Some 16,000 people enjoyed it on Friday live at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. It was the turn for Simone Biles, in search of his sixth title in the full contest of the American championship. And she, the great gymnast diva, was not going to disappoint her faithful. Your floor and balance bar exercises have already entered the history of this sport.

The "double triple" is the great novelty in its repertoire. A mere description of this technique is enough to understand the extreme difficulty of its execution. It involves two somersaults with three rotations. An element that had only been executed in the male category, although even there it was almost a rarity.

In addition to the formidable talent of the winner of 25 medals between World and Olympic Games, the other major responsible for this milestone is called Laurent Landi. He is the coach of Biles during the last three seasons. The man who took over from Aimee Boorman, her first coach. Landi's persuasive power seems to have completely conquered his disciple.

"My first reaction was a no"

"Make the impossible possible and I have no idea how he achieves it," says Simone, who next October goes to the Stuttgart World Cup as a favorite for golds. "My first reaction was a no," admits the great champion. "He had to push me until I felt ready and then it was like: 'Ok, it's really not that complicated,'" adds Biles.

So far, this "double triple" has not yet been calibrated by the judges. We will have to wait until October, with the Stuttgart World Cup. Meanwhile, fans can enjoy the other novelty of their repertoire in the balance bar. A "double double" for departure. This is. Two flic-flacs followed by a jump with two deadly turns back before landing on the mat.

It should not be forgotten that Biles, 22, is one of the most veteran gymnasts of the American team. He is four years older than Morgan Hurd and Riley McCusker and six years older than Grace McCallum and Kara Eaker, with whom he climbed to the top of the podium at the 2018 World Cup. However, despite his formidable medal winners, Simone seems to continue looking for new challenges .

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