{"id":2319405,"date":"2024-08-05T12:42:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-suffers-costly-balance-beam-fall-misses-out-on-medal\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T16:45:08","slug":"simone-biles-suffers-costly-balance-beam-fall-misses-out-on-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-suffers-costly-balance-beam-fall-misses-out-on-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Simone Biles Suffers Costly Balance Beam Fall, Misses Out on Medal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsimone-biles-suffers-costly-balance-beam-fall-misses-out-on-medal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2319405&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Simone Biles\u200b competed in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-anyone-saying-i-quit-simone-biles-posts-videos-of-crashing-to-mat\/\" title=\"\u2018For Anyone Saying I Quit\u2019: Simone Biles Posts Videos Of Crashing To Mat\">balance beam finals<\/a> at the Paris Games but did \u200bnot win a medal, finishing\u2064 tied for fifth place with a score \u2062of 13.100 after an unfortunate fall during her routine. Italian \u2063gymnast Alice D\u2019Amato won gold with a \u200cscore of 14.366, while China\u2019s Zhou Yaqin and Italy\u2019s Manila Esposito secured silver and bronze, respectively. Biles and fellow American gymnast Sunisa Lee expressed their frustration at not being able to perform to their\u2063 potential, especially\u2063 after Lee also experienced a\u200d fall\u2063 during \u200bher routine. Despite this setback, Biles is set to\u200c compete in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/simone-biles-withdraws-from-individual-all-around-event-to-focus-on-mental-health\/\" title=\"Simone Biles Withdraws From Individual All-Around Event To Focus On Mental Health\">floor exercise<\/a> \u200bfinal, an event she has historically excelled in. She has the chance to add\u200d to her impressive Olympic medal count of ten, including seven golds. Biles has hinted at the\u2063 possibility of competing in future Olympics, especially with the next Games being held in Los Angeles, but \u200bremains unsure of her plans after Paris.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>No medal for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simone-biles-rages-controversial-olympic-photo-jonathan-owens-sparks-brutal-outrage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simone Biles<\/a> on the balance beam this time.<\/p>\n<p>The American gymnastics star slipped and fell off the apparatus at the end of her acrobatic series during the Paris Games&rsquo; beam finals Monday, denying her an opportunity to add to the bronzes she won on the event at the 2016 and 2020 Games.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing a blue-and-white leotard featuring over 5,000 crystals, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/simone-biles-criticized-divisive-race-comment-winning-second-gold-paris-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biles<\/a> was more than halfway through her set when she couldn&rsquo;t quite keep her balance.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old hopped off the beam and onto the mat while thousands inside a packed Bercy Arena &mdash; including NFL great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-tom-brady-roasts-taylor-swift-chiefs-live-netflix-shake-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tom Brady<\/a> &mdash; let out an audible &ldquo;ohhh.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;Anatomy of a Fall&rdquo; &ndash;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Simone_Biles?\">@Simone_Biles<\/a> IS THE &#128016;. But even &#128016;&rsquo;s have tough moments. Biles is forced to dismount on the balance beam and ends up in 5th place. She has ONE MORE EVENT &ndash; and it is one of her best &ndash; floor exercise. Will she get gold? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Paris2024?\">@Paris2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Olympics?\">@Olympics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamUSA?\">@TeamUSA<\/a> &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tBZfrusgtU\">pic.twitter.com\/tBZfrusgtU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Futterman (@sfutterman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sfutterman\/status\/1820423576517824748?\">August 5, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Biles received a score of 13.100, tied with U.S. teammate Sunisa Lee for fifth.<\/p>\n<p>There was an extended wait for her score to post.<\/p>\n<p>At one point, Biles rolled her eyes in seeming annoyance knowing she wasn&rsquo;t going to finish on the medal stand.<\/p>\n<p>Alice D&rsquo;Amato of Italy took the gold with a score of 14.366. Zhou Yaqin of China earned silver with a 14.100, just ahead of bronze medalist Manila Esposito of Italy. Italy, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-weightlifter-has-a-genuine-chance-for-a-womens-olympic-medal\/\" title=\"Trans Weightlifter Has A \u2018Genuine Chance\u2019 For A Women\u2019s Olympic Medal\">won silver<\/a> behind the U.S. in the team competition, had never medaled on beam before.<\/p>\n<p>Lee&rsquo;s hopes for a gold on beam she&rsquo;s long coveted ended in the middle of her routine when she fell during the end of her acro series, just like Biles did a few minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old Lee will still leave Paris with three medals just months after she was bedridden while trying to navigate a pair of chronic kidney-related diseases.<\/p>\n<p>While Lee&rsquo;s Olympics are over, Biles is also in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brilliant-biles-wins-two-more-golds-on-final-day-at-worlds\/\" title=\"Biles shines, secures two golds on last day at worlds.\">floor final<\/a> later Monday, an event where she&rsquo;s never lost a major international competition, including a gold in Rio do Janeiro eight years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were both just kind of annoyed just because we know what we&rsquo;re capable of,&rdquo; Lee said. &ldquo;We weren&rsquo;t able to get it done today, but she still has floor and she&rsquo;s the G.O.A.T., so she&rsquo;ll be amazing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There is plenty of history on the line for Biles in what could be the last competition of her career.<\/p>\n<p>Biles has 10 medals in her Olympic career, including seven golds. A medal in the floor final would tie her with Czechoslovakia&rsquo;s Vera Caslavska for the second-most medals by a female gymnast in Olympic history, trailing only former Soviet Union great Larisa Latynina&rsquo;s 18.<\/p>\n<p>Biles has stayed relatively quiet on what lies ahead for her beyond the Paris Games, though she did nudge the door open a little for a possible return when the Olympics shift to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Never say never,&rdquo; Biles said after claiming her second Olympic vault title on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>She wryly added: &ldquo;Next Olympics are at home. 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The American gymnastics icon lost her balance and fell off the beam at the conclusion of her acrobatic routine during the finals at the Paris Games on Monday, missing out on a chance to add to her bronze medals from the 2016 and 2020 Olympics. Dressed in a blue-and-white leotard adorned with over 5,000 crystals, Biles was more than halfway through her performance when she stumbled. The 27-year-old jumped off the beam and landed on the mat as thousands of spectators in a packed Bercy Arena\u2014including NFL legend Tom Brady\u2014reacted with an audible gasp. <\/p>\n<p>Biles scored 13.100, tying for fifth place with U.S. teammate Sunisa Lee after an anxious wait for her score to be announced; at one point, she rolled her eyes in frustration upon realizing she wouldn\u2019t be medaling. Italy&#8217;s Alice D\u2019Amato won gold with a score of 14.366, while China&#8217;s Zhou Yaqin took silver with 14.100, just ahead of Italy&#8217;s Manila Esposito who earned bronze.<\/p>\n<p>Lee\u2019s aspirations for gold also ended abruptly when she fell during her routine shortly before Biles did; however, Lee will still leave Paris with three medals despite having recently battled chronic kidney issues that left her bedridden.<\/p>\n<p>While Lee\u2019s Olympic journey has concluded, Biles is set to compete in the floor final later that day\u2014an event where she has never lost at any major international competition and where she previously won gold in Rio de Janeiro eight years ago. \u201cWe were both just kind of annoyed because we know what we\u2019re capable of,\u201d said Lee about their performances today but expressed confidence in Biles\u2019 upcoming floor routine.<\/p>\n<p>Biles has significant history at stake as this could potentially be her final competition; she currently holds ten Olympic medals including seven golds. A medal in the floor final would tie her for second-most Olympic medals by a female gymnast ever\u2014behind only Soviet legend Larisa Latynina\u2019s record of eighteen.<\/p>\n<p>Though Biles has been relatively quiet about future plans beyond these Games, she hinted at possibly returning when they are held in Los Angeles: \u201cNever say never,\u201d she remarked after winning another vault title last Saturday while jokingly acknowledging that she&#8217;s &#8220;getting really old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2319406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/biles.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37222,26897,4825,32317,34619],"class_list":["post-2319405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-balance-beam","tag-gymnastics","tag-olympics","tag-simone-biles","tag-sports-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/biles.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2319405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2319405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2319406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2319405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2319405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2319405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}