SIMONE BILES EARNS 7TH GOLD AFTER DOMINATING VAULT FINAL #Olympics #Paris2024 #ParisOlympics

Simone Biles earned her seventh Olympic gold medal by soaring to victory in the women's vault final at the Paris Games on Saturday.

The 27-year-old Biles averaged 15.300 for her signature Yurchenko double pike and Cheng vaults to claim a second gold in the event eight years after she triumphed in the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Rebeca Andrade of Brazil, who finished runner-up to Biles in the all-around final on Thursday, took silver, just ahead of American Jade Carey, who captured the bronze.

Biles is the second woman to win vault twice, joining Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia as a two-time gold medalist on the vault. Caslavska went back-to-back in 1964 and 1968. Biles now has 10 Olympic medals in her career, tied for the third most by a female gymnast. She also boosted her medal count at major international competitions to 40, the most by any gymnast.