Breaking the barriers: Simone Biles attempts INSANE vault previously only done by men (VIDEO)
US gymnastics star Simone Biles has wowed fans by demonstrating a jaw-dropping element she has been practicing for the Tokyo Games – one which has never been performed by any female gymnast before.
The four-time Olympic champion posted a video from her training session, in which she completes a gravity-defying Yurchenko double-pike vault before landing in a foam pit.
“2020?” Biles captioned the post, making it clear she might attempt the vault at the Tokyo Games this summer.
The extremely difficult gymnastics element – which consists of a roundoff into the springboard, a back handspring, and a piked double backflip – has never been performed by a female athlete at an international gymnastics competition.
2020 ??? ? pic.twitter.com/3QDjSOPYbH
— Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles) February 3, 2020
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Usually performed by men, the element is far more difficult than the vault which was named after Biles in 2018.
Last summer the US gymnastics icon landed an unbelievable triple-double combination on floor, becoming the first female athlete in history to successfully make the element.
Breaking the barriers: Simone Biles attempts INSANE vault previously only done by men (VIDEO)