Simone Biles at the 2024 Olympics: A Recap of Her Final Day
The conclusion of the women’s gymnastics competition at the 2024 Olympics proved to be a moment of mixed emotions for the renowned Simone Biles. Though she achieved a silver medal in the floor final, she narrowly missed securing a podium spot in the balance beam final.
The final day in Paris presented Biles with formidable competition. However, her remarkable talent and resolute determination ensured that she would depart with a well-deserved silver medal in the floor exercise. Despite falling short of claiming a gold medal on the final day of competition, Biles concluded her appearance in Paris with a total of four new medals, bringing her overall tally to an impressive 11 Olympic medals. These medals include four from Paris, two from Tokyo, and five from Rio.
As for the balance beam final, Biles scored 13.100, with a difficulty score of 6.200, an execution score of 7.200, and a penalty of -0.3. Unfortunately, a misstep during her routine led to her falling off the beam, significantly impacting her score and ultimately placing her out of medal contention.
The final standings for the women’s artistic gymnastics balance beam finals were as follows:
– Alice D’Amato (Italy): 14.366
– Yaqin Zhou (China): 14.100
– Manila Esposito (Romania): 14.000
– Rebeca Andrade (Brazil): 13.933
– Suni Lee (United States): 13.100
– Simone Biles (United States): 13.100
– Julia Soares (Brazil): 12.333
– Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (Romania): 11.733
Moving on to the floor exercise final, Biles scored 14.133, with a difficulty score of 6.900, an execution score of 7.833, and a penalty of -0.6. Her performance was remarkable, despite a slight misstep that led to her briefly stepping outside the designated competition area, resulting in a deduction of 0.6.
The final scores for the women’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise finals were as follows:
– Rebeca Andrade (Brazil): 14.166
– Simone Biles (United States): 14.133
– Jordan Chiles (United States): 13.766
– Ana Barbosu (Romania): 13.700
– Sabrina Maneca-Voinea (Romania): 13.700
– Jordan Chiles (United States): 13.766
– Alice D’Amato (Italy): 13.600
– Rina Kishi (Japan): 13.166
– Yushan Ou (China): 13.000
– Manila Esposito (Italy): 12.133
In total, Simone Biles has amassed an impressive collection of 11 Olympic medals throughout her illustrious career, consisting of 7 gold, 2 silver, and 2 bronze. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Biles secured three gold medals in the vault, all-around, and team events, as well as a silver in the floor exercise, narrowly missing out on a medal in the balance beam final.
During the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Simone clinched a silver in the team event and a bronze on the balance beam, adding to her remarkable medal count. At the Rio Olympics in 2016, Biles made history by capturing five gold medals in the team, all-around, vault, balance beam, and floor exercise events.
The extraordinary achievements of Simone Biles at the Olympics are a true testament to her exceptional talent, dedication, and perseverance, solidifying her status as one of the greatest gymnasts of all time.
With a total of 11 Olympic medals to her name, Simone Biles continues to inspire and awe audiences around the world with her extraordinary performances and unwavering spirit, leaving an indelible mark on the world of gymnastics.
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