Simone Biles appears to HIT OUT at Olympics crowd after falling off beam - as teammate Suni Lee blames 'tense' atmosphere in Paris
SIMONE Biles failed to win a fourth gold medal as her Olympic games came to an end on Monday after a series of errors and a bizarre argument with fans.
The 27-year-old's day got off to a tough start with a fall from the balance beam before an error on the floor prevented her from recapturing gold in her signature event.
The balance beam finally kicked off Biles and Co.'s final day at the Bercy Arena, where she was seemingly left frustrated by some members of the crowd.
Biles was heard on the television feed saying something to the crowd.
"Stop shushing, why are they shushing," the US gymnast appeared to say.
Biles followed US teammate Suni Lee and two others to slip off the beam on Monday.
During Lee's routine, the six-time Olympic medalist fell after a trio of backflips.
After jumping back up and finishing her routine, Biles was quick to cheer her teammate up on the side, telling her, "It was so good though!"
Later, Biles too fell from the beam during her routine after losing her balance.
Frustrated, she remounted the beam and finished her routine beautifully before quickly leaving the floor.
Both Americans scored 13.100 for their routines, leaving them outside of the medal positions.
Biles had previously won bronze in Tokyo and in Rio de Janeiro on the balance beam.
Lee was the 2022 NCAA National Championship gold medalist in the event.
This marked USA's 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, with China's Yaqin Zhou in second, and Italian Manila Esposita in third.
D'Amato's win was a historic moment for Italy, becoming the first woman to win an Olympic gold in gymnastics.
Her performance was remarkable nonetheless given that while warming up, she appeared to fall while landing before getting her calf heavily wrapped on the sides.
Victory in either event would've been Biles' fourth gold of the Paris Olympics.
Biles wound up finishing with a silver on the floor, as teammate Jordan Chiles won the bronze after an inquiry bumped her up from fourth at the last minute.
Chiles burst into tears after her third-place finish was confirmed - the first time she'd won an individual Olympic medal.
Brazil's Rebeca Andrade won her first gold of the games, becoming her country's most decorated Olympian.
She won gold in the team all-around and individual all-around last week.
And on Saturday Biles added gold in the vault to make it three in Paris.
The 27-year-old's day got off to a tough start with a fall from the balance beam before an error on the floor prevented her from recapturing gold in her signature event.
The balance beam finally kicked off Biles and Co.'s final day at the Bercy Arena, where she was seemingly left frustrated by some members of the crowd.
Biles was heard on the television feed saying something to the crowd.
"Stop shushing, why are they shushing," the US gymnast appeared to say.
Biles followed US teammate Suni Lee and two others to slip off the beam on Monday.
During Lee's routine, the six-time Olympic medalist fell after a trio of backflips.
After jumping back up and finishing her routine, Biles was quick to cheer her teammate up on the side, telling her, "It was so good though!"
Later, Biles too fell from the beam during her routine after losing her balance.
Frustrated, she remounted the beam and finished her routine beautifully before quickly leaving the floor.
Both Americans scored 13.100 for their routines, leaving them outside of the medal positions.
Biles had previously won bronze in Tokyo and in Rio de Janeiro on the balance beam.
Lee was the 2022 NCAA National Championship gold medalist in the event.
This marked USA's 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, with China's Yaqin Zhou in second, and Italian Manila Esposita in third.
D'Amato's win was a historic moment for Italy, becoming the first woman to win an Olympic gold in gymnastics.
Her performance was remarkable nonetheless given that while warming up, she appeared to fall while landing before getting her calf heavily wrapped on the sides.
Victory in either event would've been Biles' fourth gold of the Paris Olympics.
Biles wound up finishing with a silver on the floor, as teammate Jordan Chiles won the bronze after an inquiry bumped her up from fourth at the last minute.
Chiles burst into tears after her third-place finish was confirmed - the first time she'd won an individual Olympic medal.
Brazil's Rebeca Andrade won her first gold of the games, becoming her country's most decorated Olympian.
She won gold in the team all-around and individual all-around last week.
And on Saturday Biles added gold in the vault to make it three in Paris.
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00:00Simone Biles failed to win a fourth gold medal as her Olympic Games came to an end on Monday
00:11after a series of errors and a bizarre argument with fans. The 27-year-old's day got off to a
00:17tough start with a fall from the balance beam before an error on the floor prevented her from
00:21recapturing gold in her signature event. The balance beam finally kicked off Biles'
00:26and company's final day at the Bercy Arena, where she was seemingly left frustrated by some members
00:31of the crowd. Biles was heard on the television feed saying something to the crowd.
00:36Stop shushing, why are they shushing? the US gymnast appeared to say.
00:41Biles followed US teammates Suni Lee and two others to slip off the beam on Monday.
00:46After jumping back up and finishing her routine, Biles was quick to cheer her teammate up on the
00:51side, telling her, it was so good though. Later, Biles too fell from the beam during her routine
00:57after losing her balance. Frustrated, she remounted the beam and finished her routine
01:02beautifully before quickly leaving the floor.