Simone on 60 Minutes

[rlayt]

Besides telling us what it’s like to do it all again as the GOAT we might find out if the Y Double Pike will be the Simone ll vault.

 

[JaJa]

Thank you rlayt nee Escapee!!!

 

[rlayt]

Snippet: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/simone-biles-60-minutes-2021-02-11/

 

[MRR]

Yurchenko double pike:

 

[tempest]

holy crap! She could do that tucked and add a full twist… it looks that easy for her!

 

[rlayt]

To her FEET.

 

[rlayt]

This vault is just absolutely the best thing I’ve seen! Simone could redeem the Olympics.

Ignore the arrow and look at the height.

THIS BETTER NOT BE UNDERVALUED.

 

[allaround]

Between the Yurchenko double pike and her calling out USAG for the Nth time, Simone continues to show she is the G.O.A.T.

 

[JaJa]

Oh my. GOAT no longer says it. There has to be some greater accolade we can come up with. A title never used before.

 

[rlayt]

Her FIERCENESS, the GODDESS of all goddesses, royal Simone, the owner of ALL triple-doubles, double-double dismounts, the everlasting BILES, triumphant.

 

[Doug1233]

Will she keep her same bar routine? I wonder if Laurent will try to get her a UB medal. It’s the only Olympic medal she doesn’t have.

 

[JaJa]

Do you really see Simone getting a medal in UB? I do not think it is worth putting in the training for and/or upgrades for something that will not happen.

 

[glamafonic]

I mean, she did in 2018. And was what…like a .1 away in 2019?

Though, that said, I agree that it’s highly unlikely they’ve been training with a focus on bars or an intent to contend there.

 

[JaJa]

That’s true. I forgot about Doha. But . . . .still . . . . .agreed with your agreement. Highly unlikely at best .

 

[JoseM]

If it is true that this will be her last Olympiad, I hope Simone goes out with a gush of glory and victory !

José M.

 

[Denn]

I think Biles has a legit shot at a bars medal. If she could make that one connection out of the Pak, she’d probably be a top contender, actually.

 

[irichluck21]

She was 2nd in 2018 and 5th n 2019. I think UB bronze is wide open but Fan Yilin making her 2nd Olympics might likely change that. I don’t think anyone predicted that Sophie Scheder would win bronze in 2016.

 

[Doug1233]

@JaJa definitely not “highly unlikely”. She was a stuck dismount from bronze in Stuttgart, and she won silver in Doha.

Her Pak is good. I’d be surprised if they weren’t at least trying the connection for the extra 2 tenths AND losing the kip cast.

The problem is that the rest of the world has spent 2 years upgrading THEIR bars. If Simone has the same set then she will be left behind.