‘Today Has Been Absolutely Wild.’ Inside the Final Day of Gymnastics at the Paris Olympics

The last day of gymnastics competition didn’t go quite the way Team USA gymnasts were hoping. With two U.S. women competing in the balance beam and two on the floor exercise finals, they expected at least two medals, if not three or four.

But Simone Biles, who has executed clean routines throughout her previous four events in Paris—including a clutch beam program during qualification—had an uncharacteristic fall off the beam. Teammate Sunisa Lee fell as well...