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When does Simone Biles compete today? Paris Olympics gymnastics schedule for Monday
By Carrie McDonald , USA TODAY,
7 hours ago
Simone Biles returned Monday for back-to-back event finals to finish off the last day of gymnastics at the Paris Olympics .
The American superstar competed Monday morning in the balance beam final but didn’t medal, falling off during her aeriel series and finishing fifth. Biles will compete in the floor final at 8:23 a.m. ET.
Biles secured first place in the floor exercise during the qualification round , finishing a comfortable 0.7 points ahead of second-place qualifier and all-around silver medalist Rebeca Andrade . Biles previously won gold in the floor final in Rio, ahead of former teammate Aly Raisman , but withdrew from the event in Tokyo after experiencing a case of the " twisties ”.
Biles has two Olympic beam medals to her name – bronze in Rio and Tokyo – and will aim for a third consecutive podium finish.
American teammate Suni Lee , who won bronze in the Paris all-around final, will join Biles in the beam final. Biles’ Team USA and World Champions Center teammate Jordan Chiles will compete alongside her in the floor final.
The men’s parallel bars and high bar finals will also take place Monday, but no American gymnasts qualified for either event.
Olympic gymnastics schedule Monday, Aug. 5
All events streaming on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com
Men's parallel bars final (medal event), 5:45 a.m. ET
Women's balance beam final (medal event), 6:38 a.m. ET
Men's high bar final (medal event), 7:33 a.m. ET
Women's floor exercise final (medal event), 8:23 a.m. ET
Primetime in Paris (women's balance beam and floor exercise finals replay), 8 p.m. on NBC (streaming on Peacock, NBCOlympics.com)
Women's all-around final: Biles edged out Brazil's Rebeca Andrade for gold in the all-around final to become the oldest all-around Olympic champion since 1952. Biles is also just the third woman to win all-around twice, and the first to do it eight years apart.
Balance beam final: Monday, Aug. 5; 6:38 a.m. ET. An Olympic gold medal on the balance beam has eluded Biles so far. She has two bronze medals on the beam, the first at the 2016 Rio Olympics and second at the 2021 Tokyo Games.
Floor final: Monday, Aug. 5; 8:23 a.m. ET. Biles won gold in the floor exercise at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Soviet Union's Larisa Latynina (1956, 1960, 1964), Hungary's Ágnes Keleti (1952, 1956) and Soviet Union's Nellie Kim (1976, 1980) are the only female gymnasts to win multiple Olympic gold medals in the floor exercise.
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