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What is a Yurchenko double pike? Explaining Simone Biles' historic vault at Olympics
Last year, Simone Biles made history as she became the first woman to perform the Yurchenko double pike at a world competition -- a skill few men even attempt, let alone land. On Thursday ...
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Simone Biles captures her 7th Olympic gold medal by winning women’s vault for a 2nd time The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vaults to claim a ...
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"I’m not ready" - When Simone Biles recalled the time Martha Karolyi wanted her to perform Amanar during a National Championship
Simone Biles returned to the competitive circuit in September 2022. Months after her comeback, she executed a Yurchenko double pike, a skill on vault involving two flips in a pike position at the ...
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"It’s like, right from the start, he was watching over me" -When Simone Biles revealed how her grandfather named her after late singer Nina Simone
Simone Biles once revealed that her name was inspired ... Biles won another gold medal on the vault with her signature Yurchenko Double Pike routine. She placed second in the floor exercise ...