Associated Press, the young Olympian ended her Olympic qualifying routine on one knee and a fist in the air, symbolizing her support for Black Lives Matter.
Alvarado later told AP that her routine finale was intentionally choreographed to bring awareness to this movement that spread following the death of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor last summer.
Following her performance of the same routine on Friday during training, Alvarado had hope that she would be able to highlight equality and justice in her routine at the Olympics.
Alvarado’s routine, according to the gymnast herself and reported by ESPN, was curated to shine a light on “the importance of everyone treated with respect and dignity and everyone having the same rights because we’re
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