PARIS — Simone Biles stood to the right, a silver medalist. Jordan Chiles stood to the left, a bronze winner.
In the middle was Rebeca Andrade, the Brazilian superstar who had seemingly taken on Team USA all by herself at these Olympics and this time, in this event, had triumphed. She’d finally won gold here, edging Biles out by just 0.033 points to score an upset in the floor competition.
Biles could have been upset. A lot of athletes would be. She came expecting to win an eighth all-time gold in what was likely her Olympic finale, going out on top in front of a packed crowd eager to celebrate her greatness.