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
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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.
Source: BET
