First glimpse of Simone Biles in Paris shows she’s back.
All hell broke loose when Simone Biles tried to jump into the competition arena at the Olympics. When Biles landed her super-difficult Amanari jump, she completely lost herself in the air and was only able to complete one and a half laps instead of the planned two and a half. After withdrawing from the team final, Biles spent most of her Olympic experience in the stands.After three years, Biles returned to the Olympic floor Thursday morning when the women’s gymnastics team took the podium.
As one option, the gymnasts will have to practice at the Bercy Arena before the gymnastics competition begins on Saturday with the men’s qualifying competition.In the third lap of the day, Biles flew down a vaulted track before landing on a springboard upside down. The 27-year-old increased his climbing speed by bouncing off the top of the springboard and wrapping up with two back flips. He landed with his chest straight, his feet completely still, “Perfect! We’d take it in a heartbeat. It was really good,” a smiling Cécile Canqueteau-Landi, one of Biles’ coaches, said afterward.Days before the gymnastics competition, Biles had already produced one of the greatest gymnastics routines of all time at the Olympics.
Yurchenko Double Pike , officially known as Biles II , since he made it international at the World Championships last year, is one of the sport’s most difficult skills. No other female gymnast in the world jumps off the board with enough strength, solid technique or reluctance to even consider attempting a vault. It is also one of the most difficult jumps in the men’s scoring code.
Difficultskills often come at the expense of form and technique, and gymnasts often have to push around their most difficult skills, resulting in problems such as crossed legs or low chest landings, resulting in a significant discount.
Not only has Biles shown that she can perform consistently, but she does so with near-flawless form, with her legs tucked in and her knees perfectly straight.
BilesII doesn’t require a twist, so last year, when she began her comeback after taking a break from the sport, Biles decided to reintroduce the vault in part because she still didn’t trust her twist after a mental block. suffered in Tokyo. It’s a testament to Biles’ greatness that her idea of easing her way into the sport was one of the most difficult skills to master.
Daysbefore the gymnastics competition begins, Biles has already created one of the greatest Olympic gymnastics songs of all time. Her Yurchenko Double Pike, officially known as Biles II since she introduced it internationally at the World Championships last year, is one of the sport’s most difficult skills. No other female gymnast in the world jumps off the board with enough strength, solid technique or reluctance to even consider attempting a vault. It is also one of the most difficult jumps in the men’s scoring code.
Difficultskills often come at the expense of form and technique, and gymnasts often have to push around their most difficult skills, resulting in problems such as crossed legs or low chest landings, resulting in a significant discount. Not only has Biles shown that she can perform consistently, but she does so with near-flawless form, with her legs tucked in and her knees perfectly straight.
BilesII doesn’t require a twist, so last year, when she began her comeback after taking a break from the sport, Biles decided to reintroduce the vault in part because she still didn’t trust her twist after a mental block. suffered in Tokyo. It’s a testament to Biles’ greatness that her idea of easing her way into the sport was one of the most difficult skills to master.Such a challenge as this vault presents, Biles has yet to mentally adjust to its implementation. Biles, who made her vault debut at the 2019 U.S. Games, attempted it last year with only her second coach, Laurent Land, standing next to her on the podium. Gymnasts automatically receive a neutral 0.5 point deduction if their coach is on the competition floor during practice.After hitting the vault last summer, Biles fell while attempting it in the finals of the world championships, finishing second behind Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade. Even his shortcomings are somehow impressive; he fell because he actually had too much power for the skill. The vault carries such a high starting value (6.4) that without the automatic half-point deduction, Biles would have won the vault final by fall. This year, after several months of training, he will try the skill without a trainer.
Thegoal of podium training is for gymnasts to adapt to the equipment on the field, which often looks very different on the elevated podium, and to the dynamics of the arena as they prepare. It was clear from Biles’ performance on Thursday that she was prepared and relaxed on all the songs as she worked her way through the four pieces without a hitch.While Biles focused on the task at hand, she also laughed and chatted with teammates Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera, three former gymnasts who all returned from Tokyo to form one of the more experienced teams. America once boasted.After an intense day of practice, Team USA, led by Biles, marched through the mixed zone without pausing as their coach delegated to speak to the media.
They’ve been here before, and they’ll be looking to restore their Olympic glory in Sunday morning’s qualifying round.Complex vaulting was a common theme on Thursday as the Amanar vault returned to the Bercy Arena.
Amanar, also known as Yurchenko’s two and a half, was one of the defining skills in women’s gymnastics a decade ago, an important element that separated the best competitors from the rest. In addition to the considerable number of twists, the vault ends with a forward descent, therefore the gymnast cannot see the ground before landing. of.
