Here Are All the Gymnastics Moves Named After Simone Biles

Simone Biles has the chance to make history at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris — but the “GOAT of gymnastics” has already made an indelible impact on the sport.

The seven-time Olympic medalist has five gymnastics skills named after her. Moves are named after the first gymnast who completes them in an international competition, according to the International Gymnastics Federation Code of Points. The move must also be above a certain difficulty level.

Here’s what to know about the gymnastics moves named after Simone Biles.

The Biles (Floor)

This floor move was the first skill to be named after the 27-year-old Olympian. The move is a double layout with a half-twist in the second flip.

Biles first performed the move at the 2013 World Championships. She was just 16 years old at the time.

In 2024, Panamanian gymnast Hillary Heron included the move in her floor routine at the Paris Games, becoming the first gymnast to execute the element in Olympic competition other than Biles herself.

Simone Biles of USA competes in the Floor Exercise during the Womens All-Round Final on Day Five of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Belgium 2013 held at the Antwerp Sports Palace on October 4, 2013 in Antwerpen, Belgium. – Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images

The Biles (Vault)

This vault move, which Biles nailed during the 2018 World Championships, is a half-twist onto the vaulting table and a front double full somersault off.

Simone Biles of United States during Floor qualification at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, Artistic FIG Gymnastics World Championships on 27 of October 2018. – Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The Biles II (Floor)

The second floor move named after Biles is a triple-double that she landed at the 2019 World Championships. The move includes two flips and three twists.

Simone Biles from the USA competes in the 2019 World Championships on October 5, 2019. – Marijan Murat/picture alliance via Getty Images

The Biles (Beam)

Biles also had a beam move named after her at the 2019 World Championship. This move, also called “The Biles,” is a dismount from the balance beam that involves two twists and two flips.

Simone Biles of United States of America winning her 21th record breaking medal, a gold medal in the all around competetion, making her the most decorated gymnast ever, at the 49th FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle in Stuttgart, Germany on October 10, 2019. – Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto via Getty Images

The Biles II (Vault)

This vault move was named after Biles at the World Championships in 2023. It is a Yurchenko-style vault with two flips in a pike position.

Biles was seen practicing the move ahead of the Paris Olympics.

In this composite image, Simone Biles of Team United States performs her new jump routine ‘Biles II’ Yurchenko double pike vault with coach Laurent Landi on the vault mat for assistance on Vault during Women’s Qualifications on Day Two of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships at the Antwerp Sportpaleis on October 01, 2023 in Antwerp, Belgium. – Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

A sixth skill?

On Friday, Biles submitted a new element for the uneven bars — and if she executes it during the Games, it will be named for her. The move involves a hip circle forward with 1.5 turns to a handstand, and is a variation of a move she already performs early in her uneven bars routine.

And if she makes it, she would become the only active gymnast to have an eponymous skill in all four events.

Simone Biles of Team United States reacts after competing on the vault during the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Team Final on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on July 30, 2024 in Paris, France. – Naomi Baker/Getty Images

This story was originally published by CBS News on July 29.

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