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

By WILL GRAVES
AP National Writer

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.

It was Biles’ 11th Olympic medal. Jordan Chiles, a longtime friend of Biles, earned the bronze.