+

Cookies on the Business Insider India website

Business Insider India has updated its Privacy and Cookie policy. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the better experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we\'ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on the Business Insider India website. However, you can change your cookie setting at any time by clicking on our Cookie Policy at any time. You can also see our Privacy Policy.

Close
HomeQuizzoneWhatsappShare Flash Reads
 

Simone Biles' dream of winning 5 golds at the Olympics is over thanks to a wobble on the balance beam

Aug 16, 2016, 01:07 IST

NBC

Advertisement

Simone Biles' dream of becoming the first woman to ever win five gold medals at one Olympic Games is over as she lost the balance beam final to the Netherlands' Sanee Wevers. Biles did however come away with the bronze medal and her teammate Laurie Hernandez won silver.

The reason Biles lost was because she lost her balance during a front flip and put her hands on the beam when she wasn't supposed to. Although she didn't fall off completely, touching the beam with one's hands something that is now considered by gymnastics' governing body to be worth the same deduction as a complete fall.

Here's Biles after her wobble:

NBC

Advertisement

NOW WATCH: Here's what Rio's 'uninhabitable' Olympic Village looks like

Please enable Javascript to watch this video
You are subscribed to notifications!
Looks like you've blocked notifications!
Next Article