Simone Biles Makes Women’s Gymnastics History With Must-See Vault

Thanks to the events of the past year, 2021 is in fact an Olympic year. One athlete who appears to be more than ready for the games to begin is American gymnast Simone Biles.

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On Saturday, Biles set social media on fire when she landed what’s officially known as a Yurchenko double pike. This specific vault is considered to be one of, if not the hardest vault in women’s gymnastics history.

Prepare to have your mind blown by this must-see achievement!

NEXT LEVEL @Simone_Biles 🔥

(via @FloGymnastics) pic.twitter.com/t7FfvHu6eD

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 21, 2021

Incredible! Absolutely incredible!

Oh, yeah that video above was just her practice run. Biles nailed the real thing in the actual 2021 GK U.S. Classic event last night:

.@Simone_Biles successfully completed a Yurchenko double pike in vault at last night's #USClassic.

She is the first woman in HISTORY to perform the move in competition. @OnHerTurf pic.twitter.com/j07ZweTA0f

— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) May 23, 2021

By sticking that landing, Simone Biles became the first woman to ever pull off a successful Yurchenko double pike in competition.

Just to help put the complexity of the stunt in perspective, check out this footage from the 1930 men’s vault at the Olympic Games. The fact that this guy’s move won a gold medal is hilarious:

please watch Simone Biles do this and then watch this GIF of the dude who won the gold medal in vault in 1932 https://t.co/Zjp8HLzKIt pic.twitter.com/jxh3QLFK0G

— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) May 21, 2021

That right there kids is what we call the evolution of sport!

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