Simone Biles, Other Gymnasts Say Paris Olympics Beam Final Was Oddly Quiet

 ‘It was really weird and awkward,’ the gymnast said.
Simone Biles, Other Gymnasts Say Paris Olympics Beam Final Was Oddly Quiet
Gold medalist Simone Biles of Team United States poses with the Olympic Rings during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's All-Around Final medal ceremony on day six of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena in Paris, France, on Aug. 1, 2024. Jamie Squire/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Simone Biles said that the Paris Olympics gymnastics’ balance beam final on Monday was “really weird and awkward” due to the audience’s silence, which she described as unusual for such an event.

“You’re trying to stay in your zone, and then people start cheering and then the shushing gets louder, so really, they should be shushed because they’re louder,” Biles told reporters of the balance beam final after it ended.

Jack Phillips
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