The Yurchenko double pike, the most difficult vault in women's gymnastics, was named after Biles when she first landed it in international competition in 2023. Now, it has won her an Olympic gold.
Simone Biles performs her signature 'Yurchenko double pike' to win gold in the gymnastics women's vault final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Saturday at Bercy Arena.first began to publicly perform the vault that now bears her name — the Biles II — her ability to land the incredibly difficult routine awed the world of gymnastics.
looked like this: Biles sprinted down the runway, then cartwheeled into a backward handspring onto the vaulting table, an approach called a Yurchenko. Then, she pushed off so high into the air that she was able to complete two full flips as she held out her flexed legs in a pike position. Simone Biles after finishing her vaults during the the Olympic gymnastics women's vault final on Saturday.
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