Simone Biles and Suni Lee

During the balance beam finals at the Paris 2024 Olympics, a notable absence of background music and an unusually quiet crowd contributed to a challenging atmosphere for competitors, including Simone Biles and Suni Lee, both of whom fell off the beam and missed the podium. Biles described the situation as 'weird and awkward,' highlighting the stress of performing in silence, which she and Lee felt added pressure to their routines. Lee expressed her frustration with the crowd's excessive shushing, which detracted from their performances. Italy's Alice D’Amato won gold, while Biles and Lee finished fifth and sixth, respectively, with scores of 13.100. Despite the setback, Biles later earned a silver medal in the floor exercise, bringing her total Olympic medal count to 11.