A place on the medal podium literally slipped away from Simone Biles and Suni Lee in the balance beam on Monday at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Biles finished in fifth after she landed awkwardly on the beam and lost her footing. Her stumble cost her dearly in her overall score (13.100) and left the door wide open for somebody else to claim gold.
The beam continued a strong Paris Games for Italy, which saw Alice D'Amato and Manila Esposito both medal after they contributed to their country's runner-up showing in the team all-around competition.