Simone Biles’s relationship with the Yurchenko double pike, the Biles eponymous skill, remains one of the most memorable chapters in modern gymnastics. The vault, known as the Biles II, is not only technically unmatched but also carries a story of triumph, uncertainty, and eventual closure. She first completed it in front of judges at the 2021 US Classic in Indianapolis, becoming the first woman to perform the move in competition. The vault involves a roundoff onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the table, and a double somersault in a piked position before landing. Awarded a difficulty score of 6.4, it stood as the most challenging vault in the women’s code. And now, that has returned to the conversation.

Her decision to attempt that vault on the international stage appeared cert

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