Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado ended her Olympic floor routine on Sunday by paying tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement. The 18-year-old gymnast dropped to one knee and put her first in the air, a moment she reportedly choreographed herself.
Alvarado, the first Costa Rican gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, wanted to use her routine to send a message about the importance of equality for all people. She told the Associated Press that the routine was choreographed to champion treating everyone with respect and dignity. “Because we’re all the same,” she told the AP. “We’re all beautiful and amazing.”
