2024-08-06 06:10:02
Simone Biles missed a medal in the balance beam final on Monday at the Olympics in Paris after falling off the beam during her routine leaving the star gymnast appearing visibly disappointed.
Biles scored a 13.100 and came in fifth overall in the final. Her Olympic medal total will remain at 10 as she heads into the last event of the Paris Olympics, the floor exercise, where she is considered a favorite for gold.
Biles won bronze on the balance beam in both Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020.
Her teammate, Suni Lee (13.100), also did not medal after falling during her routine.
Lee, who has six total Olympic medals, including two on uneven bars, has never won an individual balance beam medal. The balance beam was her final event of the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she picked up three more medals in a triumphant meet.
Italy’s Alice D’Amato won the gold with a score of 14.366. China’s Yaqin Zhou took the silver with a score of 14.100 and Italy’s Manila Esposito took the bronze coming in at 14.000. This was Italy’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in a balance beam final since 1912. D’Amato has earned two medals in Paris, also winning a silver in the team event earlier.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who won the balance beam gold in the Tokyo Olympics, failed to medal in Paris.
In qualifying Zhou (14.866) finished first, followed by Biles and then Andrade (14.500). Lee came in fourth in qualifying with a score of 14.033.
Biles will join teammate Jordan Chiles in the floor exercise final at 8:23 a.m. ET, which you can watch live on E!, Peacock, or stream here. Chiles had competed in qualifying for the women’s balance beam final, but did not qualify.
Simone Biles scored a 13.100 with a difficulty score of 6.200, an execution score of 7.200, and a penalty of -0.3. Simone fell off the beam during her routine, which significantly impacted her score.
Suni Lee scored a 13.100 with a difficulty score of 6.200 and an execution score of 6.900. Unfortunately, Lee fell off the beam during her routine, which cost her in the execution score.
These were the final scores for the women’s artistic gymnastics balance beam finals:
Simone Biles has a total of 10 Olympic medals: 7 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze.
At the Paris Olympics, Biles has picked up three gold medals in the vault, all-around and team events.
At the Tokyo Olympics, Simone won a silver in the team event and a bronze on the balance beam.
At the Rio Olympics, Biles won five gold: team, all-around, vault, balance beam and floor.
Here is the finals schedule for the U.S. women’s gymnastics star based on qualifications:
Watch highlights of Simone Biles’ floor routine during the women’s team competition at the Paris Olympics.
Suni Lee has six Olympic medals: two gold, a silver, and three bronze medals across the 2020 and 2024 Olympics.
Here are the medals Suni has earned:
Simone Biles has the most medals of any female American gymnast with 10.
Shannon Miller has seven Olympic medals.
Suni Lee and Aly Raisman both have six Olympic medals.
Lee has one more event, the balance beam, to compete in at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Simone Biles | 10 medals |
Shannon Miller | 7 medals |
Suni Lee | 6 medals |
Aly Raisman | 6 medals |
Aug. 5 – Women’s floor exercise finals: The women’s floor exercise final begins at 8:20 a.m. ET/5:20 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 5. The event will air on E! and Peacock.
Most of the gymnastics events will air live on NBC and Peacock. Some will also air on E!. If you miss the live airing of the event, most, if not all, will reair each night in Primetime in Paris on NBC starting at 8 p.m. ET, except Sundays when coverage starts at 7 p.m.
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