2023-10-04 13:30:13
American Simone Biles, during training, on the sidelines of the Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, September 28, 2023. VIRGINIA MAYO / AP
What a “comeback”! Simone Biles, competing on Wednesday October 4, from 7:30 p.m., in the final of the team competition at the World Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp (Belgium), has already made an impression on her return to the top international level.
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During qualifying on Sunday October 1, the 26-year-old American performed a unique figure on vault. As is customary, the said figure will therefore bear his name – this is already the case for four other movements in the annals of the discipline: one on the beam, one on vault, two on the floor. Purists are therefore asked to stop saying « Yurchenko double carpé »more “Biles II”.
After a two-year hiatus – an eternity in a sport with high physical demands – the Columbus, Ohio native picked up where she left off: doing what no one else knows how to do. .
If it is difficult to describe a Yurchenko double pike, it is even harder to perform it. Started with a rondade and followed by a double back somersault, with the body bent and the legs straight, it presents a rare complexity. Energy, grace and acrobatic prowess make up this unique movement.
The Chinese Yang Wei was the first to ask it, twenty-one years ago. Since then, only a handful of male gymnasts have tried it. Simone Biles is the first woman. “Simone did it, welcomed his coach, Frenchman Laurent Landi. I hope people realize that this may be one of the last times they will see a jump like this from a female gymnast. You have to appreciate the moment. »
Scored 15,266 points, despite the presence of the coach in the finish area for security reasons (sanctioned by half a point), this figure further establishes the superiority of the American. While waiting for its first finals – this Wednesday for the team event; Friday from 7:30 p.m. for the prestigious all-around competition – she therefore gave herself a nice calling card with her main competitors, who were more impressed than disgusted.
Starting with Frenchwoman Coline Devillard, bronze medalist on vault at the last world championships and reigning European champion: “ Being in the vault final once morest Simone won’t be a gift. I don’t have the same physical abilities as her, and won’t really be able to compete with her Yurchenko double pike. But she brings so much to our sport and is so nice, that I can only be happy to see her among us once more. »
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