Can Simone Biles dunk?

Even at 4'9", four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles can dunk a basketball.
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What is Simone Biles vertical jump?

In terms of maximum vertical, James is said to have a vertical of 40 inches. On the other hand, the thrust put by Biles during the vault event is said to reach over 53 inches.
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What move is Simone Biles not allowed to do in the Olympics?

Simone Biles Can Pull Off a Move That No Other Gymnast Can. So Why Is She Penalized For It? Biles wasn't credited for landing the ultra-dangerous Yurchenko double pike. Here's why this will be a major story going into the Summer Olympics.
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Will Simone Biles do floor and beam?

Simone Biles Withdraws From Floor, Still Might Compete In Balance Beam : Live Updates: The Tokyo Olympics "Simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor and will make a decision on beam later this week," USA Gymnastics said. "Either way, we're all behind you, Simone."
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Did Simone Biles get scared?

Simone Biles said Thursday that she is “still scared to do gymnastics.” The 24-year-old Olympic star indicated she is still suffering from the “twisties,” a sudden loss of spatial awareness while midair that can be extremely dangerous and psychologically crippling for gymnasts.
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Is Simone Biles A Millionaire?

Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast who has a net worth of $16 million.
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Does Simone Biles have a child?

Simone Biles Says She Wouldn't Feel Comfortable Letting Her Daughter Do Gymnastics. Legendary gymnast Simone Biles doesn't want any future daughter of hers to be involved with USA Gymnastics unless something changes.
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Did Simone Biles quit Tokyo Olympics?

Biles initially shocked fans when she withdrew from competition during the Tokyo Olympics, but was later applauded for prioritizing her mental health and her safety.
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Why did Simone quit?

Simone Biles has admitted that she should have walked away from the Olympic programme “way before” the Tokyo Games. Biles withdrew from five of her six finals at the Olympics in July to focus on her mental health after suffering from a phenomenon known as the twisties that affected her spatial awareness when competing.
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Who is replacing Simone on floor?

TOKYO – Jade Carey will replace Simone Biles in the Olympic women's gymnastics all-around final Thursday. Reigning Olympic and five-time World all-around champion Biles withdrew Wednesday, citing mental health issues.
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Can a man do the Biles?

When Simone Biles landed the Yurchenko double pike vault on Saturday night, she became the first woman to do so in competition. Few men have performed it.
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Why is Yurchenko so hard?

Why exactly is the Yurchenko double pike such a difficult vault? In any Yurchenko vault, the gymnast does a round-off onto the springboard, back handspring onto the vaulting table, and then flips into the air. Most gymnasts add difficulty by incorporating twists to their single flip.
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What is Ronaldo's vertical?

However, there's one player who has it in abundance: Cristiano Ronaldo. The man has BOUNCE. In fact, his 30-inch vertical might be even higher now since the stat was officially recorded in 2014, because we all know how much he loves to train.
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Did wilt have a 50 inch vertical?

Wilt Chamberlain is said to have had a 48 inch vertical jump. In fact, he once claimed in an interview that in his prime his vertical was easily 46 to 48 inches. Easily! At his stature that would mean that he was able to reach a higher max height than any other human in history.
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Who has the highest vertical in the world?

According to official information, the world record for the highest platform vertical jump is 65 inches. The world record holder is Brett Williams. He set this vertical jump world record in 2019. Before that, the world record holder was Evan Ungar.
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Will Simone Biles retire?

I've pushed through so much the past couple years." So yeah, it looks like Biles has no intention of retiring from gymnastics anytime soon. But we imagine that the athlete is now busy with planning her upcoming nuptials.
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Is Simone Biles married?

The happy couple announced the news on Instagram on Tuesday after first going public with their relationship in August 2020.
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Did Biles quit?

Simone Biles deserved to quit a long time ago. In a cover story for The Cut published Monday, Biles opened up about her decision to pull out of competition at the Olympics, an unexpected move that caused shockwaves throughout the sports world.
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Who is the best gymnast in the world?

American gymnast Simone Biles holds the record for the most World Championship medals (25), as well as the most gold medals (19) in World Championship history for an athlete of either sex.
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Is Simone Biles the best gymnast in the world?

Simone Biles has a near-unassailable record as the greatest gymnast of all time. With six Olympic medals (four gold), 25 World Championship medals (19 gold) and various other championships to her name, the hardware that the 24-year-old has stacked up over her career speaks for itself.
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Why are gymnasts so short?

It is for a reason that gymnasts are mostly short. The shorter a gymnast is, the easier it is for them to rotate in the air or spin at high speeds. It is hard for long limbs and joints to handle intensive training. It can also be explained by keeping a law of physics in mind.
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Is Simone Biles goat?

Simone Biles is one of the biggest names to feature at Tokyo 2020 with the gymnastics star looking to establish herself as the GOAT. However, the 24-year-old was far from perfect as the USA finished second behind the Russian Olympic Committee in the women's gymnastics team qualifying on Sunday.
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