Performing a difficult routine with grace, Guan Chenchen of China won the gold medal in the balance beam final, the last women’s gymnastics event of the Games.
Biles, the face of the sport and of Team U.S.A., returned for the final day after skipping all but one event because of a mental health issue.
Biles finished with bronze, just as she did in the 2016 Rio Games. She embraced her teammate Sunisa Lee, who did not win a medal in the event.
Carey faltered in the vault final on Sunday, but her teammate Simone Biles told her to “let it go and move on.