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Simone Biles submits an original skill on uneven bars ahead of Paris Olympics (updated) [View all]
https://www.voanews.com/a/simone-biles-submits-an-original-skill-on-uneven-bars-ahead-of-paris-olympics/7714169.htmlSimone Biles submits an original skill on uneven bars ahead of Paris Olympics
July 26, 2024 11:20 AM
By Associated Press
Simone Biles of the United States practices the uneven bars during a gymnastics training session at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2024, in Paris.
Simone Biles is looking to add to the list of skills named after her in gymnastics' Code of Points.
The American superstar submitted an original skill on uneven bars to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. If Biles successfully completes it during women's qualifying on Sunday, the skill will become the sixth to bear her name in the code.
Biles already has two elements named after her on vault — including the Yurchenko double pike — and floor exercise, and one on balance beam. She is looking to become the only active gymnast to have an eponymous skill on all four events.
The skill Biles submitted requires her to do a forward circle around the lower bar before turning a handstand into a 540-degree pirouette. USA Gymnastics teased the move on X on Friday.
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July 26, 2024 11:20 AM
By Associated Press
Simone Biles of the United States practices the uneven bars during a gymnastics training session at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, July 25, 2024, in Paris.
Simone Biles is looking to add to the list of skills named after her in gymnastics' Code of Points.
The American superstar submitted an original skill on uneven bars to the International Gymnastics Federation on Friday. If Biles successfully completes it during women's qualifying on Sunday, the skill will become the sixth to bear her name in the code.
Biles already has two elements named after her on vault — including the Yurchenko double pike — and floor exercise, and one on balance beam. She is looking to become the only active gymnast to have an eponymous skill on all four events.
The skill Biles submitted requires her to do a forward circle around the lower bar before turning a handstand into a 540-degree pirouette. USA Gymnastics teased the move on X on Friday.
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