Simone Biles Analyzes 2024 Olympics Gold Medalist Vault

Simone Biles it should also get a gold medal for Olympic commentary.

While speaking to NBC on Wednesday, August 7, the 27-year-old gymnast repeated the Yurchenko double pike vault during the individual event finals earlier this month.

“Well, right now I’m thinking, ‘Don’t stumble, don’t stumble [and] nice obstacle,’” Biles quipped, watching the proceedings before getting to the point where she tapped the table. “And this part, I slipped on the table. I was like, ‘Pull, pull, pull, but don’t pull too hard.'”

He added, “When I got to my feet, I said, ‘Oh, my God, I just did it!’ I was very happy. I couldn’t believe this moment right here really.”

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At the end of the vault, Biles stuck her landing and greeted the judges before clapping her hands for “little hands”.

Biles’ strategy paid off, earning her a gold medal. From Brazil Rebeka Andrade and Biles’ partner Jade Carey he took silver and bronze, respectively.

Biles also came away from the Olympics with gold in the team final – shared with Carey, 24, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee again Hezly Rivera – and individual finals. In addition, Biles earned a silver medal in the floor exercise final after failing to qualify for the beam round.

“The Beam final is always very stressful,” Biles said at a press conference on Monday, August 5. “Usually we have music or background noise, whatever it is, and we honestly do better in places where there’s continuous noise because it feels like a rehearsal. Today you can hear some Android ringtones ringing, flashing pictures, or whatever it was [and] so you try to stay in your place.”

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Biles is now America’s most decorated and oldest gymnast, but she’s not ready to think about the next competition.

“Guys you should really stop asking athletes what’s next after winning a medal at the Olympics,” he wrote via X on Sunday, August 4. “Let’s be free when we’ve worked our whole lives for it.”

Hours ago, Biles was asked at a press conference if she plans to defend her vault gold at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

“Is this my last? Definitely [my final] Yurchenko double pike. I mean I’ve let it down,” he said. “The next Olympics are at home [in Los Angeles]. So, you just don’t know. But I’m really getting old.”