Daily Drop of GBN for January 4, 2022: Simone Biles (Black Girl Magic)
Good Black News: The Daily Drop por Lori Lakin Hutcherson
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The Category? Black Girl Magic. The person? Simone Biles.
United States athlete Simone Biles not only holds the record for the most World Championship medals won by ANY GYMNAST EVER, she has several signature moves named after her including: the “Biles (H),” a double-twisting double backflip balance beam dismount, and the “Biles II,” a double backflip with three twists floor combination. No one but the four-time Olympic gold medalist herself has ever landed those moves in international competition. Between all that AND her ability to remove her sweatpants while in a handstand (as seen on her Twitter in 2020), Biles’s status as the best of the best will forever be undeniable.
Additionally, when Biles prioritized her mental health over competition after suffering from a bout of “the twisties” during the 2020 Summer Olympics, she emerged ...