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New York Times
22-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Simone Biles yet to decide on competing at L.A. Olympics in 2028: ‘It would have to really excite me'
Simone Biles remains undecided whether her glittering, medal-filled Olympic career will have one final chapter in Los Angeles in 2028. The U.S. superstar won her ninth, 10th and 11th Olympic medals at the Paris Games last summer, emphatically completing what she had labelled her 'redemption tour' following the low of Tokyo. Advertisement There, in 2021, she had pulled out of the team final because of a mental block that gymnasts call 'the twisties', where competitors are disoriented and feel they are lost in the air. In Paris, Biles won golds in all-around, team and vault — sealed with her signature Biles II, Yurchenko double pike — as well as a silver on floor. Whether she returns to defend any of her titles remains up in the air. 'I have accomplished so much in my sport. For me to come back, it would have to really excite me,' Biles told French newspaper L'Equipe, in quotes carried by Reuters. 'You're going to tell me that the perspective of the Games in Los Angeles is fascinating. And I will be there, whether on the apparatus or in the stands, I still haven't decided.' Biles' 11 Olympic medals are the most by a U.S. gymnast. Only Larisa Latynina, a Russian former artistic gymnast, has more. Biles admitted her efforts last summer took their toll on her body, something she will have to weigh when deciding on whether to compete again in three years when she will be 31. '2028 seems so far away. And my body ages. I felt it in Paris. At the end of the competition, I went back to the village, I took the elevator and my body literally collapsed — I got sick for 10 days,' she added. 'So, to be honest, I don't know. We'll see.' Biles' words come after she was named sportswoman of the year at the Laureus World Sports Awards for a record-equalling fourth time, moving alongside tennis great Serena Williams. Rebeca Andrade, Biles's competitor and friend, won the comeback of the year award after returning from three anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries to win four medals, including one gold, in Paris.
Yahoo
01-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Clemson's Brie Clark becomes first collegiate gymnast to complete Biles I on floor
More than six months removed from the 2024 Paris Olympics, Simone Biles' influence on the sport of gymnastics continues to grow. On Friday, Clemson's Brie Clark became the first NCAA gymnast to land the Biles I — one of five skills named for Biles — on floor. Clark landed the element, a double layout with a half twist, during the final rotation of Clemson's home meet on Friday night. The Tigers won the meet, outscoring University of New Hampshire and Texas Women's University. Clark becomes just the fifth woman to successfully land the Biles I on floor, joining USA's Trinity Thomas, Panama's Hillary Heron, and USA's London Phillips, along with Biles herself. The MOMENT. 💜#TeamTwo — Clemson Gymnastics (@ClemsonGym) March 1, 2025 Clark earned a 9.800 for Friday's routine. The redshirt junior stepped out of bounds as she attempted the Biles I, earning a 0.1 deduction. (Unlike in the Olympics, collegiate gymnastics does not add additional value for difficulty.) In addition to her floor performance, Clark put up a 9.875 on beam, marking the team's best performance in that rotation. Clark attempted the skill earlier in the season, during a quad meet on Jan. 10, but did not land it. Her career high on floor is a 9.950. Skills are named after a gymnast after they become the first to complete them in competition. The notoriously high-flying Biles has five elements named after her: two on vault, one on beam and two on floor. Other than the Biles I on floor, no one has been able to land the other skills in competition; Biles' beam double-twisting double-tucked dismount was so difficult that the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) purposefully undervalued the skill to encourage other people from trying it. Other elements named for Biles are her two signature vaults, the Biles I (roundoff, back handspring with a half-twist, followed by a front somersault with double twist) and Biles II (a Yurchenko double pike), and the Biles II (triple-twisting double-tucked salto backwards) on floor.
