American dream played out in piece of irresistible theatre to bury the memories of the Damned Games of Tokyo
Of course there was theatre at the very last. Two hours into this women’s artistic gymnastics team final, with the USA coasting grandly at the head of the field, the logistics of competition left Simone Biles with one final act to end the show.
Three years on from Tokyo and The Breakdown, the final act in the current iteration same catastrophic team event was the Biles floor routine. So in front of Bill Gates, Gianni Infantino, Serena Williams and Spike Lee, in front of the eyes of the world as ever Simone Biles go to dance like no one was watching.
