Simone Biles Helps Opposing Gymnast Make Olympic History

Many fans of the Olympics are tuning in to pay tribute to Team USA Gymnastics legend Simone Biles as she is on a quest for history.

With just one more Olympic medal she will become the most-decorated gymnast in Team USA history. And while every athlete is after gold, Biles is chasing after the top honor with moves that are named after her because of their rarity and difficulty.

However, one of her five gymnastics skills that has been named after her has just been replicated by Panama's Hillary Heron, who busted out one of the moves during her floor routine during Sunday's qualifier.

Heron was able to complete what was originally called a double layout, but has since been renamed to the "Biles I". How difficult is the move? Well, outside of Biles no gymnast had ever performed the move during the Olympics. Makes one wonder if it would have ever been attempted had Biles not have pulled it off. The 20-year-old Heron expressed just how much Biles inspired her, and how this taste of the Olympics has her hoping for much more.

“She’s an inspiration, not only for me, for many gymnasts and being able to compete one of her skills at the World Championships and now on the Olympic stage definitely means a lot to me,” Heron said to Olympics.com afterward. “It shows the impact that she has not only in gymnastics but in sports."

Heron, who was generating roars from the very excited crowd also touched on her routine itself, calling it the floor routine of her life.

“I think it’s the floor routine of my life, just so much work that has gone into that floor that many people wouldn’t believe, hours and hours and hours and trusting myself,” said Heron. “I couldn’t believe I had done it, and I had done it just as I imagined it when I was four years old.”

All of this history and excitement, Heron is still just getting going as she explained in the interview.

“Definitely I want more Olympics,” Heron said. “This is the start of my career. I’m just very, very motivated for what’s to come next.”

Heron's time in Paris is unfortunately done after she didn't qualify for the final, but she hopes that along with a return for herself, more young kids from Panama will be able to pursue an Olympic dream someday. Panama sent eight Olympians to Paris, which Heron expressed she was proud of, but is excited to see how the country continues to grow in the sports scene.

"Sport-wise, Panama is not that advanced as other countries, but just knowing that slowly but progressively, we are advancing in sports and we are eight (athletes this time), but the next Olympics, we're going to be 10, and then we're going to be 12," she said to Reuters .

"It just helps our country to support more sports and let all the little kids know that if they want to be an Olympian, they can work hard for it and then they can achieve their goals."

As for her and her move's inspiration, Biles will be competing in all four team finals events as she is set to be the anchor in three of them.

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