Some fans wondered whether this setback would render Biles too old or too worn out to repeat the dominance she showed as a 19-year-old, four-time gold medalist at the 2016 Olympics.
It turns out she’s even better now than before — pushing herself and her sport to new heights (literally).
The triple-double on the floor (the Biles II)
Biles has debuted so many daredevil tricks, she now has four skills officially named after her.
She unleashed one of them at the 2019 US Gymnastics Championships in Kansas City, Missouri — a triple-twisting double backflip on the floor.
The double-double off the balance beam
The mesmerizing ‘Biles’ vault
Even though Biles could win competitions without inventing new skills, she often pushes herself harder with mind-boggling tricks the world has never seen before.
The double-layout, double-tuck
After the 2020 Olympics were postponed, Biles didn’t just hunker down in front of the TV.
She trained harder and tested more skills, such as a double-layout, double-tuck.
That means jumping into the air, doing two backflips without bending her body, landing, then immediately launching into two backward, airborne somersaults.
The Yurchenko double pike vault
In her latest flex, Biles showed off a vault that had never been attempted by a woman in competition.
The vault takes immense power and strength. “Only a handful of men have done it,” Olympic gold medalist and NBC sports commentator Tim Daggett said. “And she does it better than them.”
More than just gymnastics
“By donating that leo, it will make sure that kids don’t fall behind in school and that small businesses are on their feet.”
CNN’s Adam Renuart contributed to this report.
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