Simone Biles Wins Gold Medal During Women's Vault at 2016 Olympics

Simone Biles captured goldSunday in the women's vault at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.The American posted a huge score of15.966 from her two vaults, beating Russia's Maria Paseka (15.253) into silver by a massive distance, and Switzerland'sGiulia Steingruber (15.216) into bronze. Despite her being the reigning all-around world champion and arguably the best female gymnast in the world, Biles was a bit of an underdog in the vaultat least as much of an underdog as she could possibly be. Among the various disciplines, the vault was historically her weakest.At the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, the 19-year-old earned gold in the individual all-around, balance beam and floor routine. Vault was the lone holdout, with Biles finishing with bronze. She had previously won silver in the vault at the 2013 and 2014 world championships.Of course, Biles made a major statement at the United States' Olympic trials, earning a score of 16.200, with her performance on the vault below:Teammate Aly Raisman talked about how Biles' supreme talent made her stand out, per Linda Robertson of the Miami Herald: "When the coaches talk to us they say don't even count Simone, she's in a different league. There's so much pressure I don't even know how she does it. Her level of difficulty is so high, but she's able to control it. She just does not fall. She's so consistent."Biles was set up to be one of the biggest stars at this year's Olympics.American viewers who only follow gymnastics every four years haven't seen her work at the world and U.S. championships. Like countless gymnasts before her, Biles has become a household name as a result of the Olympics.After her vault triumph, Biles remains on track to win five golds in Riobeam and floor remainhaving already prevailed in the women's team event and individual all-around.
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