Simone Biles had zero to prove here. Ohhhhh, this mattered to Simone Biles. Everybody wants to see Simone Biles, even the shooter extraordinaire Steph Curry, who was marveling floorside Thursday. Thursday in Paris was further evidence of what we already knew, that when Biles is cooking, the sport of gymnastics exists on two levels: Simone Biles, and everyone else. “I just still think I’m Simone Biles from Spring, Texas, that loves to flip," she said.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 02, 2024 08:22 UTC