PARIS — At the very end, every other gymnast in the team competition was done for the evening, and all Simone Biles really had to do was show up. What a lovely and well-deserved treat this was. Three years after her mind fell through a trapdoor in Tokyo, taking years of hard work with it, Biles got to do what everybody expected her to do three years ago. She performed with joy on her face, peace in her head, and a gold medal on its way toward her neck.
Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey had built up such a large lead that Biles said afterward: “I knew as long as I landed on my feet on all my passes, we’re gonna be good.”
