Simone Biles Suffers Fall In Balance Beam Final, Wins Silver In Floor Routine

Simone Biles Suffers Fall In Balance Beam Final, Wins Silver In Floor Routine

Simone Biles fell short of a medal in the balance beam final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The 27-year-old gymnast, who was the seventh performer, finished in fifth place with a score of 13.100. She was one of several competitors who experienced falls during the event.

Simone Biles (2024 Paris Olympics, NBC)

Following one of her flips, Simone Biles landed with too much force and fell off the beam. She managed to get back on and complete her routine with her signature dismount.

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Italy’s Alice D’Amato won the gold with a score of 14.366, while China’s Yaqin Zhou took silver and Italy’s Manila Esposito earned bronze.

Simone Biles’ fellow American Suni Lee, who performed second, also fell off the beam and finished in sixth place with a score of 13.100.

Suni Lee expressed her disappointment after the event, saying,

“I would say it definitely didn’t go how I wanted it to. I don’t even know what happened in my series. I thought it was straight on and then all of a sudden I was on the ground.”

Although this was Suni Lee’s final event of the Olympics, Simone Biles finished the 2024 Olympics strong, winning a silver medal during her floor routine. Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade won gold, and Team USA star Jordan Chiles won bronze.

Simone Biles

Simone Biles’ previous successes include gold medals in the team competition, all-around, and vault.

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