The superstar became the first woman to land a Yurchenko double pike vault in international competition last weekend.
The defining moment of Simone Biles’ return to the world stage may have come before she even competed in a final.in international competition during qualifying at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, last weekend, meaning the difficult — and dangerous — skill will be named after her in the sport’s Code of Points. The “Biles II,” as it will be known, is her fifth eponymous skill.
Biles could earn a maximum 16.4 score for the Yurchenko double pike, but because of its difficulty, she has thus far opted to have one of her coaches nearby as a spotter and take an automatic half-point deduction. Her vault during qualifying earned a 15.266.The Biles: A Yurchenko half-on with two twists in the laid-out position. Debuted in 2018.
Biles II: A Yurchenko entry with a double flip in the piked position. Debuted in competition in 2021 and performed internationally in 2023.Advertisement Laurent Landi, one of Biles’ coaches, said over the weekend that it hadn’t been decided if she will perform the skill during the women’s team competition.
“People I hope realize that maybe that’s one of the last times you’re going to see vault like that in your life from a women’s gymnast,” Landi said,Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Try a week on us.Torrey is a staff editor on The Athletic’s news team. Before joining The Athletic, she worked as a digital editorial producer at NBC Olympics.
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