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Rio Olympics 2016: It's silver for Laurie Hernandez and gold for Simone Biles on beam

Sanne Wevers of the Netherlands pushed past Simone Biles and Laurie Hernadez to win gold for balance beam with a 15.466 at the Rio Games on Monday.

It marks the first time ever the Netherlands have sent a competitor to the beam, which makes the victory that much more sweet.

Hernandez took silver with a 15.333 score and Biles got bronze with a 14.733.

The reigning world champion in beam, Biles stumbled during a front somersault on the beam after her right foot slipped off the beam, but she didn't fall. Monday's score was low for Biles, who was the top qualifier with a 15.