What to watch at Olympics today: Simone Biles' final act in Paris and 15-foot drops in a kayak

Paris Olympics in Final Week #

The Paris Olympics are reaching their final week, with the closing ceremonies just six days away.

On Monday, Simone Biles, a prominent face of the Games, competes in her final two events with a chance to win five gold medals. Other events to watch today include track and field, kayak cross, and the medal events in 3x3 basketball, badminton, cycling, and shooting.

In artistic gymnastics, Biles, Sunisa Lee, and Jordan Chiles will compete in the balance beam and floor exercise finals. Biles has already won three gold medals in Paris and has left open the possibility of competing in the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

Kayak cross, a new discipline in the canoe slalom schedule, offers thrilling races with four competitors released simultaneously. Evy Leibfarth is the only American competing and successfully advanced in her first heat on Sunday.

Track and field has four medal events lined up for today, including the men’s pole vault, women’s discus, women’s 5,000-meter, and women’s 800-meter finals. Athletes to watch include pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis, discus thrower Valarie Allman, and runner Sifan Hassan.

In 3x3 basketball, Germany, Canada, Spain, and the United States are the remaining teams competing for the gold medal. The U.S. women’s team, led by Dearica Hamby and Rhyne Howard, has made an impressive comeback after an initial loss.

Finally, if wave conditions permit, the surfing semifinals and medal matches will take place today in Tahiti.

Yesterday’s highlight was the thrilling men’s 100-meter final, where Noah Lyles narrowly beat Kishane Thompson to win the gold medal.