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Rio Olympics 2016: Simone Biles proud of bronze, 'disappointed' in beam routine

Simone Biles is already being hailed as one of the best gymnasts of all time, but the 19-year-old stumbled and nearly fell off the balance beam during the final event Monday afternoon.

Despite the misstep, she still went home with the bronze and United States teammate Laurie Hernandez took home silver.

"I'm not disappointed in the medal that I received because anyone would love to have a bronze at an Olympic Games," Biles told reporters. "I'm disappointed in the routine that I did. Not so much the entire routine, just the front tuck, I guess, because the rest of the routine was pretty good.