Overtime: The Paris Olympics— the finest I’ve ever watched!

SIMONE BILES :10—With a week of perspective in our rearview mirrors, let’s talk some Olympics. First and foremost, the Paris Olympics were just about flawless, every venue utterly fantastic, the history of Paris fairly dripping from every event and the presentation of the French citizenry to the world magical. I have to say this was truly the finest Olympics I’ve ever watched and I’m going back to the ’68 Olympics in Mexico. Just brilliant. And kudos to the ever-present Mike Tirico who, as the main host, just seems comfortable describing gymnastics, rowing, ping pong, boxing, track and field, swimming and on and on with absolute ease and aplomb. Mike is simply the best there is right now and maybe of all-time, he’s just that damn good. JORDAN CHILES :09—Let’s talk about the athletes and I have to start with the undeniable, incredible Simone Biles, who, along with Jade Carey, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Hezly Rivera, won the Women’s Team Gold Medal along with Gold Medals in the All-Around and the Vault and a Silver in the Floor Exercise. Simone’s status as the greatest gymnast in history is secure and the way she carries herself and comes across in interviews...