Beam, Floor, High Bar and P-Bars Event Finals Live from the Paris Olympic Games

Live on location in Paris, Jessica reports on the competition in Bercy Arena today and on her interviews with athletes. Spencer is watching, rewatching and judging from home. Plus we have lots of behind the scenes news from the Paris Olympics to share.

00:00 We have beam, floor, high bar and p-bars Olympic Champions! Beam, survive and medal. High bar, survive and medal. Floor, we have an inquiry! 01:38 Why did Simone Biles get a neutral deduction during beam finals? The failure to salute controversy explained.

3:03 Why Simone Biles saluted all the way off the floor for ever and ever at the judges

4:34 What happened during Simone Biles floor routine that cost her gold Simone Biles win silver on floor and becomes the second most decorated Olympic gymnast of all time

8:32 The bronze medal floor final controversy explained between Ana Barbosa, Jordan Chiles and Sabrina Voinea Jordan Chiles enters her first event finals and walks away a bronze medalist Rebeca Andrade wins floor and becomes the most decorated Brazilian Olympian of all time

12:36 How inquires work in gymnastics, what can be inquired about the score and what cannot

16:54 The beam final in detail Alice D'Amato wins Italy's first women's gymnastics Olympic gold And teammate Manila Esposito took bronze making the two beam medals a first for Italy

23:28 There's no shushing in gymnastics! Why did the French crowd shush people yelling encouragement to the gymnasts as they competed on beam?

25:07 A French perspective on the shushing controversy.

27:31 Do male gymnasts get a pass for poor behavior while women like Simone Biles get deductions. More on the alleged deduction for failing to salute.

37:59 High Bar Finals

42:24 Does the FIG need to change event finals format to prevent the number of falls that happened today?

51:29 P Bars, the drama free final of the day

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