Simone and Suni were two of four gymnast to come down .
Bercy Arena was so quiet you could hear a gymnast drop on Monday during the balance electron beam finals at theParis Olympics .
Four gymnast , including AmericansSimone BilesandSuni Lee , fell off the electron beam ― and the lack of euphony and a still crew may have played a part , The Associated Press reported .
“ It was really weird and awkward , ” Biles say , according to AP . “ We ’ve asked several clock time if we can have some music or some background noise . I ’m not really sure what happened there , but , yeah , not our dearie . None of us care it . ”
“ I think it was the crowd but also just knowing that we ’re so nigh to being done and just add together that extra tension of want to end it off the right way , ” Lee impart .
Lee facetiously said she worried whether the photographers could hear her breathe . “ It add together to the stress , just because it ’s like , you , yes , you ’re the only one up there . So I was feeling the pressure . ”
Background music often plays , but the absence of it was “ part of the sport display program at Paris 2024 , ” a spokesperson for the International Gymnastics Federation tell the news service .
BothBiles and Lee fall , dropping them out of out of medal competition , while Italy ’s Alice D’Amato take gold .
Later in the day , Biles returned to the matto snap silverin the story exercise for her 11th Olympic ribbon .
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