Posted on Oct 1, 2023
Put her name on it! Simone Biles does Yurchenko double pike at worlds, will have it named for her...
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Simone Biles gave the crowd what it wanted.
Biles became the first woman to do the Yurchenko double pike at the world championships Sunday, meaning the vault will now be named for her. Skills in gymnastics are named for the first person who does them at a major international competition.
Biles already has four skills named for her, two on floor exercise and one each on balance beam and vault.
"It's great," coach Laurent Landi said afterward. "People I hope realize that's maybe one of the last times you're going to see a vault like that in your life from a woman gymnast. So I think it's time to appreciate it."
Simone Biles gave the crowd what it wanted.
Biles became the first woman to do the Yurchenko double pike at the world championships Sunday, meaning the vault will now be named for her. Skills in gymnastics are named for the first person who does them at a major international competition.
Biles already has four skills named for her, two on floor exercise and one each on balance beam and vault.
"It's great," coach Laurent Landi said afterward. "People I hope realize that's maybe one of the last times you're going to see a vault like that in your life from a woman gymnast. So I think it's time to appreciate it."
Put her name on it! Simone Biles does Yurchenko double pike at worlds, will have it named for her...
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