dana griffin has more. a great save. reporter: and just like that, simone biles submits her remarkable return to competition after a two-year hiatus. it sounds like from our coaches it has been the best thing that could have happened to her. it just made my heart melt that they still believe in me. reporter: biles took a sobering step back from competing to focus on her mental health after this 2021 tokyo olympics misstep. very uncharacteristic vault for simone reporter: the four-time olympic gold medalist had experienced the twisties, a dangerous mental block causing a gymnast to lose spatial awareness forcing biles to withdraw from the team finals but after this phenomenal performance, biles won the all-around title with the five-point lead over last year s winner wow i worked a lot on myself and i believe in myself a little bit more. reporter: while sidelined, the world s most decorated gymnast
shocking the world when she withdrew from events after suffering from the twisties. a spatial and mental block where athletes are unable to keep track of their position in mid air. i say put mental health first because if you don t, then you re not going to enjoy your sport. reporter: fell le competitors describe to cnn as debilitating. once you get it, it s hard to get over and takes a really huge mental toll. you need to know who you are so you can land and not get hurt. biles then ultimately watering down her routine and still earning bronze on the balance beam. this time i m doing it for me. i worked on myself and i belief in myself a little more. it s just coming back out here and starting those first steps again. reporter: the athlete also revealing she had been abused by dr. larry nassar, testifying with fellow members of team usa to the senate judiciary committee. my name is simone biles, i m a gymnast. i m also a survivor of sexual abuse. reporter: biles bloo
a case of the twisties, a mental block that throws off a gymnast s ability to track their movements in the air. i have to focus on my mental well being, and that s what i did. you sure did. that was brave. it was hard. working five years for a dream and just having to give it up, it was not easy at all. reporter: biles ultimately taking a two-year break from all competitions to focus on her mental health. i worked on myself a lot. i still do therapy weekly, and it s just been so exciting to come out here and have the confidence i had before. now the 26-year-old atop the podium once again wowing crowds. she looked so calm, so se reen. reporter: alongside suni lee who placed second on balance beam, and jordon childs finishing fourth on the uneven bars. biles important message about taking care of yourself physically and mentally reaching her young fans. well, i know that she had a a hard time going out of the meet
all time jumps, flipped, and twisted her way to the overall title. and she finished first in the vault, floor routine, and balance beam. it was her first meet since dropping out of the tokyo olympics in 2021 with the case of the twisties. that s a mental block that can happen in the middle of the gymnast routine. next up, and the national championships later this month and perhaps the paris olympics in 2024. and that is tonight s cbs evening news. for norah o donnell, i am major garrett. good night. announcer: an uncle s cash revs up a fantasy. judge judy: she wanted the car. because it s her dream car. judge judy: who cares? you don t buy your dream car if you don t have the money. he chose to help her out. i was not working at the time. announcer: but their relationship only went one way. judge judy: how many times has mr. carrano helped you and your wife out? several, and we ve helped him. judge judy: i guarantee you, on byrd s life, that you never
screaming all day long here, just waiting, weight on simone. and folks are so excited. in fact, that they sold out every single seat. 7,200 of them. all of them here to witness the greatest of all time back in action. and this meet is so important, because it is the last chance to qualify for the u.s. nationals in san jose, and then later on in the fall, for the world championships. and all of that leading, of course, to the olympics. biles has been registered for all four events, a people keeping a close eye on how she does after this two-year hiatus. and that s the last time we saw simone biles compete in tokyo, where she shocked the world withdrawing from all of her events after suffering from the twisties. a spatial and mental block that gymnasts can suffer from where they can t tell what s up and what s down when they re flipping in midair. certainly problematic for an elite gymnast. she after the tokyo games