Sports Opinion: Simone Biles maintains gold standard despite 19-month layoff between competitions May 22, 2021May 22, 2021 Nancy Armour, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: Simone Biles maintains gold standard despite 19-month layoff between competitions Reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles becomes first woman to do a Yurchenko double pike in competition in first meet since 2019 world championships.