Today Simone Biles competed in the qualification round at the 2023 World Championships. She is now the oldest American gymnast to compete at worlds since 1957. She landed her Yurchenko double pike vault so it is officially named the Biles II (she already has a previous vault named after her). Although she has done this vault in competition before, in order for it to be named after her she had to successfully complete this vault at an international competition. FIG has valued this vault as a 6.4 for the current code of points.
all of Simone’s routines during qualifications
The American women competed in the first round of qualifications today. There is a second round of quals for WAG so the standings will change by Sunday night. The current standings:
all around
1. Simone Biles – 58.865
2. Shilese Jones – 56.932
3. Jessica Gadirova – 56.766
4. Manila Esposito – 54.698
5. Leanne Wong – 54.398
6. Naomi Visser – 54.332
7. Ondine Achampong – 53.332
8. Alice Kinsella – 53.299
vault
1. Simone Biles – 14.949
2. Seojeong Yeo – 14.516
3. Jessica Gadirova – 14.416
4. Joscelyn Roberson – 14.049
5. Leanne Wong – 13.633
6. Camile Rasmussen – 13.199
7. Karla Navas – 13.166
8. Hillary Heron – 12.916
beam
1. Simone Biles – 14.566
2. Shilese Jones – 14.033
3. Jessica Gadirova – 14.0
4. Sanne Wevers – 13.733
5. Manila Esposito – 13.666
6. Ondine Achampong – 13.433
7. Elisa Iorio – 13.4
8. Leanne Wong – 13.366
bars
1. Shilese Jones – 14.833
2. Simone Biles – 14.4
3. Sanna Veerman – 14.2
4. Naomi Visser – 14.166
5. Skye Blakely – 14.133
6. Georgia-Mae Fenton – 14.033
7. Jessica Gadirova – 13.766
8. Leanne Wong – 13.666
floor
1. Simone Biles – 14.633
2. Jessica Gadirova – 14.4
3. Shilese Jones – 13.8
4. Naomi Visser – 13.733
5. Alice Kinsella – 13.633
6. Joscelyn Roberson – 13.633
7. Manila Esposito – 13.6
8. Alice D’Amato – 13.4
10. Leanne Wong – 13.2
team
1. USA – 171.395
2. Great Britain – 166.13
3. Italy – 162.23
4. Netherlands – 161.197
5. Republic of Korea – 157.297
6. South Africa – 147.997
7. Chinese Taipei – 145.23
Schedule for the rest of the competition:
9/30-10/2 quals
10/3 men’s team final
10/4 women’s team final
10/5 men’s AA
10/6 women’s AA
10/7 women’s vault & bars finals / men’s floor, rings, & pommel horse finals
10/8 women’s beam & floor finals / men’s vault, p bars, and high bar finals
