Los Angeles: US gymnastics Simone Biles returned to competition with a bang completing an historic vault to launch her final run to the Tokyo Olympics.
The five-time Olympic gold medallist delivered on the vault she’s been preparing – a Yurchenko double pike – at the US Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The vault, featuring a roundoff onto the springboard and back handspring into a piked double backflip, had never before been done in women’s competition.
Biles sailed through it with so much power that she over-rotated slightly and stepped back on the landing.
Posts of Biles completing the vault in practice had set social media sites buzzing.
She won the all-around competition with a score of 58.400, with Jordan Chiles second on 57.100 points and Kayla DiCello third on 56.100.
