Simone Biles easily wins the Olympic gymnastics trials as the U.S. finalizes its women’s team

Biles will arrive in Tokyo as the face of her sport, the U.S. delegation and perhaps the Olympic movement. She has become more than just a gymnastics star since her coronation in Rio in 2016. Her consistent excellence — her last second-place finish in a meet came more than nine years ago — combined with her charisma and possibility-pushing routines have thrust her into the company of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, athletes whose dominance on the world stage made them Olympic icons.