Simone Biles’ pursuit of her fourth gold medal Paris Olympics was thwarted on the balance beam on Monday after a slip cost her the chance for a victory and a place on the podium.
Biles had a really big chance for the gold medal as the competitors before her had slipped and fallen to the mat. The only one standing in her way was Italy’s Alice D’Amatowho was out to make history for his country.
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Simone Biles of the USA awaits her score. (Marcus Brandt/image alliance via Getty Images)
But Biles, who took bronze medals on the apparatus in the last two Olympics, slipped and fell off the beam. The error cost her a chance at the podium. Biles’ teammate, Suni Lee, also had a fall. Lee hit the beam and then fell to the mat before getting back up and finishing her routine.
It was the first time that the Americans did not end up on the podium since 2000.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade was the favorite to win the event apart from Biles. But Andrade didn’t manage to get on the podium either.
Suni Lee falls during the artistic gymnastics women’s balance beam final at the Paris Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena on August 5, 2024. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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D’Amato was in tears when she realized she had won the first gold medal in women’s gymnastics for her country. She scored 14.366 to win the gold.
Buddy italian gymnasiumt Manila Esposito finished with 14,000 to take a bronze medal.
China’s Zhou Yaqin won silver in the event.
Alice D’Amato celebrates gold and Manila Esposito gets bronze. (Marcus Brandt/image alliance via Getty Images)
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Biles and Jordan Chiles will compete for floor exercise supremacy later.
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