Simone Biles was the first woman to attempt this ‘scary’ vault move. Now she’s telling it, ‘R.I.P.’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles was the first woman to attempt this ‘scary’ vault move. Now she’s telling it, ‘R.I.P.’

LA Times  

Simone Biles executes her signature vault, the Biles II, also known as the Yurchenko double pike, Aug. 3 at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. It’s called the Biles II, also known as the Yurchenko double pike, a nod to the former Soviet gymnast who originated the cartwheeling approach to the vault. “R.I.P yurchenko double pike,” Biles wrote Monday on her Instagram Stories, along with a photo of herself dressed in all white, sitting on a vault and surrounded by white flowers. One more time.’” She added: “Probably done 100 Yurchenko double pikes, and the first one and then the last one I’ve done, they all feel the same — scary.” Biles was the first woman to attempt the move in competition when she successfully landed it at the 2021 U.S. Classic in Indianapolis.

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Simone Biles Bids Farewell To 1 Of Her Greatest Moves In The Most Iconic Way
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles Bids Farewell To 1 Of Her Greatest Moves In The Most Iconic Way

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles appears to have held a funeral for one of her most dangerous gymnastics moves. Biles said at the Paris Olympics last month that she would sunset the extremely difficult maneuver after she performed it in the all-around and vault finals, securing gold in both events. So you just never know.” Only a handful of gymnasts …

How older athletes powered up and transformed women's gymnastics
4 months, 2 weeks ago

How older athletes powered up and transformed women's gymnastics

NPR  

How older athletes powered up and transformed women's gymnastics toggle caption Naomi Baker/Getty Images In 1976, Nadia Comaneci, the 14-year-old Romanian athlete, won gold with the first perfect 10 ever scored in the Olympics. “If you look earlier in the '80s '70s, a lot of gymnasts looked the same,” said Janelle McDonald, the head coach of women’s gymnastics at the …

Paris Olympics gymnastics: Why Simone Biles’ vault final for gold against Rebeca Andrade was unprecedented.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris Olympics gymnastics: Why Simone Biles’ vault final for gold against Rebeca Andrade was unprecedented.

Slate  

This is part of Slate’s 2024 Olympics coverage. Women’s vault, which featured the third-to-last time we may ever see Simone Biles compete. The unbelievable result of that competition was that had Biles’ coach Laurent Landi not been on that podium, her score with the fall would have been enough to win the world title, which would have been the first …

Simone Biles doesn’t rule out the 2028 Olympics after winning the gold in vault. ‘Never say never’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles doesn’t rule out the 2028 Olympics after winning the gold in vault. ‘Never say never’

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles is getting kind of old for this. While Biles allowed she was officially retiring her eponymous Yurchenko double pike vault because “I kind of nailed that one” at the Paris Olympics, she didn’t rule out a return to the Games when they move to Los Angeles in 2028. “They’re really quiet now,” she said with a …

Simone Biles wins vault final for third gold at Paris Olympics 2024
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles wins vault final for third gold at Paris Olympics 2024

Al Jazeera  

Biles pulls off stunning Yurchenko double pike to finish ahead of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and compatriot Jade Carey. Simone Biles soared to women’s vault gold with her gravity-defying Yurchenko double pike propelling her to a third triumph of the Paris Games and her seventh career Olympic crown. Biles, who led the United States to team gold before grabbing all-around gold, …

Simone Biles captures her seventh Olympic gold medal, winning vault in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles captures her seventh Olympic gold medal, winning vault in Paris

LA Times  

When the skill that used to be effortless left her questioning whether she could ever compete in gymnastics again, Simone Biles didn’t walk away from the sport. Biles used her iconic Yurchenko double pike vault to claim her seventh Olympic gold medal on Saturday, blowing away the competition in the women’s vault final. It’s great to see her out there …

Simone Biles vaults to her third gold of the Paris Olympics; Jade Carey snags bronze in redemption from Tokyo
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles vaults to her third gold of the Paris Olympics; Jade Carey snags bronze in redemption from Tokyo

New York Times  

PARIS — Simone Biles is one of one, much like the challenging vault that only she alone attempts. It was, as expected, Biles’s Yurchenko double pike that secured her Olympic gold medal here in the vault final of the Paris Games. and Peacock pic.twitter.com/fgFeDjZuQg — NBC Olympics & Paralympics August 3, 2024 It is Biles’ second Olympic gold medal in …

Simone Biles makes history and sparks drama in show-stopping Olympics return
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles makes history and sparks drama in show-stopping Olympics return

The Independent  

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Science of Simone: The forces behind her iconic Yurchenko double pike
5 months ago

Science of Simone: The forces behind her iconic Yurchenko double pike

LA Times  

The most decorated gymnast ever sprints down the vault runway. “It just makes your mouth drop open every time,” said UCLA gymnastics coach Janelle McDonald, who sat in the front row next to the vault landing area at the U.S. Olympic trials, where Biles competed her signature vault. “You have no doubt coming off the table that you’re going to …

Simone Biles loses to Rebeca Andrade as Brazilian wins gold in Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
1 year, 2 months ago

Simone Biles loses to Rebeca Andrade as Brazilian wins gold in Artistic Gymnastics World Championships

The Hindu  

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil denied Simone Biles a 22nd Worlds title by winning the women’s vault competition ahead of the American superstar on Saturday. A day after she became the most decorated gymnast in history, Biles tried to claim back the vault title she last won in 2019 by performing her extremely difficult signature Yurchenko double pike vault that nobody …

Simone Biles wins sixth all-around world title to become most-decorated gymnast in history
1 year, 2 months ago

Simone Biles wins sixth all-around world title to become most-decorated gymnast in history

ABC  

Not even a slight stumble near the end could stop Simone Biles. Key points: It's Simone Biles's 27th world championship medal and 21st gold She has returned to competition after a two-year break to focus on her mental health Biles took pride in being one of three athletes of colour to stand on the podium Less than three months after …

Simone Biles Performs A Vault So Difficult, They Name It After Her
1 year, 2 months ago

Simone Biles Performs A Vault So Difficult, They Name It After Her

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles just put her name on a Yurchenko double pike at the world gymnastics championships ― literally. The Olympic great on Sunday became the first woman to ever perform the complex maneuver in international competition, so it’s now called the Biles II, NBC reported. Watch Biles sprint down the runway and nearly nail the vault, which …

How Simone Biles came all the way back for another shot at the Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

How Simone Biles came all the way back for another shot at the Olympics

New York Times  

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Seven young gymnasts sat in the first row of the arena’s second level, gazing down at the elite senior women going through practice on the day before competition night. “WELCOME BACK SIMONE” “THE GOAT IS BACK” “What shocks me the most is, everyone’s so supportive,” Biles said Saturday night after winning the U.S. Classic. Biles added: …

Simone Biles lands historic Yurchenko double pike vault in US Classic gymnastics event
3 years, 7 months ago

Simone Biles lands historic Yurchenko double pike vault in US Classic gymnastics event

ABC  

With time on her hands and a world-class gym at her disposal after the 2020 Olympics were postponed, Simone Biles started experimenting almost as a way to stave off the monotony of training. Key points: The Yurchenko double pike had only previously been completed in competition by men Simone Biles wore a leotard with a GOAT emblazoned on the back …

What’s a Yurchenko double pike? Simone Biles shows us, making history in the process
3 years, 7 months ago

What’s a Yurchenko double pike? Simone Biles shows us, making history in the process

LA Times  

Simone Biles made history during the U.S. Classic gymnastics competition Saturday by becoming the first woman to attempt a Yurchenko double pike on the vault. That’s OK. It’s an extremely difficult vault move that no woman had ever attempted in competition — until Simone Biles did so Saturday night. THE QUEEN HAS SPOKEN 👑 Simone Biles landed her Yurchenko double …

Simone Biles returns to competition with historic vault at US Classic
3 years, 7 months ago

Simone Biles returns to competition with historic vault at US Classic

Firstpost  

The vault, featuring a roundoff onto the springboard and back handspring into a piked double backflip, had never before been done in women’s competition. US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles returned to competition with a bang Saturday, completing an historic vault to launch her final run to the Tokyo Olympics. The five-time Olympic gold medallist, who hadn’t competed since winning five …

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