Simone Biles falls off beam in quest for fourth Paris Olympics gold after Suni Lee’s painful slip during dramatic final
IT’S been a tough afternoon in Paris for both Simone Biles and Suni Lee.
The Team USA gymnastics stars both reached Monday’s final in the women’s balance beam.
Simone Biles missed out on her fourth gold in Paris when she fell during the balance beam finalReuters
ReutersBiles won silver in the event in Tokyo[/caption]
Suni Lee also slipped to miss out on a medalAP:Associated Press
During Lee’s routine, the six-time Olympic medalist fell after a trio of backflips.
Later, Biles too fell from the beam during her routine.
Both Americans scored 13.100 for their routines, leaving them outside of the medal positions.
Biles had previously won bronze in Tokyo on the balance beams.
Lee was the 2022 NCAA National Championship gold medalist in the event.
This marked the US’ first failure to finish on the podium at a women’s balance beam final in an Olympic games since 2000.
Italy’s Alice D’Amato went on to win gold in Paris.
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