Simone Biles Says She’s No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

As I delve into the extraordinary journey of Simone Biles, I am left in awe and inspired by her incredible achievements and indomitable spirit. Her story is one of resilience, determination, and an unwavering pursuit of excellence that transcends the world of gymnastics.


Simone Biles‘ most famous move will now just be the wind beneath her wings.  

The gymnast announced that she will no longer perform her renowned Yurchenko Double Pike, an extremely challenging move in gymnastics, which played a significant role in Simone’s Olympic victory at the 2024 Games in Paris.

I took to Instagram on September 2nd to express my sorrow and pay tribute, writing “rest in peace yurchenko double pike,” accompanied by a heart hands emoji and images of me standing on a vault table, adorned with white flowers, symbolizing a coffin-like structure. Furthermore, I posted this poignant image on my Instagram Stories, underlining the move’s symbolism of parting with three headstone emojis.

Fans were thrilled as the 27-year-old paid tribute to her renowned move, with one fan exclaiming, “Wow, you just performed a funeral/delivered an eulogy for your vault. I’m speechless.”

Another added, “She said ‘i hope yall saw that bc i will NOT be doing it again!!'”

And one user joked, “Girl you killed it. Literally.”

Yurchenko-style jumps, named after gymnast Natalia Yurchenko, are frequently executed with one flip by many gymnasts. However, Simone Biles elevated this move by incorporating an additional flip, resulting in the Yurchenko Double Pike, also known as the Biles II. This involves a series of actions: a run-up, followed by a back handspring onto the springboard, and culminating with a vault. In May 2021, she made history by successfully landing this move during a competition, becoming the first woman to do so.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Furthermore, recalling that she married Jonathan Owens in April 2023, as earlier mentioned, she found it easier to execute the move during the 2020 Tokyo Olympic season. This was particularly true because the additional year granted by the COVID-19 pandemic provided her with ample practice time.

In 2021, she told People that her work on the first vault used to be casual, also applied to other vaults. But then things got a bit more serious. She thought, ‘I believe I can compete this,’ which led us to the point where she competed it last week in the competition.

After nailing that move for the first time at the U.S. Classic in May, I couldn’t help but feel 100% self-assured, believing that I could execute it securely and pull it off with ease during the Olympics.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

She reassured us, saying, “[I was certain] everything would go smoothly as I had practiced this numerous times before.” She added that she does it regularly, nearly every other day, and for the past few months, about four of them, they’ve been working on competition surfaces. So, she felt quite confident.

2024 Olympic Games in Paris concluded dramatically as she won three gold and one silver medal, becoming the most accomplished gymnast ever in history.

Keep reading to see all the times that Simone proved she is the GOAT.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Simone Biles initially left everyone amazed when she showed off her gymnastics skills at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships held in Belgium.

In the competition, she placed first in the overall category, followed by second place in the vault final, sixth in the uneven bars final, fifth in the balance beam final, and first in the floor final. This remarkable achievement made her the first American gymnast since 1991 to qualify for both the all-around and all four event finals. At only 16 years old, Biles became the first Black woman and the seventh American female to claim the world all-around championship title.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Believe or not, the young athlete has four (!) gymnastic moves named after her.

During the practice for the 2013 U.S. Classic, the sports star introduced a routine that included a double layout with a half twist, which she had previously performed domestically in 2013. Eight years after London Phillips completed this skill in 2005, Simone Biles successfully executed it at the 2013 World Championships, receiving recognition for her achievement.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

At the 2015 U.S. National Championships, Biles demonstrated once more that she’s a formidable competitor by claiming her third consecutive all-around national title. This achievement makes her one of only two women to achieve this feat, following in the footsteps of athlete Kim Zmeska, who accomplished it 23 years prior.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

2015 saw Simone Biles conclude her World Artistic Gymnastics Championships routine with a stunning final tally of 60.399 points.

With that triumph, she secured the title of being the first female athlete to claim three straight All-Around titles at the World Gymnastics Championships, thereby increasing her tally of gold medals to 10 – a record for the highest number of golds won by any woman in the history of these championships.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Biles is unwavering when it comes to addressing those who criticize her or comment on her body image, showing no fear.

In 2016, the gymnast shared on Twitter her confidence in embracing her own body. Later, in 2020, the athlete reiterated self-acceptance by publicly stating that she is no longer competing against beauty norms and harmful online culture of bullying, emphasizing that neither she nor anyone else should be told what beauty is or isn’t. Indeed, she made a powerful statement with her stance.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Simone Biles is exceptional as she’s the first female gymnast since Daniela Silivaș in 1988 to earn a medal on every event at a single Olympic Games or World Championships. She achieved this remarkable feat during the 2018 World Championships held in Doha.

24 hours after being rushed to the hospital due to a kidney stone, gymnastics sensation Biles bravely helped Team USA clinch the top spot. Remarkably, she made this impressive performance while still assuring everyone on Twitter that her kidney stone could be postponed for the moment.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Another triumph following the 2018 World Championships: At the selection camp, Biles introduced her namesake vault, which involves a roundoff, back handspring followed by half turn entry, a front stretched somersault with two twists (truly as amazing as it seems).

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Biles followed up her jaw-dropping 2018 move with an impressive balance beam skill. 

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Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Thanks to her outstanding performance during the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany, Biles once again broke records by surpassing gymnast Vitaly Scherbo‘s record 23 World medals by winning her 24th and 25th medals (both gold, of course).

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

In April 2021, Biles confirmed that she would be ending her partnership with Nike to begin one with the brand, Athleta.

“I felt like it wasn’t just about my achievements, it’s what I stood for and how they were going to help me use my voice and also be a voice for females and kids,” she explained to the Wall Street Journal of the move. “I feel like they also support me, not just as an athlete, but just as an individual outside of the gym and the change that I want to create, which is so refreshing.”

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

In May 2021, the athlete became the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike on the vault during her first competition in over a year. The new vault was given a preliminary value of 6.6, making it the highest valued vault in women’s gymnastics.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

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Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Back in June supported her, during June 201, Biles made quite a stir on social media platforms, as fans everywhere! Social Media.

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Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

Biles was one of 17 people who received the nation’s highest civilian honor in 2022.

Simone Biles Says She's No Longer Performing This Gymnastic Move

In 202023, a decade since she first winning her initial world title at the age of 16, the athlete clinched her 27th world gold medal at the record-breaking Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, breaking the Artistic Gymn’s World Championship, Artistic Gymn championship, having broken the combined a whopening total of 3444444444 combined with her first won her first time 344 medals, she had been just 16 at age 16 at the Artistic world In 27, at the Artistic 16 years old.

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