Simone Biles is the most decorated gymnast in the history of the sport, but she had to settle for a single silver medal in her first day of competing for medals in the apparatus finals on Saturday.
ANTWERP, BELGIUM - October 07: Simone Biles of the United States falls as she performs the difficult newly named Biles II vault watch by coach Laurent Landi and the judges during the Women's Vault Apparatus Final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships-Antwerp 2023 at the Antwerp Sportpaleis on October 7th, 2023 in Antwerp, Belgium. the most decorated gymnast in the history of the sport
The actual surprise was Biles taking anything other than gold in the vault after entering as the No. 1 qualifier, due to a stumble in her first vault and a deduction from one of the sport's most questionable rules. That stumble earned Biles a lower execution score of 8.533 due to a one-point deduction, but the wild thing is that still could have been enough to win her gold because of her incredibly high difficulty score and her successful second vault. Basically, when you attempt the Yurchenko double pike, just getting your feet on the ground without hurting yourself is enough to put you ahead of all but the most elite competitors.
To be clear, Biles knew she would be deducted when she prepared for the vault, she just decided the extra safety was worth it. On the other hand, it is truly wild to see the gymnastics federation penalize the world's greatest gymnast for nothing other than having a safety net as she did something no one else is capable of.
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