Photo: Emilee Chinn/GettSimone Bilesmakes it all look easy.The five-time Olympic medalist, 24, made history over the weekend when she landed theYurchenko double pikeat the U.S. Classic in Indianapolis. In sticking the difficult move, the decorated gymnast became the first woman to ever complete the Yurchenko double pike in a competition.“It was really nerve-wracking but I’m just happy to be back out here, competing on a competition floor in an arena with the girls especially after a long year and the time off we’ve had,” Biles told NBC Sports on Saturday afterthe meet, which she won.No stranger to the record books, the superstar gymnast has four signature moves named after her (to date). In October 2019, the athlete wowed the crowd and made history at theWorld Championshipsin Stuttgart, Germany, successfully landing the triple-double during her floor routine and then the double-double dismount on the balance beam.The triple-double includes a stunning double backflip with three twists,andBiles rocked a double backflip with two twists in her beam routine dismount,CNN reported.At the time,Team USA saidthe floor element of the triple-double would be known as “The Biles II” and the double-double dismount would be called the “The Biles” thereafter in her honor. The name changes have since been verified in theFederation of International Gymnastics' Code of Points.Before she stole the show in Germany, Biles already had two gymnastics moves named after her: the “Biles” on vault, a.k.a. a Yurchenko half-on with two twists, and the “Biles” on floor exercise, a double layout half out, according toCBS Sports.Listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more on Simone Biles.The star is currently training hard for theTokyo Summer Olympics, revealing on a recent episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonthat she spends almost all day, every day, in the gym.Simone Biles.Lars Baron/Getty"I train seven hours a day," Biles told the host in April, sharing that Sunday is her only day off.“Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, [and] Friday I train twice a day,” she added of her schedule.The elite gymnast is gearing up for the2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trialsfor her sport, which start in St. Louis on June 24.To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer on NBC.
Photo: Emilee Chinn/Gett
Simone Bilesmakes it all look easy.The five-time Olympic medalist, 24, made history over the weekend when she landed theYurchenko double pikeat the U.S. Classic in Indianapolis. In sticking the difficult move, the decorated gymnast became the first woman to ever complete the Yurchenko double pike in a competition.“It was really nerve-wracking but I’m just happy to be back out here, competing on a competition floor in an arena with the girls especially after a long year and the time off we’ve had,” Biles told NBC Sports on Saturday afterthe meet, which she won.No stranger to the record books, the superstar gymnast has four signature moves named after her (to date). In October 2019, the athlete wowed the crowd and made history at theWorld Championshipsin Stuttgart, Germany, successfully landing the triple-double during her floor routine and then the double-double dismount on the balance beam.The triple-double includes a stunning double backflip with three twists,andBiles rocked a double backflip with two twists in her beam routine dismount,CNN reported.At the time,Team USA saidthe floor element of the triple-double would be known as “The Biles II” and the double-double dismount would be called the “The Biles” thereafter in her honor. The name changes have since been verified in theFederation of International Gymnastics' Code of Points.Before she stole the show in Germany, Biles already had two gymnastics moves named after her: the “Biles” on vault, a.k.a. a Yurchenko half-on with two twists, and the “Biles” on floor exercise, a double layout half out, according toCBS Sports.Listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more on Simone Biles.The star is currently training hard for theTokyo Summer Olympics, revealing on a recent episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonthat she spends almost all day, every day, in the gym.Simone Biles.Lars Baron/Getty"I train seven hours a day," Biles told the host in April, sharing that Sunday is her only day off.“Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, [and] Friday I train twice a day,” she added of her schedule.The elite gymnast is gearing up for the2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trialsfor her sport, which start in St. Louis on June 24.To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer on NBC.
Simone Bilesmakes it all look easy.
The five-time Olympic medalist, 24, made history over the weekend when she landed theYurchenko double pikeat the U.S. Classic in Indianapolis. In sticking the difficult move, the decorated gymnast became the first woman to ever complete the Yurchenko double pike in a competition.
“It was really nerve-wracking but I’m just happy to be back out here, competing on a competition floor in an arena with the girls especially after a long year and the time off we’ve had,” Biles told NBC Sports on Saturday afterthe meet, which she won.
No stranger to the record books, the superstar gymnast has four signature moves named after her (to date). In October 2019, the athlete wowed the crowd and made history at theWorld Championshipsin Stuttgart, Germany, successfully landing the triple-double during her floor routine and then the double-double dismount on the balance beam.
The triple-double includes a stunning double backflip with three twists,andBiles rocked a double backflip with two twists in her beam routine dismount,CNN reported.
At the time,Team USA saidthe floor element of the triple-double would be known as “The Biles II” and the double-double dismount would be called the “The Biles” thereafter in her honor. The name changes have since been verified in theFederation of International Gymnastics' Code of Points.
Before she stole the show in Germany, Biles already had two gymnastics moves named after her: the “Biles” on vault, a.k.a. a Yurchenko half-on with two twists, and the “Biles” on floor exercise, a double layout half out, according toCBS Sports.
Listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more on Simone Biles.
The star is currently training hard for theTokyo Summer Olympics, revealing on a recent episode ofThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonthat she spends almost all day, every day, in the gym.
Simone Biles.Lars Baron/Getty
“I train seven hours a day,” Biles told the host in April, sharing that Sunday is her only day off.
“Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, [and] Friday I train twice a day,” she added of her schedule.
The elite gymnast is gearing up for the2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trialsfor her sport, which start in St. Louis on June 24.
To learn more about all the Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls, visitTeamUSA.org. Watch the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics this summer on NBC.
source: people.com
