As the Winter Cup commenced at the Kentucky International Convention Center with the Senior Women’s Competition (all-around) and events on Saturday, February 24, 2024, fans were ecstatic. Gymnastics icons such as Suni Lee, Trinity Thomas, Kayla DiCello, and many others graced the stage with their dazzling performances. However, fans couldn’t shake the void felt in the absence of gymnastics queen Simone Biles.

Simone is currently enjoying a tropical getaway with her husband, Jonathan Owens, to celebrate the wedding of her close friends. Despite being over 4000 miles away in Oahu, Hawaii, the gymnastics queen experienced FOMO from missing the Winter Cup.

Simone Biles sends a Winter Cup update amid her vacation

Amidst the Winter Cup competition, Simone Biles took to her Instagram stories to share a heartwarming update with her fans and express her love for the sport. She snapped her iPad, displaying her live stream of the event. In her caption, she wrote, “Winter Cup,” accompanied by fire and heart emojis. This update came after Biles even shared a heartfelt message of support for the women competing at the Winter Cup.

On February 24, amid the action unfolding at the Senior Women’s Competition in Louisville, Kentucky, Simone Biles took to X to share her awe for the contenders. She wrote, “The girls are not playing around this year” as she cheered the formidable icons. And while Simone basked in her tropical escapade miles away at the Winter Cup, the competition unfolded with sheer thrill.

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How the Winter Cup Day 2 unfolded at the Senior Women’s Competition

The 2023 Pan American Games all-around champion, Kayla DiCello, emerged as the all-around champion with an overall score of 56.850. She also won the uneven bars and floor exercise. Following her with utmost skill, Skye Blakely, who was a member of the teams that won gold at the 2022 and 2023 World Championships, secured the silver medal with a score of 54.650. And third on the podium, the talented Hezly Rivera took bronze with a score of 54.000. The iconic Trinity Thomas also shone with potential and finished fourth.

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Sunisa Lee, the Olympic champion, struggled during the competition, particularly on the uneven bars, her specialty. She fell twice during her routine, which was a setback for her as she aimed to lay the groundwork for getting a skill named after her. Despite this, Lee remains focused on her quest for an Olympic return at the Paris Games. As fans hope to see Simone Biles make her 2024 comeback, they also hope she enjoys her much-deserved downtime with Jonathan Owens.

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