INTERVIEW – LIZ CLARKE – sportswriter for The Washington Post – IN RIO

• Simone Biles Held Up the Olympics Closing Ceremony Because Everyone Wanted a Selfie With Her. And on Sunday night, during the closing ceremony, it seemed every top athlete from around the world wanted a slice — er, a selfie — with Biles. Biles had the honor of carrying the American flag during the closing ceremony on Sunday. But as luck (and fame) would have it, other athletes from various countries kept stopping Biles during the ceremony to take the perfect selfie with her. As one NBC commentator put it, “they’re trying to get a Biles smile.”
• Japanese PM Shinzo Abe appears in disguise as Super Mario at Rio Olympics Closing Ceremony
• Ryan Lochte Says ‘My Mistake Was Over-Exaggerating’
• Final Rio medal count: USA nearly doubles total of closest country. The Americans dominated the podium once again at the Rio Olympics.