Simone falls on the balance beam final at Olympics 2024 – NBC New York

No medal for Simone Biles on the steadiness beam this time after a devastating fall took her out of medal rivalry.

The American gymnastics star slipped and fell off the equipment on the finish of her acrobatic sequence in the course of the Paris Olympics’ ladies’s steadiness beam finals, denying her a possibility so as to add to the bronzes she received on the occasion on the 2016 and 2020 Video games.

Sporting a blue-and-white leotard that includes over 5,000 crystals, Biles was greater than midway by means of her set when she could not fairly maintain her steadiness. The 27-year-old hopped off the beam and onto the mat whereas 1000’s inside a packed Bercy Enviornment — together with NFL nice Tom Brady — set free an audible “ohhh.”

Biles obtained a rating of 13.100, tied with U.S. teammate Suni Lee for fourth.

There was an prolonged look ahead to her rating to submit. At one level, Biles rolled her eyes in seeming annoyance realizing she wasn’t going to complete on the medal stand.

Alice D’Amato of Italy took the gold with a rating of 14.366. Zhou Yaqin of China earned silver with a 14.100, simply forward of bronze medalist Manila Esposito of Italy. Italy, which received silver behind the U.S. within the crew competitors, had by no means medaled on beam earlier than.

Biles completed in a tie for fifth with Lee, whose hopes for a gold on beam she’s lengthy coveted ended in the course of her routine when she fell in the course of the finish of her acro sequence, similar to Biles did a couple of minutes later.

The 21-year-old Lee will nonetheless go away Paris with three medals simply months after she was bedridden whereas attempting to navigate a pair of persistent kidney-related ailments.

Whereas Lee’s Olympics are over, Biles can also be within the ground ultimate later Monday, an occasion the place she’s by no means misplaced a serious worldwide competitors, together with a gold in Rio do Janeiro eight years in the past.

“We had been each simply form of irritated simply because we all know what we’re able to,” Lee stated. “We weren’t capable of get it executed right this moment, however she nonetheless has ground and he or she’s the G.O.A.T., so she’ll be wonderful.”

There’s loads of historical past on the road for Biles in what may very well be the final competitors of her profession. Biles has 10 medals in her Olympic profession, together with seven golds. A medal within the ground ultimate would tie her with Czechoslovakia’s Vera Caslavska for the second-most medals by a feminine gymnast in Olympic historical past, trailing solely former Soviet Union nice Larisa Latynina’s 18.

What number of medals does Simone Biles have?

Simone Biles has a complete of 10 Olympic medals: 7 gold, 1 silver and a couple of bronze.

On the Paris Olympics, Biles has picked up three gold medals within the vault, all-around and crew occasions.

On the Tokyo Olympics, Simone received a silver within the crew occasion and a bronze on the steadiness beam.

On the Rio Olympics, Biles received 5 gold: crew, all-around, vault, steadiness beam and ground.

This is a listing of Simone Biles’ medals

• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – Vault
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – All-around
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – Staff
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Silver – Staff
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Bronze – Steadiness beam
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Flooring
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Steadiness beam
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Vault
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – All-around
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Staff

What number of medals does Simone Biles have?

Simone Biles has a complete of 10 Olympic medals: 7 gold, 1 silver and a couple of bronze.

On the Paris Olympics, Biles has picked up three gold medals within the vault, all-around and crew occasions.

On the Tokyo Olympics, Simone received a silver within the crew occasion and a bronze on the steadiness beam.

On the Rio Olympics, Biles received 5 gold: crew, all-around, vault, steadiness beam and ground.

This is a listing of Simone Biles’ medals

• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – Vault
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – All-around
• 2024 Paris Olympics – Gold – Staff
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Silver – Staff
• 2020 Tokyo Olympics – Bronze – Steadiness beam
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Flooring
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Steadiness beam
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Vault
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – All-around
• 2016 Rio Olympics – Gold – Staff