Simone Biles nails difficult vault, sticks perfect landing during Olympics training session

American gymnast Simone Biles looks more than ready to represent Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, gave an early look at what fans – and competitors – can expect to see from her when the women’s gymnastics qualification rounds begin this weekend.

During podium training at Bercy Arena on Thursday, Biles nailed her signature Yurchenko double pike vault – a complex and difficult vault named after Biles in 2023 after she became the first female gymnast to land it during international competition. 

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USA Gymnastics shared a video of Biles’ "unreal" vault, in which she walked off the mats smiling after sticking the landing. 

"Is she even human," one person wrote on social media in response to the slo-mo of Biles’ vault. "She is amazing." 

According to NBC Sports, the vault has a skill rating of 6.4 because of the difficulty in landing it. This means if Biles is able to repeat Thursday’s performance in competition, it could easily put her in medal contention. 

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"We're all breathing a little bit better right now. I'm not gonna lie," gymnastics coach Cecile Landi said of Biles after Thursday’s session, via the Olympics website. 

"The whole team, you know, [the vibe] is bright. It's the Olympic Games... The rings are everywhere, you know? So we feel much better. The girls feel good. We feel good."

On the eve of the Games opening ceremony, a confident Biles is a reassuring sight for Team USA fans. 

Biles' last showing in the Olympic Games came to an unfortunate end after she withdrew from competition following a bad bout of "the twisties." She pulled out of several competitions to focus on her mental health but still returned for the balance beam, where she would win bronze. 

Women’s gymnastics qualifying rounds begin Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. 

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Jerry Jones reaches settlement in paternity case, says ordeal was 'sensitive to me and my family'

A nearly two-and-a-half-year legal battle involving Jerry Jones has finally come to an end as he has reached a settlement with a woman who says she is his biological daughter.

In March 2022, Alexandra Davis sued Jones in Dallas County, asking a judge to void a legal agreement she said her mother reached with Jones two years after she was born.

That agreement allegedly said Jones would support them financially as long as they did not publicly say he was Davis' father - Jones had filed a countersuit, citing a breach of contract.

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Jones agreed to drop his countersuit if the women dismissed pending lawsuits against him, including one where the Dallas Cowboys owner was ordered to take a DNA test, according to media reports.

As part of Tuesday’s agreement, the 1998 settlement will remain in effect.

"It was resolved. It was unfortunate," Jones said, per the Star-Telegram. "It was sensitive to me and my family… It was resolved. I certainly am where I want to be."

"I regret that it came to this, and I’m glad that it is resolved to everyone’s satisfaction," he also said, via NBC Dallas-Fort Worth.

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Davis dropped her 2022 case a month later and instead filed the paternity case in which earlier this year the judge ordered Jones to take a DNA test. She then filed a defamation lawsuit against Jones this past November, accusing him and two of his associates of concocting a plan to label her "an extortionist."

She was able to refile the complaint based on statements made in a March 2022 ESPN story, ABC News reported last year. The complaint said Jones’ attorney, Donald P. Jack, and Jim Wilkinson, a communications consultant for the Jones family, falsely accused Davis of "being an extortionist and portrayed Plaintiff as attempting to 'shakedown' Defendant Jones."

Jones and his wife, Gene, married in 1963. They have three children, and all have a front office role with the Cowboys. Jerry Jones is the team president and general manager.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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