PARIS : Simone Biles might be the world's most decorated gymnast but that did not stop her from producing uncharacteristic errors during her two final performances at the Paris Olympics on Monday, reminding her vast fan base that she, too, is human.
Paris 2024 Olympics - Artistic Gymnastics - Women's Floor Exercise Final - Bercy Arena, Paris, France - August 05, 2024. Simone Biles of United States in action. REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Biles snapped up three gold medals in her first three events at the Paris Games - the team, the all-around and the vault. About two hours later she was upstaged by Brazil's Rebeca Andrade on the floor exercise after landing with two feet out of bounds on two of her four tumbling passes. "I've accomplished way more than my wildest dreams. Not just at this Olympics, but in the sport," a serene Biles said.
It remains to be seen whether the Paris Olympics will turn out to be Biles' last. In a post on X that was shared 40,000 times, Biles implored her followers to stop"asking athletes what's next after they win a medal at the Olympics."
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