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Biles ends Paris Olympics with floor silver after falling off beam

By Harry Carr

Simone Biles capped her trip to the 2024 Olympic Games with a silver medal in Monday's floor final, having earlier missed out on the podium in the balance beam event.

Rebeca Andrade edged out the Team USA star to win her first gold of the Paris Games, having earlier claimed silver in the all-around and vault events and helped Brazil take bronze in the team event.

Simone Biles

Biles' compatriot Jordan Chiles took bronze following a successful appeal to her score, bumping Romania's Ana Barbosu down to fourth.

Biles had earlier finished outside the medal places for the first time at the 2024 Games in the beam event, a fall costing her as Italy's Alice d'Amato took gold.

Having earlier won gold in the team, all-around and vault events, Biles placed fifth after falling off the beam at the end of Monday's final.

Biles appeared to express frustration with the crowd after her routine, holding her finger to her ear to question why most of those present had been silent.

Biles' overall medal haul at the Games now stands at 11 – seven gold, two silver and two bronze.

Larisa Latynina, who won 18 medals for the Soviet Union, is the most successful female gymnast in Olympic history.

Story first published: Monday, August 5, 2024, 19:26 [IST]
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