Follow live reaction as Simone Biles won silver in Monday’s floor final but missed out on the chance to add to her seven Olympic golds
Simone Biles at Paris 2024 — latest
Simone Biles missed out on the chance to add to her seven Olympic gold medals on the final day of gymnastics at Paris 2024, although she did secure silver on the floor.
Biles, 27, missed out on a medal altogether in a shocking balance beam final that saw Italy’s Alice D’Amato win a surprise gold. Biles fell off the beam when attempting to do a back handspring into two back layouts, costing her the chance to secure a fourth medal in Paris.
But that medal came later in the day when Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade became the first gymnast to beat Biles in a floor final in a major international competition, overcoming her own disappointment on the balance beam, where she finished fourth.
Biles’ silver means she returns to the United States with four medals from the Paris Games. In total she has won eleven Olympic medals, seven of them gold.