Current:Home > NewsHow did Simone Biles do Monday? Star gymnast wraps Paris Olympics with beam, floor finals -TrueNorth Capital Hub
How did Simone Biles do Monday? Star gymnast wraps Paris Olympics with beam, floor finals
View
Date:2025-04-27 18:46:19
Simone Biles completes her historic run at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday.
With performances in the finals of the women's balance beam and floor exercise, Biles wraps up her scheduled events in Paris. It has already been a triumphant return to the Olympics for Biles, who battled mental health issues at the Tokyo Games in 2021, to become one of the most dependable American athletes in Paris.
Biles opened her Olympics with a health scare, an apparent calf tweak suffered July 28 during a qualifying round, though Biles powered through all of her events, starring in them and affirming her position as the most dominant gymnast in U.S. history.
➤ Get Olympics updates in your texts! Join USA TODAY Sports' WhatsApp Channel
Simone Biles in balance beam at Paris Olympics
Simone Biles fell off the beam during her aerial series and failed to medal in the balance beam final. She finished fifth and it marks the first time, other than on uneven bars, that Biles has made a final and not won a medal.
2024 Olympic medals: Who is leading the medal count? Follow along as we track the medals for every sport.
Italy's Alice Domato won gold, China's Zhou Yaqin took silver and Italy's Manila Esposito earned bronze.
Biles won bronze medals on the beam in Rio and Tokyo.
When does Simone Biles compete next?
Biles will compete in the women's floor exercise final, during which she won gold in 2016. Finals begin at 8:23 a.m. ET.
Simone Biles' Olympic medals
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro ― Gold: Team all-around
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro ― Gold: All-around
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro ― Gold: Vault
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro ― Gold: Floor exercise
- 2016 Rio de Janeiro ― Bronze: Balance beam
- 2020 Tokyo ― Silver: Team all-around
- 2020 Tokyo ― Bronze: Balance beam
- 2024 Paris — Gold: Team all-around
- 2024 Paris — Gold: Individual all-around
- 2024 Paris — Gold: Vault
Biles already entered Monday as the most decorated American gymnast of all time, and she's eight medals away from former Soviet Union gymnast Larisa Latynina's Olympic record of 18 medals.
➤ The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
veryGood! (28)
Related
- SFO's new sensory room helps neurodivergent travelers fight flying jitters
- Brianna Chickenfry LaPaglia Accuses Ex Zach Bryan of Abuse
- Flooding closes interstate as heavy rains soak southeast Georgia
- Parents of 4-year-old who starved to death in NYC apartment charged with murder
- Macy's says employee who allegedly hid $150 million in expenses had no major 'impact'
- Florida environmental protection head quits 2 months after backlash of plan to develop state parks
- Man who smashed door moments before officer killed Capitol rioter gets 8 years in prison
- AP VoteCast shows Trump boosted his level of support among Catholic voters
- Small twin
- Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight will feature Canadian for play-by-play commentary
Ranking
- The 401(k) millionaires club keeps growing. We'll tell you how to join.
- Chiefs' deal for DeAndre Hopkins looks like ultimate heist of NFL trade deadline
- Despite Climate Concerns, Young Voter Turnout Slumped and Its Support Split Between the Parties
- Brianna Chickenfry LaPaglia Accuses Ex Zach Bryan of Abuse
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Kyle Richards and Mauricio Umansky’s Daughter Alexia Engaged to Jake Zingerman
- Man accused of illegally killing 15-point buck then entering it into Louisiana deer hunting contest
- Kelly Ripa Reveals the NSFW Bathroom Décor She’s Been Gifted
Recommendation
Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
Majority Black Louisiana elementary school to shut down amid lawsuits over toxic air exposure
The story of how Trump went from diminished ex-president to a victor once again
Watch these classic animal welfare stories in National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
Volkswagen recalls nearly 115,000 cars for potentially exploding air bag: See list here
3 dead, including the suspect, after shooting in Pennsylvania apartment and 40-mile police chase
Does Florida keeping Billy Napier signal how college football will handle coaching changes?