Olympic Gold Gymnast Simone Biles on the cover of Cut
APP '16 Camonghne Felix interviews Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles for the cover profile of Cut. The interview explores modern advocacy strategies for change in the sports world.
Felix details Biles' journey through attending therapy while training for the Tokyo Olympics, speaking out against USA Gymnastics regarding Larry Nassar's abuses, and dealing with the responses to her setting a boundary for her health at Tokyo.
One quote from the article states:
Biles knows there is a price to setting boundaries, and she's happy to pay it. "It does mean sacrificing some of that stardom," she says. "But at the end of the day, you can't have it all. And if you take care of your mental well-being first, the rest will fall into place." Being the girl who could show up for her team and support it in more ways than winning gold is pretty cool, too. This is the legacy she'd like to leave behind: one of moral fortitude and bravery.
Through the article, Felix expertly shares how one can experience judgment due to their intersectional identities, regardless of their social status, yet still use their position of power to create change within both institutions and society at large.