Great sign for the USA Gymnastics team… Simone Biles just completed the hardest jump ever during Olympic training on Thursday — and she made it look easy!!
The four-time gold medallist took part in the Red, White and Blue’s training session ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games… and based on the images from the shoot, the rest of the world is in trouble.
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Biles made it through the floor and beam routines… but when it came time to vault, she did a Yurchenko Double Pike (also known as Biles II) — which is when someone does a backflip on the springboard and follows it with two backflips into a straight-leg pike.
It is widely considered the most difficult jump ever performed… and it has never been done in the Olympics.
It’s great to see the 27-year-old, who withdrew from the finals from the individual all-around competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after going through “twisties”.
The 4-foot-8-inch athlete detailed the mental struggle in a new two-part Netflix documentary… saying it was really scary. But now, she’s back and ready to kick some butt.
“I knew it was going to be a long journey,” Biles said of her return, “but for me, it wasn’t over yet.”
If Biles wins two gold medals at the Olympics, she will hold the record for most medals won by an American gymnast. Anton Heida currently tops the list with five.
The best of all time is back!!