CNN —A day after winning a sixth all-around title to become the most decorated gymnast in history, Simone Biles added to her extraordinary medal collection with a silver in the vault at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Saturday.
Needing to regain her composure immediately for her second vault, Biles went on to score an impressive 14.666 for an average score of 14.549.
Kaylia Nemour of Algeria won silver, while the USA’s Shilese Jones took bronze.
On Friday, Biles surpassed Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo’s record of 33 overall medals across both the Olympics and the world championships with a record sixth all-around gold.
Biles has now earned 28 career medals (21 gold, four silver, three bronze) at the world championships, which is an all-time record.
Persons:
Simone Biles, –, Biles, Rebeca Andrade, Brazil’s Andrade, Korea’s Yeo Seo, jeong, China’s Qiu Qiyuan, Kaylia, Shilese Jones, Vitaly Scherbo’s
Organizations:
CNN, Olympics
Locations:
Algeria, Antwerp, Belgium