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16 AugustAmerican gymnast Simone Biles confirmed her superstar status by winning her fourth gold medal of the Games in the women’s floor exercise. As the Rio Olympic Arena clapped along to her Brazilian-inspired soundtrack, Biles produced a show-stopping routine that included a near-flawless combination of gravity-defying flips and dizzying tumbling passes, as well as the marquee move named in her honour.Meanwhile, 54-year-old Argentine sailor Santiago Lange provided further inspiration as he teamed up with Cecilia Carranza Saroli to win Olympic gold in the first Nacra 17 mixed event – a year after beating cancer.And later on the athletics track, New Zealander Nikki Hamblin and American Abbey D’Agostino warmed the hearts of millions when they stopped to help each other in the women’s 5,000m after colliding and falling during the race. “That girl is the Olympic spirit right there,” said Hamblin afterwards. “There was this hand on my shoulder, like ‘Get up. We have to finish this’. That’s a moment that you’re never going to forget.”DAY11RIO 201638 OLYMPIC REVIEW