“Simone Biles in a Meet”: Gymnastics World Debates Over Caitlin Clark’s Parallel on Floor and Beams

The Iowa Hawkeyes showed their superiority once again last night as the women’s basketball team advanced to the Final Four. Dominating the LSU Tigers, the Iowa women decimated their Elite 8 opponents in style, and Caitlin Clark couldn’t have asked for a better match. Scoring a staggering 9 three-pointers, the guard led her team to a decisive victory. With her NCAA record-matching performance, Clark is now justifiably prompting fans to scurry and find the proper instance in collegiate gymnastics that can match up to her last night’s display of skills.

Clark contributed heavily with 41 points of her own in Iowa’s 94-87 victory over their NCAA opponents. With the women’s gymnastics full of record-making performances over the years, it was only a matter of time before enthusiasts of the sport started digging up big names.

Caitlin Clark got the job done, and how!

In a recent post on X (previously known as Twitter) by the University of Michigan alum Olivia Karas, it’s evident that she’s mesmerized by Caitlin’s stellar form. However, simultaneously she couldn’t deny that gymnastics, the sport that helped her attain stardom in the domestic circuit, is wrought with thrilling performances. “What’s everyone’s gymnastics equivalent to Caitlin Clark making 9 threes last night?“, reads the caption of the post. The Big Ten gymnastics analyst seemed bent on finding the proper example that could match Clark’s career-highlighting moment.

In response to the post, while some shouted out for LSU star Haleigh Bryant’s recent perfect ten displays, others delved into the memories of Nadia Comaneci’s maiden perfect ten. Amid this, how can Simone Biles be left out? While Clark is on a killer run, gymnastics enthusiasts can not overlook Simone’s stunning comeback. One more factor is there in the Simone-Catilin comparison.

Last year Simone Biles and Catilin Clarke were up against each other for the AP Female Athlete of the Year 2023. Interestingly, she defeated Clarke to lift the award for the third time. Understandably, the comparison is not farfetched. Let’s take a look at how fans stirred up the matter.

Fans react to Clark’s thriller

For one fan, Clark reminded them about the nation’s most decorated gymnast ever as they wrote:

Clark’s record made another fan think of the high-voltage match between LSU and Auburn from last month where Haleigh Bryant performed superbly:

For another gymnastics connoisseur, it’s Bryant’s last year’s form which saw her record three perfect 10s in a single meet, making sure her place as an elite of the sport was forever sealed:

NCAA celebrity Karin Lichey is considered one of the greatest collegiate gymnasts of all time, thanks to the 21 Perfect 10s throughout her career, and one fan just couldn’t let the chance go without dropping her name into the mix.

For Robyn, it’s a former UCLA star who takes the cake:

What do you think would be your choice to counter Clark’s show from last night? Share your favorite gymnastics moment with us in the comments.

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