*A slip on the balance beam this afternoon left Simone Biles without her fourth gold medal.
Despite the stumble, the Olympic all-around champion still earned enough points to capture the bronze medal with a 14.733 score, while her teammate Laurie Hernandez took home silver, earning a 15.333.
#Olympics: Laurie Hernandez takes silver in balance beam! ? https://t.co/Nr6y0uroRh pic.twitter.com/Ed9jZrSieU
— People Magazine (@people) August 15, 2016
Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands won the gold with 15.466.
Biles – who already has three golds from the team final, the all-around and the vault – remains the world champion on beam and posted the highest score during qualifying when she put up a 15.633.
.@Simone_Biles competing on the balance beam this afternoon. #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/6fXvZukA9R
— Simone Biles Army (@SimoneArmy) August 15, 2016
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