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Simone Biles pulls off Yurchenko double pike at world championships, will have it named for her

The most decorated gymnast of all time pulled off the Yurchenko double pike at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships over the weekend, becoming the first woman ever to perform the difficult skill at a world competition.

That also means the vault element will now be named after her. Skills in gymnastics are named after the first person who does them at a major international competition. Biles has earned five moves that bear her name in the international rule book: one on the balance beam, two on the floor exercise and two on vault. Read More

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