Biles falls and misses out on beam medalon August 5, 2024 at 11:38 am

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Simone Biles falls off the beam to miss out on a medal for the first time at the Paris Olympics as Alice d’Amato takes gold.

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Simone Biles fell off the beam to miss out on a medal for the first time at the Paris Olympics as Alice d’Amato took gold.

The American, 27 – who won team, all-around and vault gold – lost her balance at the end of an aerial series and placed fifth, in a final where half of the gymnasts fell off the 10cm-wide apparatus.

It was a brilliant gold for Italy’s D’Amato, who won with 14.366. China’s Zhou Yaqin took silver with 14.100 and another Italian, Manila Esposito got the bronze with 14.000.

Biles, who has won three golds in Paris, has one more chance for another medal in Monday’s floor final (13:23 BST).

She looked unhappy with the crowd after her beam routine, speaking animatedly to her coach and her team-mate Sunisa Lee.

Shouts of “come on Simone” while she performed had drawn “shush” sounds from others in the audience.

Lee, another of the four gymnasts to fall off the beam, explained to reporters: “You could feel the tension in the room.

“The crowd shushing us for cheering. We didn’t like that as it was just so silent in there. I love hearing my team-mates cheer for me. Simone and I were both upset.”

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