However to those with any knowledge of gymnastics, the move is known to be one of the most tricky and risky for a female gymnast to even attempt.Ī Yurchenko - named after Natalia Yurchenko, a Russian gymnast who first performed the skill in the early 1980s - begins with a single flip. Classic will mark Simone's first return to competition since 2019 - and comes just weeks before the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo The 11-second clip, which was captured by former Olympic gymnast-turned-commentator Nastia Liukin, shows the talented gymnast flying down the runway towards the vault, before performing a round-off onto the springboard, a back handspring onto the vault itself, and then two aerial flips in the pike position - which requires a gymnast to keep their hips bent and their knees straight. In video footage taken on Friday, Simone somehow manages to make the vault look almost effortless, giving little indication of just how complex and dangerous a maneuver it is to complete. Classic meet, which will mark Simone's first competition in more than 18 months. The 24-year-old four-time Olympic gold medalist was caught on camera practicing her Yurchenko double pike during podium training for this weekend's U.S. Gymnast Simone Biles has well and truly cemented her GOAT status after pulling off a near-perfect execution of a vault so difficult and risky to perform that no female athlete has ever attempted to land it in competition. Find out the latest Tokyo Olympic news including schedule, medal table and results right here.Video footage of Simone's vault has quickly gone viral on social media after being shared by former Olympian Nastia Liukin, who branded it 'insane'.Simone has been filmed practicing the vault at her home gym in Texas, however she is planning to perform it in competition for the first time tomorrow.The double flip makes the vault incredibly dangerous, leaving athletes at risk of head or neck injuries if they fail to achieve enough rotation in the air.A Yurchenko, named after Russian gymnast Natalia Yurchenko, begins with a single flip, but Simone has increased the difficulty by adding a second flip.During podium training on Friday, she pulled off a near-perfect execution of the incredibly risky vault, which has only ever been competed by men.Simone is preparing to compete the vault for the first time at this weekend's meet - which will make her the first female gymnast to ever do so.The 24-year-old four-time Olympic gold medalist was filmed practicing her Yurchenko double pike vault while training for Saturday's U.S.Defying gravity! Gymnast Simone Biles performs 'INSANE' vault that no female athlete has EVER landed - as she gets set to compete for the first time in 18 months ahead of Tokyo 2021

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