RIO DE JANEIRO -- For about 30 minutes, Simone Biles made it interesting.
So far and away better than the rest of the world she hasn’t even trailed in a competition in almost two years, she found herself behind Russia’s Aliya Mustafina. Was history in jeopardy? Was the supposedly unbeatable Biles actually – gasp -- beatable?
In a word, no.
Not even close.
Biles cemented her status as the greatest gymnast of all time Thursday, winning the Olympic all-around title in a rout. She finished 2.1 points ahead of Final Five teammate Aly Raisman, by far her largest margin of victory in her three-year – and counting -- win streak.