Simone Biles throws funeral for dangerous gymnastics move

05.09.2024 - 00:48 foxnews.com

Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Simone Biles wowed gymnastics fans for years with the Yurchenko double pike on vault that has earned her some of the best scores of her career en route to several gold medals.

On Tuesday, Biles posted two photos on her Instagram as she threw a mock funeral for the move. The photos showed Biles, dressed in white, on top of a vaulting table with flowers around her. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Simone Biles of the United States during the national anthem with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the vault on the first day of gymnastics event finals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena in Paris on Aug.

3, 2024. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) "Rest in peace yurchenko double pike," she wrote in the caption. USA Gymnastics wrote in the comments section, "gone, but literally never forgotten." The Yurchenko double pike had become a mainstay in her repertoire.

She still managed to do it at the Paris Olympics despite dealing with a calf injury. She won three gold medals and a silver medal at the Olympics – three years after a bout with the twisties hampered her in Tokyo.

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