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☆ Olympics recap: What you missed in gymnastics, track and field, soccer and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Rohan Nadkarni | Rohan Nadkarni Is A Sports Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Day 10 of the Olympics brought us Simone Biles’ final competition in Paris, a big day for Americans on the track, not one but two important soccer matches and much more. Women’s gymnasticsArtistic gymnastics at the Paris Olympic Games came to a dramatic end Monday, as Biles was edged out for the gold medal in the floor exercise final. Monday’s silver on floor exercise was an 11th Olympic medal for Biles. Sweden’s Armand “Mondo” Duplantis set a world record in men’s pole vault Monday, adding to his stash of gold medals. The hosts and Egypt were deadlocked at 1 before France scored two goals in extra time to secure a spot in the gold medal match.

Persons: Simone Biles ’, Larisa Latynina’s, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, Biles, ”, medaled, that’s, ” “, Jordan Chiles, Chiles, “, ” Chiles, Gabby Thomas, McKenzie Long, Brittany Brown, Thomas, Lucia’s Julien Alfred, Alfred, Guy, Armand “ Mondo, Duplantis, Sam Kendricks, Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis, Juanlu Sanchez, Taryn Kloth, Kristen Nuss, Nuss, ” Kloth, Kristen, What’s Organizations: Paris Olympic, Olympic Games, France, Olympics, U.S, Canada, Brazil Locations: Paris, Tokyo, St, Spain, France, Morocco, Egypt, Canada, Italy, Brazil

Artistic gymnastics at the Paris Olympic Games came to a dramatic end Monday, as Simone Biles won the silver medal in the floor exercise final. "A couple years ago, I didn't think I'd be back here at an Olympic Games, so competing and then walking away with four medals ... Naomi Baker / Getty ImagesIn Tuesday’s team event, she officially became the most decorated American gymnast in the history of the Olympic Games, surpassing “Magnificent Seven” member Shannon Miller’s seven-medal record. An Olympic gold in that event has long eluded her and slipped out of her grasp once again in her third Olympic appearance. Her all-around win made her the first American and just the third gymnast in history to win the Olympic all-around gold medal more than once.

Persons: Simone Biles, Larisa Latynina’s, Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, Biles, Jordan Chiles, medaled, that's, Naomi Baker, “, Shannon Miller’s, Joe Biden, Larisa Latynina, Věra, Czechoslovakia —, Paris, ”, ” Biles Organizations: Paris Olympic, Olympic Games, Games, Paris, Soviet Union, Los Angeles Locations: Paris, Tokyo, Tokyo —, American, Rio, Soviet, Czechoslovakia, Atlanta

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