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Simone Biles pulled out a necklace with a diamond-encrusted goat pendant, and that marvelous little piece of jewelry blinged so much you could have seen it sparkling from atop the Eiffel Tower.

It was an all-time flex for an all-time champion, but for Biles, it was not a narcissistic act. It was a gesture of self-love, a celebration that symbolized how far the gymnast has come, how high she can still soar and how well she sees herself.

After all the trauma and doubt and suffocating expectations, after all the physical and emotional effort it took to return, Biles deserves to flaunt the latest accomplishment of her sterling career.

On a tense Thursday night inside Bercy Arena, During the second rotation, she hindered her chances to win gold with a near-disastrous showing on the uneven bars, responded on the balance beam and turned celestial, as usual, during the floor routine.

With Andrade as a worthy challenger, Biles had to overcome a deficit. In the end, her 59.131 score was 1.199 points better than Andrade.

By the incomparable Biles standard, the margin was slim. During the 2016 Olympics, she won the all-around by more than two points.