What does the piked position mean?

Body bent at the hips with straight legs

Why is it named after Biles?

She performed it first at a major international meet

Why do few gymnasts attempt it?

It is extremely difficult and risky

Who is Yurchenko, the vault's namesake?

Natalia Yurchenko, a Soviet gymnast

Yurchenko Double Pike Quiz: Simone Biles and Her Signature Vault

This yurchenko double pike quiz sprints down the runway beside Simone Biles. Play 10 interactive questions on the round-off onto the springboard, the back handspring onto the vault table, two backward flips in a piked position, its high difficulty value, Biles first landing it in competition in 2021, the vault named Biles II and Olympic vault gold in Paris.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Start
How does a Yurchenko vault begin?
Hand
What happens after the springboard?
Flips
How many flips are in a Yurchenko double pike?
Pike
What does the piked position mean?
First
Who first landed it in women's competition?
Name
What name did the vault receive?
Why
Why is it named after Biles?
Paris
What did Biles win on vault at Paris 2024?
Hard
Why do few gymnasts attempt it?
Who
Who is Yurchenko, the vault's namesake?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How does a Yurchenko vault begin?
Answer: A round-off onto the springboard
The entry is backward.
Q2: What happens after the springboard?
Answer: A back handspring onto the vault table
Hands push off the table.
Q3: How many flips are in a Yurchenko double pike?
Answer: Two
Both backward.
Q4: What does the piked position mean?
Answer: Body bent at the hips with straight legs
Harder than tucked.
Q5: Who first landed it in women's competition?
Answer: Simone Biles
In 2021.
Q6: What name did the vault receive?
Answer: Biles II
In the Code of Points.
Q7: Why is it named after Biles?
Answer: She performed it first at a major international meet
Named at the 2023 Worlds.
Q8: What did Biles win on vault at Paris 2024?
Answer: Gold
Using the double pike.
Q9: Why do few gymnasts attempt it?
Answer: It is extremely difficult and risky
It needs huge power.
Q10: Who is Yurchenko, the vault's namesake?
Answer: Natalia Yurchenko, a Soviet gymnast
She pioneered the entry.

A Vault Few Dare Attempt

A Yurchenko vault, named after Soviet gymnast Natalia Yurchenko, begins with a round-off onto the springboard, followed by a back handspring onto the vault table. The Yurchenko double pike then adds two backward flips in a piked position, with the body bent at the hips and legs straight.

The vault is so difficult and risky that few gymnasts attempt it. Simone Biles first landed it in competition in 2021, and after she performed it at the 2023 World Championships, it was named the Biles II in the Code of Points.

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Biles used the Yurchenko double pike to win vault gold. Its power and height showed why she is considered one of the greatest gymnasts ever.

What This Quiz Teaches

Gymnastics fans will enjoy these questions.

How the vault begins
What the flips involve
Who first landed it
What it is called
What Biles won with it

Did You Know?

Biles has several skills named after her.
Vault runways are about 25 meters long.
Judges score difficulty and execution.
Landings must be controlled.
Biles won gold in three Olympics.