The element will now be known as the Biles II in the gymnastics international rule book.
The most decorated gymnast of all time pulled off the Yurchenko double pike at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships over the weekend, becoming the first woman ever to perform the difficult skill at a world's competition.
The element now known as the Biles II consists of a backflip off the vault and two full rotations in a pike position before landing. Biles last performed the elusive move in 2021The 26-year-old, who returned to competition this summer following a two-year break after the Tokyo Olympics, earned a 15.766 for the Yurchenko even though she voluntarily took a half-point deduction so coach Laurent Landi could stand on the mat as a precaution.Biles led a dominant performance by the U.S.
The American team of Biles, Jones, Skye Blakely, Leanne Wong and Joscelyn Roberson combined for a total of 171.395, which figures to be the best by a considerable margin by the end of qualifying. Italy was second at 162.230 through two of the 10 subdivisions.
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