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Some incredible gymnastic stunts left an eternal impact on the world. It all started with epic gymnasts like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci, who made their debut and gave the world a new definition of gymnastics. Following this legacy, the next era of gymnastics became magic. And the 80s era became the era of gymnastics innovation when some legends from different parts of the globe came and performed unforgettable gymnastic stunts. The famous Yurchenko double pike was also innovated first time on the stage in the same era.

Yurchenko double pike is a famous stunt in gymnastics named after the Soviet gymnast Natalia Yurchenko. The move consists of two flips in the pike position with extended straight legs and the body then folds at the waist. The move historically was only done by men until Simone Biles did a charismatic performance in 2021. Interestingly, the resurfaced video of Simone Biles performing Pike was recently shared on Twitter, which gained enormous fans reactions.

Simone Biles?s mind-boggling performance resurfaced

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The Yurchenko Double Pike stunt had a history of being performed by men only. But in 2021 Simone Biles, the GOAT broke the record after a powerpack performance in US Classic. A Twitter handle ?Laura Duclos? recreated the video in an animated version to depict the actual efforts in the stunt.

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Biles became the first woman ever to perform the stunt and the creator Yurchenko herself praised Biles in an interview with the Olympics, saying, “It was just so amazing. I was amazed that we have Simone Biles, who can raise us all to that kind of level.?

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The video shows a running start, around the springboard that helps in turning the back handspring onto the vault and then flips before landing on the ground, is certainly magical. And because the vault required much power, so only men used to do this. The stunt was elaborated by a physics professor Dr. Eric Goff who said Biles ran at 15 miles per hour before taking her shot on handspring and then turning in double full flips. Her feet reach about 10 feet high off the ground, Laura reclaimed Eric?s statement saying, ?Dr. Goff says Biles could dunk a basketball with her toes if she wanted to.? The post received a vast reaction after the astounding illustration of Biles?s daring move.

Netizens were left stunned after watching the resurfaced video of Biles

The Yurchenko Double Pike stunt is one of the most challenging stunts in the gymnastics arena. Netizens were amazed to watch the video and expressed their feelings. One user said,

A fan showed his astounded feeling by saying,

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Another user also made a similar comment saying,

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Simone Biles is known to break records with her epic gymnastic performances. This was a great moving step not just to Biles but to Yurchenko as well, as she always wanted her legacy to be followed. Yurchenko once said, she is proud of herself seeing the athletes competing for what she created and she always hopes it to be continued with great athletes and world-class coaches.

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