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Simone Biles, of United States, performs on the vault during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. The 27-year-old American star has been intent almost from the start on pushing the sport in new directions by doing things that have never been done before. That could continue this
There’s a chance Biles could add a sixth if she tries the original skill — this one on uneven bars — she submitted to the International Gymnastics Federation before the. Biles did not attempt it during qualifying on Sunday, but could in the team final on Tuesday or the all-around final on Thursday. The move looks dangerous — Biles is essentially flying blind — but she and former coach Aimee Boorman came up with it because it was less taxing on her legs.Simone Biles, of United States, competes on the floor exercise during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics at Bercy Arena, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. “It was almost kind of necessity is the mother of invention,” Boorman told The Associated Press in 2015. “Her calf was hurting.
“No, it’s not normal,” longtime coach Laurent Landi said after she drilled it at the 2023 U.S. Championships. “She’s not normal.”For all of her explosive tumbling, Biles is a wonder on balance beam, too, where she can make doing intricate moves on a four-inch-wide piece of wood seem almost casual.
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