Thats right, Simone Biles makes history again! Sunday was a big day for gymnast Simone Biles, as she won her sixth U.S. Women’s Gymnast title! Although Biles won her sixth title, the star gymnast also hit another new historic milestone, but this time during the floor routine. That’s right, a young African American woman has set another historic milestone in a sport.
What was this move that made it historic. Simone, 22 years of age, performed a triple twisting double-flip during the final night of the Women’s Gymnastic Championship in Kansas City, MO. After completing that move the crowd went wild!
“I didn’t want to be the last person to see it” Biles explaining why she grabbed her phone to watch the routine before she headed to the vault, “So I went online to see what it looked like.” quoted from Fox News.
“To finally do a good routine like I can do it, I was really happy. I was very happy and the last event, so I was like ‘Thank God we’re done” said Biles.
Congratulation Simone Biles, keep setting the tone high!