Olympic Champion Simone Biles 1st Woman To Do Yurchenko Double Pike
Written by Tariq on May 26, 2021
Have you every heard of a Yurchenko Double Pike? No me either, but five-time Olympic medalist gymnast Simone Biles landed it at the U.S. Classic ahead of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday (May 22).
THE QUEEN HAS SPOKEN
Simone Biles landed her Yurchenko double pike for the first time in competition.@simonebiles // #USClassic pic.twitter.com/j07ZweBZ8H
— NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) May 23, 2021
The 24-year-old landed the Yurchenko double pike, a vault skill she has been working on since last year, The Washington Post reports. During a training session on Friday (May 21) she was seen practicing the move that has never been done by a female gymnast in a competition. She officially became the first woman to ever complete the Yurchenko double pike in a competition. Click Here To Read More.
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