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Biles, who stepped out of bounds on two passes, garnered a 14.133, placing her simply behind Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade. The particular person all-around silver medalist earned a 14.166 on her flooring routine, one among her strongest occasions, placing her forward of Biles for the gold.
Jordan Chiles, the opposite U.S. gymnast taking part within the occasion ultimate, ended her Paris Olympics run with a 13.766, placing her forward of Romania’s Ana Barbosu to hitch Andrade and Biles on the rostrum with a bronze.
There was some query instantly after Chiles obtained her rating, as she initially obtained a rating of 13.666, which put her out of medal competition at fifth. But after an inquiry, she obtained credit score for performing a component that put her forward of Barbosu to seize the bronze in a dramatic conclusion to the occasion.
Barbosu and her teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea each scored a 13.7, however scoring guidelines put Barbosu forward for having a better execution rating.
Earlier Monday, falls on the steadiness beam, together with by Biles and Suni Lee, left the U.S. out of particular person medals competition in that equipment, permitting Italy’s Alice D’Amato to nab the gold. D’Amato returned to flooring, capturing a 13.6 that put her out of medal competition.
Biles, an 11-time Olympic medalist, has not stated whether or not Paris will probably be her final Games. At 27 in a sport that has lengthy been the area of youngsters, she has competed in three completely different Olympics: Rio, Tokyo and now Paris. She garnered 5 gold medals in Rio and a silver and bronze in Tokyo, the place she left competitors after experiencing a lack of physique consciousness generally known as “the twisties.”
