SIMONE Biles was left furious after a dramatic beam final where she was one of eight gymnasts to fall.
The 27-year-old seemingly complained about the atmosphere inside the Bercy Arena on a day where she proved she’s human after all, falling short of a fourth gold.
Simone Biles missed out on her fourth gold in Paris when she fell during the balance beam finalReuters
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Suni Lee also slipped to miss out on a medalAP:Associated Press
Biles followed US teammate Suni Lee and two others to slip off the beam on Monday.
During Lee’s routine, the six-time Olympic medalist fell after a trio of backflips.
After jumping back up and finishing her routine, Biles was quick to cheer her teammate up on the side, telling her, “It was so good though!”
Later, Biles too fell from the beam during her routine after losing her balance.
Clearly frustrated, she remounted the beam and finished her routine beautifully before quickly leaving the floor.
Both Americans scored 13.100 for their routines, leaving them outside of the medal positions.
Biles had previously won bronze in Tokyo and in Rio de Janeiro on the balance beam.
Lee was the 2022 NCAA National Championship gold medalist in the event.
This marked the US’ first failure to finish on the podium at a women’s balance beam final in an Olympic games since 2000.
Italy’s Alice D’Amato went on to win gold in Paris, with China’s Yaqin Zhou in second, and Italian Manila Esposita in third.
D’Amato’s win was a historic moment for Italy, becoming the first woman to win an Olympic gold in gymnastics.
Biles won’t have to wait long to bounce back from her beam disappointment.
She is set to compete in the women’s floor final on Monday, starting at 8:20am ET.
In what will be the final event of the 2024 Summer Games for Biles and Co., she will be going for gold against teammate Jordan Chiles.
‘Mother hen’ Biles
Simone Biles’ first coach Aimee Boorman exclusively told The U.S. Sun that she thinks Biles will be spurred by a new role this year.
“Having younger teammates benefits her because she has stepped in as the mother hen figure,” said Aimee.
“And so she has to tell them to stay calm. You’ve got this. You’re prepared. And so as she’s saying it, she’s also hearing it.
“You always have tiny kids that come into the gym, but they’re never ripped like Simone was,” she said.
“I know she was very self-conscious about it growing up. But from a coaching perspective, it was great.
“I didn’t think that Simone would be a multi gold medal athlete straight away.
“But she did stand out because she was very tiny, but very muscular.”
D’Amato, Esposito, and five time Olympic medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil will also be competing.
Biles will be looking to reclaim her gold in the event from 2016, having not competed in 2021.
And her route to the final has been a strong one, finishing on the floor with a 14.666 in the women’s team final to win her first gold of the Games on July 30.
This came two days after Biles came top in qualifying for the floor final with an impressive 14.600
The reigning champion, America’s Jade Carey, did not qualify for the final.
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