It was the final chance to watch Simone Biles at the Paris Olympics, and Tom Brady seized it.
Like so many top athletes and A-list celebrities before him, the former NFL quarterback came to see the American superstar performing at Bercy Arena during the closing final event, floor.
He did not get the chance to see Biles on the top of an Olympic podium, as Biles secured second to Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, and she became the first gymnast to beat Biles in a floor final competition.
Biles was close to tying the record for most Olympic gold medals by any female athlete in any sport with two more wins on the final day of gymnastics competitions, but she fell during her beam routine, and then earned silver in the floor exercise after a routine that included a couple of steps out of bounds.
Brady attended the beam competition with his daughter, Vivian, sitting close to the front row. He also…