Rebeca Andrade of Brazil has denied Simone Biles a 22nd world title by winning the women’s vault competition ahead of the American superstar
Rebeca Andrade of Brazil denied Simone Biles a 22nd world title by winning the women's vault competition ahead of the American superstar on Saturday. A day after she became the most decorated gymnast in history, Biles tried to claim back the vault title she last won in 2019 by performing her extremely difficult signature Yurchenko double pike vault that nobody else does in the women's competition. But she fell on her back on the landing.
First on the starting list, she kicked off her meeting with a massive vault but fell on her back at the landing. In addition, Biles took a half-point deduction when she did her Yurchenko double pike because her coach Laurent Landi stood on the mat as a precaution, ready to assist her in case something went wrong. But the start value of the Biles II is so high that even the fall did not hurt her chances of medaling. After getting 15.
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