Becky Downie Gets Second Chance To Qualify For Olympics After Her Brother’s Sudden Death

British Gymnast Becky Downie got a second chance to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after she skipped the final trial due to her brother’s sudden death.
British Gymnast Becky Downie got a second chance to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics after she skipped the final trial due to her brother’s sudden death.
Simone Biles is famous for flipping and spinning vault moves that require a lot of strength, that are, notoriously difficult to pull off.
The world gymnastics champ posted a video on Monday evening with a clip showing a move that fans called as the Double Pike Yurchenko.
She had no coach or practice hall so Skype sessions, internet and Google Translate helped her master the art.
“Whether it was health issues; coming back; having a child; almost dying from that – she has endured it all and she is still in championship form,” Allaster said. “Her records speak for themselves.”
In Stuttgart, Germany, Biles, four-time Olympic gold medallist, participated in her fifth world championship. She now has claimed more medals at the international event than any other male or female gymnast in history.
Of 21 medals Biles won this is her 15th career gold medal, breaking a tie with the Russian gymnast Svetlana Khorkina. She now breaks the record for the most medals by a woman at the world championships, two steps away from breaking Vitaly Scherbo’s all-time record — men or women — of 23.
“I might stop playing gymnastics one day but I can never unlearn the values it taught me or leave its legacy behind,” says rhythmic gymnast Meghana Gundlapally.
The USA Gymnastics has been facing backlashes on how they are handling sexual-abuse cases in the aftermath of the Nassar verdict.
Gymnast Pranati Nayak, Friday, clinched a bronze medal in vault event at the Senior Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship in Mongolia.