Simone Biles wins fourth gold medal with floor exercise win
Simone Biles finished out her first Olympics on a high-flying note, striking gold for the fourth time on Tuesday afternoon to win the women's individual floor exercise event at the Rio Summer Games.
A day after finishing third on the balance beam, Biles scored a whopping 15.966 score for her floor routine, which was stacked with difficulty and gravity-defying tumbling passes. The 19-year-old all-around champion now has four golds and a bronze for this Olympics.
.@Simone_Biles (#USA) scores 15.966 to win #gold in women's floor! 4th gold of #Rio2016 ! #Olympics pic.twitter.com/KQdYIJTNiU
— Olympics (@Olympics) August 16, 2016
Biles' American teammate Aly Raisman, the defending Olympic champion on this exercise, earned a 15.500 to win silver.
Congratulations @Simone_Biles @Aly_Raisman #teamusa GOLD AND SILVER again!! #rio2016 pic.twitter.com/HvssUNFB2u
— Shawn Johnson East (@ShawnJohnson) August 16, 2016
Continuing to make history and make America proud...congrats to these amazing team USA ladies https://t.co/3GCbk7TaeB
— josh groban (@joshgroban) August 16, 2016
Great Britain's Amy Tinkler earned bronze with a 14.933.