WATCH: 4x Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles pulls off HISTORIC vault at World Gymnastics Championship
Simone Biles once again created history as he successfully pulled off one of the hardest vaults at the World Gymnastics Championships in Belgium.
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Simone Biles at the World Gymnastics Championship (Pic Credit: AP)
The legend of Simone Biles continues to grow. The 26-year-old American gymnast continues to vow to the viewers with her breathtaking skills and performances. She has once again become the talk of the town as she made history at the World Gymnastics Championships.
Biles, a multi-time Olympic gold medalist is no stranger to glory. She is labeled as one of the greatest athletes the country has seen in recent years. However, making a return is never easy. She made her return this June after a two-year absence following mental health issues. What does she do while returning? Break another record and do something that has not been done before.
She has now become the first woman to successfully pull off and land the Yurchenko double pike vault on the international stage. This is regarded as one of the toughest vaults in gymnastics.
Biles could be seen sprinting forward before doing the routine round-off of the springboard. She would then do a back handspring and finish her performance with two double flips. The crowd would follow with a loud ovation as they cheered her on for successfully completing this difficult move.
Simone Biles has 5th skill named after her as gymnast scripts further history
An athlete is said to be one of the greats when a particular match or event gets credited with their name. On several instances in sports history, certain moments have been named as (the player) game. This is usually done to honor their incredible performance at that event. At the gymnastics level, some difficult skills are named after the athletes who pull it off with ease. Simone Biles now has a 5th such skill to be named after her as she scripted further history.
Biles would pull off the Yurchenko double-pike vault. With a score of 6.4, this is reported to be the hardest vault in women’s gymnastics. From now on, this will be called “Biles II” as she pulled it off on the international stage.
While this glorious moment adds another chapter to her gymnast story, she will now be looking forward to the big one – the Paris Games in 2024. However, she has not confirmed whether she will be at the Games but did claim it was the path that she would love to go.
Given her traumatic experience at the 2020 Tokyo Games, she could very well skip the event. The fans though would be hoping that she could overcome her demons and make her way back to the big international stage.
In case you missed it:
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