--- description: Simone Bars submitted a new skill on the uneven bars to the International Gymnastics Federation title: Simone Biles Is Aiming to Have Yet Another Skill Named After Her image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaae25a7f0dbcf835/698a5949929fad66b0bfccc5/simone-biles-olympics-gymnastics-new-move.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Sports](/section/sports/) ## Sports Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2024 Paris Olympics](/tag/2024-paris-olympics/) ## 2024 Paris Olympics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Simone Biles Is Aiming to Have Yet Another Skill Named After Her  by [Alice Park / Paris](/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park / Paris Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jul 26, 2024 3:27 PM CUT  Simone Biles performs her uneven-bars routine during Artistic Gymnastics podium training at the Bercy Arena, in preparation for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on July 25, 2024. Simone Biles performs her uneven-bars routine during Artistic Gymnastics podium training at the Bercy Arena, in preparation for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on July 25, 2024.Tim Clayton—Corbis/Getty Images  by [Alice Park / Paris](/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park / Paris Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Jul 26, 2024 3:27 PM CUT [Simone Biles](https://time.com/6999771/simone-biles-changing-gymnastics-olympics-paris/ "undefined") has already set all kinds of records and achieved a string of firsts in the sport of gymnastics, and she’s still not done. The International Gymnastics Federation [announced](https://www.gymnastics.sport/site/news/displaynews.php?urlNews=4228218 "undefined") on July 26 that she submitted a new skill on the uneven bars, a Weiler 1.5, in which Biles moves from a kip into a handstand, then rotates 540 degrees, or one and a half turns. If she performs this skill at any point during her Olympic competition—through the qualification round, team event, all-around, or individual event if she qualifies for them—then it would be named after her. That would give Biles a skill in all four events. She [already has](https://time.com/6083539/gymnastics-moves-named-after-simone-biles/ "undefined") two moves named after her on vault, two on floor, and one on balance beam. The clean sweep would further cement her already [indelible legacy in gymnastics](http://Weiler 1.5. "undefined"). **Read More:** [_Meet the U.S. Gymnastics Team for the Paris Olympics_](https://time.com/6994078/paris-olympics-us-gymnastics-team-men-women/ "undefined") Other gymnasts, including all-around contender Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, have also submitted skills that could bear their name if they perform them successfully in Paris. Biles’ teammate [Suni Lee](https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2021/6095814/sunisa-lee/ "undefined"), the reigning Olympic all-around champion, may also debut a skill on the uneven bars, her coach says, but not likely during the qualification, team or all-around events if it would jeopardize the overall team score. “It’s going to be team first,” her coach Jess Graba said after the gymnasts’ first training session in the Bercy Arena on July 25, where the competition will take place. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7003934/simone-biles-uneven-bars-weiler-new-skill/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7003934/simone-biles-uneven-bars-weiler-new-skill/"},"headline":"Simone Biles Is Aiming to Have Yet Another Skill Named After Her","datePublished":"2024-07-26T15:27:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T18:01:36.014Z","description":"If she successfully completes it in competition in Paris, it will be named after her","url":"https://time.com/7003934/simone-biles-uneven-bars-weiler-new-skill/","keywords":["2024 Paris Olympics","sponsorshipblock"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaae25a7f0dbcf835/698a5949929fad66b0bfccc5/simone-biles-olympics-gymnastics-new-move.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alice Park / Paris"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaae25a7f0dbcf835/698a5949929fad66b0bfccc5/simone-biles-olympics-gymnastics-new-move.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"simone-biles-olympics-gymnastics-new-move","caption":"Simone Biles performs her uneven bars routine","creditText":"Tim Clayton—Corbis/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2024-paris-olympics/","name":"2024 Paris Olympics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7003934/simone-biles-uneven-bars-weiler-new-skill/","name":"Simone Biles Is Aiming to Have Yet Another Skill Named After Her"}}]}] ```