Biles wins gold in vault, ties for 3rd-most decorated gymnast ever

Simone Biles added another gold to her collection with a dominant performance in vault. Her 10 Olympic medals ties Hungarian Agnes Keleti and the Soviet Union's Polina Astakhova for the third most all time among gymnasts.

The 27-year-old is only the second gymnast ever to win the event twice, with Czechoslovakia's Vera Caslavska first doing so in 1964 and 1968. Reigning vault gold medalist, Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, took home the silver, while Biles' teammate, Jade Carey, earned bronze.

Biles executed her signature vault, a Yurchenko double pike, to near perfection, scoring an impressive 15.7 with an execution score of 9.4 out of 10. Biles finished the night with a score of 15.3, almost four-tenths of a point more than Andrade, after earning a 14.9 on her second vault, a Cheng.

The Yurchenko double pike, also known as the Biles II, is one of the most difficult vaults possible - it was eight-tenths harder than the next most difficult vault executed in the final. If not completed correctly, there's a high likelihood that the gymnast lands on their head or neck. Biles is one of the few female gymnasts to successfully execute it in a world or Olympic competition.

This is Biles' third medal of the Paris Games. She will compete in the balance beam and floor finals Monday morning.