The seven-times gold medallist was widely expected to win another one but came second and fifth in Monday's events.
Simone Biles suffered double disappointment at the Paris Olympics after missing out on gold in both the balance beam and floor exercise events. The US gymnastics sensation took a silver medal in Monday afternoon's floor exercise after a routine that included a couple of costly steps out of bounds, failing to repeat her gold in Rio de Janeiro eight years ago.
Biles recovered to finish her performance and received a score of 13.100, tying her with US teammate Sunisa Lee for fourth, but slipped one place further down by the end of the final. As she waited for her score, Biles rolled her eyes in seeming annoyance knowing she was not going to finish on the podium. Her total was well below D'Amato's winning score of 14.366, with China's Zhou Yaqin taking silver and another Italian, Manila Esposito, coming third.
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