“Too Hard”: Simone Biles Confesses Struggling With Namesake Skill

Published 12/29/2023, 2:30 PM EST

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The most decorated gymnast, Simone Biles has reached heights unprecedented through a decade of her career. With 37 medals, 2 Olympics, and 5 elements to her name, the gymnast has braved through the paths. The stance stands particularly true to Biles’ response to twisties at the 2020 Olympics. Though a momentary doubt engulfed the gymnast back then of not returning to the sport, she continues to tread forward down the path.

Standing tall against twisties and adding accolades to her name hasn’t however kept the fear away from Simone. In one of the recent interviews, the 7-time Olympic medalist revealed that she finds certain moves scary and one taken away from her muscle memory. Nonetheless, the drive still persists in the Olympian.

Simone Biles admits to scary reality

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Biles recently appeared on Peacock’s ‘2023 Back That Year Up’ hosted by Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson. On the candid themes of pop culture, sports, social media, and more, Simone Biles was interviewed on topics from career to husband Jonathan Owens. In line with it, the first segment of the show discussed the gymnast’s comeback for the year and the elements she held to her name. “You have 5 different gymnastics moves named after you, right? Do you have a favorite? And can you still do all of the moves?” Though the answer held harsh truth, Biles answered with a smile.

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“That’s funny. I can actually still do four out of five. Like one of them is too hard that I can’t even do it anymore. But we are working on it.” As for the favorite among the lot, a single do not hold the top spot for the gymnast. but rather, the elements are ranked based on how scary they are. Upon being asked the scariest, the obvious one, Biles II rose to the top. Earlier known as Yurchenko Double Pike, the element was the most recent one to be named after Simone and arguably the scariest.

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A look at the gymnast’s namesake skills

One of the first skills to be added to the gymnast’s name was the ‘Biles’ on floor. The executive included a double back layout with a half twist. The second on floor is known as Biles II. The move involves double backflip and triple twist. Pushing herself further, Biles on Balance Beam came to be, debuting in 2019. This includes a double-twisting double backflip for dismount.

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The next one on Vault is rather complicated to describe and perform. A roundoff on the springboard connected to a half turn onto the vault with two full twists; explains Pop Sugar. The last of the moves, Biles II on Vault was performed at 2023 Worlds. The move includes a roundoff onto the springboard followed by a back handspring onto the vault and two backflips with straight legs.

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Shivatmika Manvi

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