We thought the biggest drama that would come in the gymnastics women’s floor final would be the duel between Simone Biles and Rebecca Andrade, but nobody could have predicted what happened at the very end of the competition after Jordan Chiles took the floor.
Chiles was the final competitor, needing to better a 13.700 to make the podium. It was a big score, but attainable. What ensued was a really great performance, but perhaps not enough to make it.
The judges agreed, initially giving her a score of 13.666, which seemingly set the final places as:
Rebecca Andrade (BRA): 14.166 Simone Biles (USA): 14.133 Ana Bărbosu (ROU): 13.700
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