Chapter 1 SIMONE BILES MAKES HISTORY When Simone Biles stepped onto the competition floor all eyes were on her It was October 2019 Biles was competing at the World Championships in Stuttgart Germany She had already performed well during the meet In the team competition earlier in the week she had put up huge marks on the vault and floor exercises These high scores helped the United States win the team gold for the fifth straight year Simone Biles performs on balance beam at the World Championships in 2019 4
On the last day of the meet Biles was competing in the individual balance beam event After she finished her routine she sat down in the seat reserved for the last competitor Sitting next to Biles was Liu Tingting of China who was leading the event Biles waited to see her own score She could make history When the scoreboard finally flashed her total Biles jumped out of her seat and danced with joy Her mark of 15 066 gave her the gold With this medal Biles became the gymnast with the most wins in World Championships history Clinching the gold on the beam gave her 24 medals at Biles uses difficult skills in her competitions Some of her moves are named after her 6
the World Championships Eighteen of those were gold BILES HAS THE MOVES Biles has reached rock-star status in the world of gymnastics She has four moves named after her one on beam one on vault and two in the floor exercise She introduced the Biles II move during the 2019 World Championships She performed it during her floor routine It featured two backflips and three twists 7
