Simone Biles is aiming to have a new gymnastics skill on the Uneven Bars named after her at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Seven-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles is aiming to have a new gymnastics skill on the uneven bars named after her at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the International Federation of Gymnastics
The new skill is a variation on an element named after former Canadian gymnast Wilhelm Weiler, the Weiler-kip, which is when a gymnast circles the bar forward with a half-turn before rising up to a handstand. It's a move Biles has successfully performed many times in her career. Biles has also performed a Weiler-kip with a full single turn, a move that was named after Australia's Georgia Godwin this past season.The new skill submitted by Biles is a clear hip circle forward with a 1.
She is one of four athletes seeking to have original elements named at the Paris Games, along with Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, and Netherlands gymnasts Lieke Wevers and Naomi Visser.Biles has five skills named after her in the Women's Code of Points, two vault skills, one balance beam skill and oneShould Biles successfully complete the Weiler-kip variation and have it named after her in Paris, she will be the only active gymnast with skills named after her in all four events.
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