Simone Biles had already pioneered several skills over her illustrious career when she stepped up to the vault Sunday at world championships qualifying. Then she made history again.
“I know how hard she works in the gym, and I know how consistent they are in the gym, so I was just so excited for her to land it,” said Joscelyn Roberson, a 17-year-old who trains alongside Biles and performed well in her world championships debut.
After Biles capped a masterful performance from the U.S. team with the groundbreaking performance on vault, she cycled through each of the fellow American gymnasts and coaches to celebrate with hugs.The difficulty of this vault gives Biles a significant edge over her peers, similar to how her also boost her all-around total. As the Americans opened competition at world championships, Biles led the squad with a huge 58.865 all-around total — well higher than the score that led to Rebeca Andrade’s gold last year .The U.S. team’s excellent mark of 171.395 will almost certainly stand as the best score from the qualifying round. Britain, which won the silver last year, finished more than five points behind the United States.
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