Simone Bileshas done it again!
The moves earned Biles, 22, huge applause from the audience. USA Gymnastics confirmed on Twitter that the impressive feat ensures the triple-double will be named the Biles II, in honor of the athlete.
Biles already has two moves named for her, one in the floor exercise and one on a vault, according toCNN.
Last week, the gymnast explained why sherefrains from calling herselfa “superstar” gymnast despite her incredible success.
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“I just go out there and compete,” she added. “I try to represent Simone… not ‘Simone Biles’ whenever I go out there, because at the end of the day, I’m still a human being before I’m ‘Simone Biles, the superstar.’”
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In August, the gymnastsat downwith hostSavannah GuthrieonTodayand discussed her recent history-making performances and her thoughts looking ahead to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
“What has this journey been for you?” Guthrie asked Biles.
“I feel like it’s been a roller coaster. A lot of highs, a lot of lows,” she said.
The athlete told Guthrie in herTodayinterview that many people forget that while she is out breaking records, she’s also healing — and “doing both at the same time.”
Simone Biles.
Biles became the first female gymnast to ever land the triple-double at the USA Gymnastics Championship and just the third athlete ever, according to theWashington Post. She was also the first woman to even attempt a double-double dismount move in competition and nailed it successfully, according toCNN.
“It felt incredible,” she said. “No female has ever done that skill before … I had trained it for a while now, so it was kind of just normal for me but looking back at the videos, it doesn’t look normal and I know it is not normal.”
Biles is currently preparing to represent the United States once again at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
source: people.com
