Simone Biles finishes off her return to the Olympics with a silver on floor exercise

PARIS (AP) — American gymnast Simone Biles didn’t get the golden sendoff she hoped.

Biles earned silver in the floor exercise finals on Monday after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds.

Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade became the first gymnast to beat Biles in a floor final in a major international competition, posting a score of 14.166 that finished just ahead of Biles at 14.133.

Jordan Chiles, a longtime friend of Biles, earned the bronze.

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