It really goes to show how dominant Simone Biles is when it’s news that she hasn’t won a gold medal.
Going into Monday, the American artistic gymnastics phenom had won three golds in as many events at the Rio games. However, her dreams of taking a clean sweep in this year’s Olympics ended because of a costly error on the beam.
Biles had been the odds on favourite to claim gold in the event, but stumbled after a front somersault and was forced to grab the beam with both hands to stop herself from falling.
Two gymnasts attempt "vault of death" in #Rio2016, a move that's even too dangerous for USA star Simone Biles https://t.co/qAqdVmgbq7
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) August 15, 2016
Dutch gymnast Sanne Wevers was up directly after Biles and she tactically changed her routine in order to secure the gold medal.
Her original plan was to try a very difficult routine, but after seeing Biles’ mistake, she cleverly adjusted her D-score from 7.0 down to 6.6 and executed her safer routine brilliantly.
Wevers’ final score of 15.466 was enough to win the event while USA’s Laurie Hernandez took the silver medal with 15.333. Despite her error, Biles’ score of 14.733 was still enough to secure a bronze medal.
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