the competition at the last FIG World Challenge Cup of the 2023 season. After witnessing her compatriot’s routine, the 45-year-old coach lauded her 23-year-old student.

Simone Biles’ coach supports French gymnast ahead of Worlds

Artistic gymnastics fans are on edge as they watch the elite gymnasts compete at the last FIG World Challenge Cup of the 2023 season. Taking place at the Bercy Arena in France, the Challenge Cup will give the final list of gymnasts going to the Worlds. Keeping up with the event, Biles’ WCC French gymnastics coach Cecile Landi took to her Instagram and added a story reposting the @intlgymnast video. She captioned it, “Bravo bravo bravo” with four gold medal emojis cheering for Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos.

The events went underway on September 16, where the best eight finishers from each apparatus advanced to Sunday’s finals. It was Mélanie’s first all-around event in 10 months following her knee surgery last December. The gymnast relocated to Houston in April 2022 and has been coached by the Landi duo, who also trains Simone Biles.

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In the US Open in Chicago, Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos obtained a total of 56.200 points (as an exhibition competitor), just behind Biles with 59.00. Before beginning the last stretch leading up to the Worlds, she flew back to France at the beginning of September to compete in the French Open in Paris.

She is all set to qualify for the World Championships, which will be held from September 30 to October 8 in Antwerp, a qualifier for the Olympic Games in Paris. The French team member looks well-prepared and could be a threat to Biles and Co. But how does the situation appear for the American gymnastics team?

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Gearing up for Worlds, here’s who could be on Team USA

Besides Simone Biles, the US team could include the likes of the second all-around athlete in 2022, Shilese Jones, the third all-around this season, Leanne Wong, the five-time vault champion Jade Carey, the three-time silver medalist Skye Blakely, the Olympic silver medalist Jordan Chiles, and the reigning national vault champion Jocelyn Roberson from Xfinity Championship.

The team will assemble this week in preparation for the U.S. Women’s World Selection Event in West of Houston in Katy, Texas. The event will take place on 19–20 September, with the final squad chosen from the results of the two-day competition.

Fans are eagerly looking forward to seeing the champions in action and witnessing who will make it to Antwerp and earn their spot at the Paris Olympics. With tough competition ahead and young gymnasts making an appearance, who will emerge victorious at the seventh world championship in Antwerp, Belgium from September 30- October 8?

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