It will now be named the Biles II in honour of the 19-time world champion, making it the fifth skill named after her. | ITV National News
has become the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international competition.
Onlookers watched with baited breath as Biles stepped up to the vault to attempt the most difficult jump in the women's scoring code at the world gymnastics championships, in Antwerp, Belgium. But they needn't have worried as Biles landed with only a single backwards step after skillfully launching herself into the air and twisting in a blur of flips. Even with the deduction, she scored a 15.766.Why is the Yurchenko double pike so difficult?
It marks a significant comeback for the athlete as she returned to competition this summer following aShe registered the best scores on floor exercise, vault and balance beam and the second-best score behind teammate Shilese Jones on uneven bars through the first portion of qualifying.
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