Paris (AFP) – Narrowly missing her chance to get a record-setting tally of five gold medals in one Games, star US gymnast Simone Biles on Monday capped her glittering campaign with a floor exercise silver. After falling from the beam in the first major hiccup of her triumphant return to the Olympics, Biles gave a stellar floor performance and came second to Brazilian Rebeca Andrade, who has become the country’s most decorated Olympic athlete with six medals to her name.
US gymnastics superstar Simone Biles polished off a redemptive Paris Olympics campaign with a floor exercise silver on Monday, shrugging off a balance beam fall to finish runner-up to Brazilian Rebeca Andrade.