Simone Biles announced her return to the world stage in some style on Sunday as she sits in first place in the women’s all-around qualification at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships and became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition.
Biles stepped up to the vault, launched high into the air, twisting in angular blue blur, and landed with just a single backwards step to make history. That feat ensured the skill will now be named the Biles II in honor of the 19-time world champion, making it her fifth named element.
The US as a team posted an impressive qualifying score of 171.395, and though most other teams are yet to complete their own qualifying round, it seems virtually assured that the Americans will reach the team final given that their total bested the 167.263 that saw them qualify in first place last year.
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