As Biles Rests After Tokyo, Gymnastics Glimpses What Could Be

Simone Biles left Tokyo with a silver medal and a bronze.Credit...Chang W. Lee/The New York TimesTOKYO — Simone Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist, said goodbye to the Tokyo Games on Wednesday. She packed up her sparkly red, white and blue leotards and hair ribbons, and the white grips she wears on her hands to swing on the uneven bars. She tucked her silver and bronze Olympic medals away too, bittersweet reminders of some of the most stressful and confusing weeks of her life.

At home in Texas, her parents, Nellie and Ron Biles, can’t wait to see her. Because of coronavirus restrictions that barred fans from the Games, it was the first time they weren’t in the stands to watch her compete.…