One Small Slip Stalls Biles’s Medal Run in Paris

Simone Biles and several other competitors fell off the beam during the final on Monday.After winning three gold medals in her first three events at the Paris Games, Simone Biles was expected to add to that haul on Monday by finishing in the top three on the balance beam — an event she earned bronze on in the Tokyo and Rio Games.

But after falling during her routine — as many other gymnasts did, too — Biles ended up in fifth. When her score, 13.1, popped up on the leaderboard, she looked furious.

Alice D’Amato of Italy won the gold medal, with 14.366 points, and Zhou Yaqin of China won the silver, with 14.1 points. Another Italian, Manila Esposito, won the bronze, with 14.0 points.

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