Simone Biles (@Simone_Biles [1]) is TIME's 2021 Athlete of the Year #TIMEPOY [2] https://t.co/35CNbmLYxI [3] pic.twitter.com/wX4y34GGW7 [4] — TIME (@TIME) December 13, 2021 [5]
A gorgeous profile photo of the GOAT, Simone Biles [6], is on the cover of Time magazine, naming her Time's 2021 Athlete of the Year [7]! We're not surprised, as she earned it with all of her amazing accomplishments, including achieving two medals in the Tokyo Summer Olympics — silver for team [8] and bronze for beam final [9]. With that, she made history, joining Shannon Miller as the most decorated American in the history of Olympic gymnastics [10].
But we're also excited that she was chosen since Biles has become a powerful voice for making mental health and self-care a priority [11]. Check out this inspiring video from Time about why Biles was chosen as Athlete of the Year (as if we need convincing!), showing that she is "so much more than a gymnast." Biles is one of the greatest athletes of all time, and this is a well-deserved honour.
