Simone Biles secured her first-place finish in the 2023 U.S. Championships with an outstanding 59.300 all-around score after her smashing comeback. Since then, her list of achievements has been growing enormously. Understandably, she is focused on adding more stunning skills to her repertoire to continue the run. And it seems that she is doing that quite steadily. A recent clip succinctly hinted at that.

The standout move in Simone Biles’ performances has always been her Cheng vault. The X handle of Gymnastics Now recently posted a clip of the 37 Olympic and World Championship medallist from the practice arena. As the post pointed out, her moves in that are even more controlled and consistent. To top it off, Simone’s Cheng looked fantastic.

Indicating that the post reads, “Simone’s Cheng looks great. More controlled now? It’s always been exceptionally powerful like all of her tumbling, but there are some small improvements that will make a difference.” Looking at that, enthusiasts could not stop but marvel at the improved version of Simone’s routines, thereby speculating on what was coming next.

Biles defeated her closest rivals by a considerable margin to win the first position at the 2023 U.S. Championships, with an outstanding overall score of 59.300. Her extraordinary execution ratings (a maximum of 9.800) and difficulty scores (ranging from 6.000 to 6.800) show her expertise and creative brilliance.

At the 2023 US Championships, Simone Biles displayed her stunning all-around powers with admirable routines and scores of 15.700 on the vault, 14.350 on bars, 14.450 on the beam, and 14.800 on the floor. Moreover, on the all-around table, she was way ahead of Shilese Jones, who stood in the second position with a score of 56.750. The accomplishments of Biles highlight her amazing skills and consistency in gymnastics. However, fans praised the American artistic gymnast’s strong flips with their thoughts on X for the upcoming battles.

Fans’ thoughts for Simone Biles’s Cheng “looking better”

After Scott Bregman tweeted, “Simone’s Cheng looking better than last season, IMO,” the gymnastics world went crazy with responses. A fan recollected memories of Simone Biles’ best years and performances on X, writing, “So is it giving 2016 – 2021 Cheng again?” Another admirer questioned, wanting to know if Simone also performed her famous move questioning, “Did she also do the Biles?” Notably, Simone has five moves named after her till now: one on the balance beam, two on the floor exercise, and two on the vault.

The official practice for the U.S. Gymnastics Championships in Ft. Worth, Texas, included performances by Simone Biles, Shilese Jones, Suni Lee, and others who have their goals set for Paris 2024. The women’s tournament begins on Friday, and the champions will be announced on Sunday. These championships are the second of three major events that will determine the U.S. squad for Paris 2024. The U.S. trials in Minneapolis on June 30 will choose the final roster.

Simone’s Biles’ unique Cheng flip involves a round-off into the board, a half-turn onto the table, and a front layout with one-and-a-half twists off. Her mastery in the vault routine is already registered in the pages of gymnastic history. She got the first vault named at the 2018 Worlds after unveiling it for the first time at the USA Gymnastics 2018 World Team Selection Camp. It is a round-off on the springboard connected to a half-turn onto the vault with two full twists. One fan reminiscing about previous performances and hoping for a better routine noted, “Good cuz last year was clunky.” 

The second vault to get Simone’s name to it was the dreaded Yurchenko Double Pike, considered one of the toughest in the gymnastics world. Simone became the first woman to ever perform in competition at the 2021 GK US Classic. YDP is a round-off onto the springboard followed by a back handspring onto the vault and two backflips with straight legs.

Simone debuted the vault in the international arena at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. It was Simone directly stepping into the male territory since before her only a few men could dare that. Recalling that, another fan sent a warning stating, “Everyone should be scared.” In the end, an enthusiast expressed amazement and surprise at Simone’s ongoing progress stating,  “I just laughed because how does it even get better???” What is up there for Simone? Another difficult new move? Let’s keep our fingers crossed.