Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado ended her Olympics floor routine with a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Alvarado said she wanted to highlight equality and treating others with respect and dignity."Because we're all the same and we're all beautiful and amazing," she told the AP.
Alvarado performed the same move during training on Friday. Her routine during competition earned her a 12.166, meaning she will not move forward to the finals. The International Olympic Committee recently tweaked its rules about protesting ahead of this year's games, allowing for some demonstrations to occur before competition. Alvarado likely will not face repercussions, as the move was incorporated into her routine.The 18-year-old at the end of her floor routine, Luciana Alvarado took a knee, put her left arm behind her back and raised her right fist to the sky.
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