All’s well for Samir Ait Said, whose recovery seems on the right course

Let’s put this story into rewind mode and see what you might have missed, or forgotten, or might not have known you cared about, or might have purposely avoided just so you could relive it here. A look back at Day 10 of competition at the Rio Olympics.

All’s well that ends well

The vision of the Joe Theismann-like injury suffered by French gymnast Samir Ait Said is still difficult to get out of your head. Well, Theismann recovered and so it appears will Said. He responded to a Facebook message from The Times about his well-being.

“I am OK, thank you very much. I stay in Rio until the 17 August, ” Said said. (Or is it “said Said.” Either way, couldn’t resist.)

He also added a happy-face emoji, meaning he’s either still on pain meds or 8 years old. The significance of Aug. 17 is that it’s the day after real gymnastics competition ends. There is still rhythmic gymnastics, that touching tribute to ball, ribbon and hoop, to finish out the Games.

Said has been updating his status through social media and videos.

Final thought: if you see him on Broadway, please don’t use theater parlance to wish him good luck.

As you like it

The finish of the women’s 400 on Monday was exciting to say the least but was it really in the spirit of good sportsmanship? Shaunae Miller of the Bahamas essentially dove across the finish line rather than run through it. It looked intentional. The rules of track say that you can dive across the finish line, although most runners prefer to lean.

It certainly spurs a discussion of who some of the best divers are in the world of sports. We’ll rank them in reverse order:

5. Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers.

4. Any soccer player in big-time competition.

3. LeBron James’ Oscar-worthy flops.

2. Chris Paul, followed by a look of, “What? Me?”

1. Greg Louganis, ’nuf said.

Favorite dive: Any local bar down the street.

Comedy of errors

Here’s the daily check-in as to what’s going wrong in Rio.

Let’s start with the mountain bike course in danger of being on fire. How many times can it be said that you can’t make this stuff up?

Apparently a garbage-fueled fire got out of control because of high winds and was threatening the Deodoro-based course. The governing body of cycling said the fire was under control — much like the water folks said the green pool was OK, move along, nothing to see here — and that an inspection will follow Tuesday.

A more dangerous situation occurred in Olympic Park when an aerial television camera fell more than 50 feet. Seven people suffered minor injuries, and all were treated and released.

The camera was operated by the Olympic Broadcasting Service, not NBC, so you can rule out that it was cosmically willed from its moorings in an attempt to get the “Today” show crew to stop talking about itself.

And finally, the U.S. Consulate in Rio issued a security message Monday for all Americans who might be on a beach or in a traffic jam.

“Groups of thieves who may be armed are known to sweep areas targeting victims. The local term for this activity is ‘arrastao.’”

At least it’s got a name.

Much ado about nothing

The effect of Usain Bolt’s win in the 100 could be felt all the way to New York in JFK Airport’s Terminal 8. It seems as if the crowd watching got so excited that the banging and screaming approximated gunshots in the minds of some. NYPD called the behavior “extremely disruptive.”

The terminal was evacuated amid a flurry of 911 calls. The police swept the area and found nothing. An investigation is being conducted to find the cause.

Tempest

Bad sportsmanship award goes to El Shehaby of Egypt, who refused to shake the hand of his Israeli opponent Or Sasson after losing his judo match. It was believed to be a political statement. On Monday the IOC issued him a “severe reprimand” and the Egyptian Olympic Committee sent him home.

Of course, sending someone home after his competition has finished isn’t really much of a punishment at all. He may have been headed back anyway. But, the EOC was in a tough spot. It gets criticized if it does nothing and criticized if it does something after the fact.

Help provided by Times staff writers Kevin Baxter, Lisa Dillman, Helene Elliott, Nathan Fenno, Bill Plaschke and David Wharton, who are also trying to make sense of these Olympics.

john.cherwa@latimes.com