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The impressive performance earned Biles a score of 15.7. Her second vault earned a score of 14.9, making her average (and final) score 15.3—a third of a point more than her closest competitor ...
Her second vault was a "Cheng," which involves a half-turn onto the table, followed by a 1.5 twist into the air. That scored a 14.900, earning Biles a 15.300 average between the two vaults.
PARIS – Simone Biles wasn’t leaving anything to chance in the Olympics vault final, soaring high off the table and delivering her signature, eponymous double backflip in pike position.
However, Biles did not perform the vault as she withdrew from most event finals after experiencing "the twisties", a psychological phenomenon causing a gymnast to lose air awareness while performing twisting elements, throughout the Olympics. [6] At the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Biles successfully completed the vault. It was ...
In 2000, Biles' maternal grandfather, Ron Biles, and his second wife, Nellie Cayetano Biles, [18] began caring temporarily for Shanon's children in the north Houston suburb of Spring, Texas, after learning his grandchildren were in foster care. In 2003, the couple formally adopted Simone and her younger sister Adria.
On her second vault, she scored a 14.900 to give her an average of 15.300. PHOTO: Simone Biles of the U.S. competes in the artistic gymnastics women's vault final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug ...
It took just a few seconds for Simone Biles to vault over her two-year absence from international gymnastics competition and make history.. Fans erupted as the 19-time world champion leaped back ...
Jul 30, 2024; Paris, France; Simone Biles of the United States looks at her gold medal after the women’s team final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena.