Black Excellence All-Around: Three Black Gymnasts Make History

[@benrobinson77]

Awesome interview. Only thing I wish they would have touched on is the other Black gymnasts who paved the way for them through the previous decades since the 80s ... Dianne Durham, Betty Okino, Dominique Dawes, Tasha Schwikert, Gabby Douglass. Being the ONLY Black gymnast on a team is a very different experience, and it paved the way to make it possible for more than one or two.

[@Matthew-nw5tb]

I wish they could at least justify why they think black people are so much better than other races they should have their own competitions.

[@benrobinson77]

@@Matthew-nw5tb your inaccurate outlook on Black Excellence has nothing to do with what I'm talking about. If you want to start beef, then make your own comment separate from mine. And those three all being on the podium winning DOES mean they were better than everyone at that given competition, so let them shine and have their moment! Keep your negativity off my thread.

[@johnwebb2442]

Absolutely.

[@crittoneida958]

Our community needs to really get behind these women and give them the attention support and recognition that they deserve. And there are so many others like Trinity Thomas Derain Gaborone mya hooten sierra brooks gabby Wilson soraya Hawthorne.... These athletes are incredible

[@JakeTheSnake509]

What community? Seems like they only want black communities supporting black excellence

[@amarbyrd2520]

Quite correct. Also, sports networks - ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN - aren't y'all supposed to cover the globe? Make some noise 🏆🏆🏆🥳🥳🥳

[@calicoesblue4703]

Facts😎👍

[@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck]

NADIA COMANECI IS THE BEST❤ NADIA COMANECI IS THE QUEEN 👑

[@francisnguyen6349]

Congrats to all 3 black female American Artistic Gymnasts.

[@TeamUSA]

👑👑👑

[@francisnguyen6349]

Yay.

[@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck]

​@@TeamUSANADIA COMANECI IS THE BEST ❤ NADIA COMANECI IS THE QUEEN 👑

[@cmytu2349]

Congratulations to all three black women gymnasts for this special moment in time. You are awesome! Wishing you the best in your 2024 Olympic dreams and achievements!

[@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck]

NADIA COMANECI ❤

[@UrbanCastle]

Three individual icons who are the present and future of our sport. If we look back, there are many Black gymnasts who created amazing impression on gym fans - Lucy Collins, Dianne Durham, Kim Hamilton, Angie Denkins, Joyce Wilborn, Corrine Wright (Tarver), Dee Foster, Betty Okino, Dominique Dawes. They shouldn't be overlooked for their contributions to the sport. It is spectacular to see how bright the future of gymnastics is.

[@giffysstiffy8874giffytuck]

ITS ACCEPTED TO BE A BLACK SUPREMACIST 🤮💩🤡

[@DannyDevitofor]

Three absolute queens 👑

[@lettiegrant9447]

They're athletes not queens.😊

[@carish1452]

Wishing we could see them in a round table interview with Dominique Dawes or Betty Okino too!

[@kandileasmith9561]

Yes yes yes!!

[@lettiegrant9447]

Exactly!

[@johnwebb2442]

True.

[@TheTimo5494]

Never in my lifetime would have thought I'd see this starting my career in the 80s. Such an unexpected but beautiful moment

[@GeeBee212]

When we are given access, we excel. Whether it's exercising the muscles that make you great at sport or exercising the muscle that makes you excel at academics. It is why we have been denied access. People fear greatness that isn't theirs.

[@TheTimo5494]

@@GeeBee212 agreed

[@calicoesblue4703]

@@GeeBee212Well said brotha, Facts💯💯💯

[@barrysiff815]

SUCH an outstanding feature - thank you and huge congratulations to these amazing athletes and people.

[@beachlover7268]

So awesome!! It’s about time to see diversity is this sport!! 💪🏼. I am a gym owner, 23 yrs and I’m loving this!! 💙🖤💙🖤

[@noelanthony1204]

Congratulations to all 3 female American athletes .. motivation, goals and drive to succeed -- awesome

[@JordanWilliams-ix2td]

black American*

[@JakeTheSnake509]

You forgot to put the black excellence in there.

[@noelanthony1204]

@@JakeTheSnake509 when I congratulate those who excel which are many in the human race I don't bring up their ancestry status ... I disquishish all of them as American Athletes --- their are many great Athletes in the World

[@eliciaellis7428]

​@@noelanthony1204 Good for you sir!But we ARE going to celebrate these young black women athletes ❤

[@ellenjones6080]

Love this! So proud of them BlackGirlMagic ❤❤❤❤🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@lettiegrant9447]

No such thing as black girl magic. And people need to stop saying thst.

[@calicoesblue4703]

Black Girl magic 💯💯💯😎👍

[@calicoesblue4703]

@@lettiegrant9447Keep coping Clown🫵🫵🤡🤡🤡

[@josephrocha142]

Very nice to see young women achieve their goals.

[@lettiegrant9447]

Exactly and not because they're black but because they're great athletes.

[@carolineblueskies]

So proud of these three women! Hope we get to see Konnor back in competition soon! (Also Jordan's sweatshirt is so cute, is that for sale @Team USA?)

[@angeldaniel7360]

I hope this beautiful lady’s bring that gold medal in 2024 Olympic Games!!!!!

[@johnwebb2442]

Most Definitely.

[@cantor7723]

It's quite possible to have 4 of the 5 members of the Olympic team being women of color. Right now, Shi, Jordan, and Suni will be on the team unless something changes. Then at least one of Gabby/Simone will be on the team. Simone has made it clear she hasn't retired, and Gabby is already back in the gym training. And, if Tokyo taught us anything, Team USA needs Jade's floor and vault scores. I have to admit that I'm giddy over the possibly of having Gabby, Shilese, and Suni bars rotation in Paris for Team USA.

[@Fandomonium456]

I know!!! Gabby and Simone would be amazing, two trailblazers with the new blood

[@Theoriginalprincess]

Rooting for Skye Blakely too

[@johnwebb2442]

That would be epic, women of color representing Team USA in gymnastics at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

[@alannabrown4]

@@johnwebb2442unless the don’t win. It would be terrible & they will get hate for it

[@danceballetacro]

Wow this was historic!!! Great interview!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙌🏼🎉

[@emievlogs3077]

Congratulations ladies , I am a big fan of gymnastics and I love watching Jordan because she was 3 hours and 17 minutes from were I live. But I love watching all of team USA

[@supermathlete101]

An all black Olympic team. It’s possible! Others might have something to say about it but it’s still possible nonetheless.

[@crittoneida958]

Can you imagine these 3, trinity thomas, Sierra brooks, gabby Wilson, Derain Gaborone, and Simone biles???????

[@user-ei1wp1df8g]

I love Jordan so much! I'm so happy she is competing as UCLA bruins💙💛

[@Fandomonium456]

I love them way too much 😭 hope they are all in Paris

[@calicoesblue4703]

Thank you sistas for representing us Well. 😎👍

[@USNMelDaria]

My beautiful sisters...so proud!!!! 🤎🤎🤎

[@maryjanekeitel322]

Total gymnast-wanna-be is thrilled to see 3 Black women on the podium! There was a time when this might not have even been possible. They've had the benefit of trailblazers' exposure and wisdom AND they're paying it forward with this interview.

[@faith2xxx]

You're probably one of those Karens who are upset that the Little Mermaid, Belle, and Tinkerbell are being portrayed by BLACK women.

[@loisatwater7343]

Congratulations, Queens!

[@chloebrower2598]

I think all three of these girls could very well make the Olympic team. Jordan, Shilese, Konnor, Suni, and Jade would be an incredible team for Paris

[@chriswalls5831]

They are pretty and talented

[@catherinecangiano9231]

So many black women gymnasts are owning the podium, it's so great to see!

[@madreep]

As a Black woman I love seeing the sport becoming more diverse. Not just here in the states, but internationally as well. It is still bittersweet to me because while my granddaughter can see all these girls out there who look like her, it's still not a very realistic goal due to the wealth gap and income disparities that affect many families of color. Gymnastics is a VERY expensive sport. One that is out of reach for so many families. My daughter was not a gymnast growing up, but she was a competitive cheerleader. And I regularly worked 60 hour weeks in order to pay for it.

[@owenweikert7978]

This is what we fans want to see more of! YAS

[@gabbysiros1051]

@user-mc5hc7be5f literally shut up

[@ihatearsenal6295]

gay

[@ihatearsenal6295]

@missA m nah

[@HelloHaven]

And to think the video I saw before this one was a video of a young black gymnast being ignored and refused a medal that she had earned at a medal ceremony. What a strange dichotomy.

[@ashleyyoung5180]

I love them ! An not to take anything away from them but the title is black excellence and I know 2 of the 3 women are biracial / mixed however you prefer to describe it . I am biracial , and it’s just as historic to and important for other mixed girls that don’t typically see biracial athletes speak out about being biracial , I feel people always choose one race to identify with when it comes to interviews like this .

[@faith2xxx]

Anytime you preface a comment with 'not taking away from,' 'I don't mean,' ' I'm not saying this because,' 'I don't mean to sound,' usually means you're about to make an unnecessary comment. They're identifying as Black and you shouldn't have an issue with that, just like no one should have an issue with you identifying as biracial. I notice that when BLACK is involved, people are quick to chime in that there is another side. Meghan Markle is catching hell right now not because she's biracial, but because of that Black half of her. President Obama even said when he lived in NYC taxi drivers would pass him up all the time, and he was sure it wasn't because he was a biracial man, but a BLACK man. Please allow us this moment to celebrate these 3 BLACK women, and stop trying to herd them away from calling themselves Black. Damn, we can't have ANYTHING.

[@Matthew-nw5tb]

@@faith2xxx you’re gaslighting. What the comment is saying is true, they never even mentioned that they’re mixed. When you’re mixed and black and you only talk about your race when it comes to being black, that’s a priority. When Obama was sworn into office he wasn’t considered the first black mixed president, he was considered the first black president. Also, there are less mixed race people in the sport than black people, yet giving underrepresented girls support only applies to them? Being mixed isn’t an unnecessary detail like you say it is, and suggesting such makes you look like you just don’t like mixed people

[@Matthew-nw5tb]

@@faith2xxx they aren’t just black, and saying so erases their racial identity. I don’t care how much they’re saying they’re black, they’re black AND biracial. You can’t just identify as whatever you want, they’re black and mixed and you can’t get offended at that or you’re racist.

[@bgreen5234]

@@Matthew-nw5tb Wth are u talking about? Go spew that garbage somewhere else. They can identify as whatever race THEY choose. that’s THEIR journey despite what u think. how is that racist to say otherwise? Do you know what racism is? Because this is definitely not a great example of said term. If you don’t go troll somewhere else and let those BLACK women be.

[@calicoesblue4703]

My mom is Mexican & like the majority of us, we know we are Black people. All of these girls identify as Black. No different then Halley Berry, Obama, or Mariah Carey. They are blacks people. If you don’t see yourself as a black woman that is on you but don’t apply your ignorance to the rest of us.🫵🫵🫵🦝🦝🦝🤡🤡

[@patricewilliams2998]

Jordan is very well spoken.

[@Kay100]

You guys should add the 500m to the Olympics for Track and Field.

[@ashleymeggan]

Love this!!

[@Shayechique]

Absolutely amazing

[@chellyella]

Love you three ❤

[@johnwebb2442]

Love this. #blackexcellence #blackgirlmagic

[@kolibri7712]

let’s gooo i’m so excited for 2024

[@TeamUSA]

Can't wait!

[@DennisAllums]

Lol 46k views here, and this is the rare channel that even covered it.

[@joeanderson8839]

I love ❤️ beautiful , strong woman.

[@jerrell9554]

🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@reginamoore6897]

❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉 congratulations!!!!

[@newtrollaccount384]

Does Team USA have a problem with Gabby Douglas? It seems like gymnastics and the Olympics avoids bringing her up. It's as if everyone is pretending she doesn't exist.

[@annzeeg4217]

She's retired

[@alannabrown4]

@@annzeeg4217no she’s not lmao

[@annzeeg4217]

@@alannabrown4 she was

[@Lladz171]

🖤🖤🖤(No More Pain)Mary J. Blidge

[@newtrollaccount384]

This interview is very strange.

[@TheMajesticice01]

Jordans mom was stealing that’s why she lost all of the stuff plus her mom was sentenced to prison time

[@alannabrown4]

ok who asked

[@thetruefacts3482]

Probably but that doesn't really matter in a competition. What matters is skill and these three did not deserve to win! The Romania women were much better and deserved the gold and silver medals. They were cheated out of what they deserved to give black women medals just to make a point. That's wrong on every level. It's supposed to be about skill, not race and special treatment. Two women from another country who worked harder, looked better and had better skills were cheated out of their awards. I'm sure we'll hear more of this in the days to come. I don't think this is the end of it.

[@mariokyscott6288]

❤❤❤

[@lettiegrant9447]

It's too much talk about black excellence. These girls are great st what they have accomplished but why not just focus on the fact that they're great athletes. We can all see that they're black so why always point that out.

[@alfonsoramoslopez167]

🙌🏻🙌🏻⚡️✅

[@Prettynikki815]

I LOVE ITTTTT

[@marcusgraham5084]

Simone Biles is the Genesis, the gold standard which is now being passed down these girls, and they will pass it on to the next set.

[@simplicity474]

Now it's time for Asian Excellence

[@alannabrown4]

seriously tho! no one accepts them even when they do win no one really cares, they don’t get the recognition they deserve, its so sad. We have suni, kayla, and leanne 3 great gymnasts that can be on the olympic team before konnor and jordan!

[@alannabrown4]

tomorrow is May and May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month let’s see if they post anything on for Asians tomorrow

[@manyplanets]

This isn’t historic for the right reasons. Black people are more muscular, but not prettier to watch. I miss white girls in gymnastics. Of course the black girls would be able to execute more because of their muscle mass. It’s an unfair competitive advantage and everyone knows it.

[@wendellbatts2477]

Man you are sad, And you actually edited this pathetic comment.

[@thetruefacts3482]

I agree.

[@radiant2052]

❤❤❤🎉

[@LexiNc8284]

Yayyy❤

[@francislartey-qel491]

Please stop calling yourself black. You three have brown colour and black hair. We love you all 💗💗💗💗

[@BigLasky730]

It’s been a month since I told Team USA I can’t even get into a lot of boxing gyms. They have still not acknowledged me. This is discrimination. #boxing #teamusa

[@edwardlee2637]

🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

[@302FISHING]

True champions don't worry about race, identity and all this nonsense that is being promulgated these days....True champions should care about only one thing...Just being the best in what you do.....PERIOD!!!! I congratulate the ladies on their accomplishments as gymnasts. But, drop all the other stuff...No one cares about all that. Like at all!! If we want to excel as a people we need stop labeling!!

[@faith2xxx]

Amazing how race shouldn't matter in sports, but it matters in housing, education, police killings, etc

[@TheMajesticice01]

Sounds like you don’t understand what it means to be black

[@beyourself2444]

Continue to talk, we don’t fricking care,

[@alannabrown4]

@@beyourself2444apparently you do care bc if you didn’t care you wouldn’t reply now would you?

[@wedge233]

I am in love with all three of the smoking hot powerful black women. shilese got the mean mug, konnor is so sweet and jordon is just aggressive and dominannt

[@cutseygymnast]

Great video but really wish Konnor didn't say she liked Kanye /:

[@lloziO]

She said she like his music not his political views..

[@claudenobles779]

Beautiful ebonies i am kobi resurrected and his daughter

[@imissnj2]

Why all the division based on DNA? They are athletes, why do they have to be labeled?

[@bgreen5234]

Acknowledgement doesn’t mean division. I’m more concerned with why that came to mind instead of “acknowledging” their achievement. Suni was the first Asian American and Gabby was the first African American to win AA gold. I really don’t see the issue unless you purposefully make it an issue.

[@hazelnutspred3348]

Probably because it was a white dominated sport for a very long time

[@fluidartdreamer]

Because it was a historical moment. Traditionally there wasn't a lot of diversity in USA gymnastics, just as in ballet. It was a huge moment when a major US ballet company hired a black head ballerina, it's the same. It's something to acknowledge because progress has been made and representation matters to all the young black and brown girls watching them.

[@rosegehl5739]

If you actually watch the video, they ALL explain why their achievements are a huge deal. The only ones being divisive about it are people like you. Diversity & acceptance in gymnastics is LONG overdue. A lot of the Black women in gymnastics (in both elite & NCAA) are absolutely rocking it & are changing the game. Don't downplay their achievements, they are champions for a reason.

[@britmturner843]

@Rose Gehl Oh that’s right, three on the podium last year.. they are so oppressed.

[@Matthew-nw5tb]

I don’t see how an all black competition isn’t discriminatory. Why do they need to be separated from other people? They seem to be doing fine

[@bgreen5234]

How is is discriminatory to celebrate an achievement? To acknowledge that a certain “barrier” no longer exists? That little girls that look like these BLACK women can inspire to follow in their footsteps? That we as a nation can show the world what equal opportunity can produce? Again where is the discrimination??? Troll on

[@calicoesblue4703]

@@bgreen5234Facts 💯💯💯

[@alannabrown4]

@@bgreen5234what “barrier”

[@thetruefacts3482]

It is discriminatory and it's what keeps us divided.

[@susanmetz9892]

They earned it because of their athleticism and dedication to the sport they love, not because they are African American. Can you imagine the uproar if three white athletes were on the standing podium and the headlines read “White Excellence All Around”.

[@karyon1007]

At no point in the conversation did anyone insinuate that they medaled BECAUSE they were Black. This is being celebrated because it was the FIRST time it's ever happened. There have been many all-white podiums in years past.

[@aarondavis2258]

Please do not All-Live Matter this moment. These 3 women are incredible & have achieved leaps & bounds & you took this moment to be in your feelings. Fix it & get it together smh.

[@annzeeg4217]

​@@karyon1007 💯

[@faith2xxx]

Yes, you're right and the fact that they're black makes it sweeter because the sport since its beginning has been predominantly white. Get over it.

[@canaris32]

No headlines would ever read "White Excellence All Around", instead there'd be a hashtag #GymnasticSoWhite and it would be decried as evidence of systemic racism. The achievements of those gymnasts in your alternate reality would be dismissed as white privilege.

[@willwallace6058]

God bless these Americans and their great achievements, regardless of their race. God bless America, the only country where this could have happened.

[@wendellbatts2477]

Love this

[@angeldaniel7360]

I hope Jordan can be that next Simone and doesn’t choke and bring freaking gold to USA!!!!

[@alannabrown4]

lmao she did choke and made us get silver she lost her chance of being the next simone not even close anymore she might not even make the paris olympics now honestly

[@GymnasticsSavesLives]

When was this filmed? Love all three of them!! They are so iconic

[@TeamUSA]

We got the trio back together earlier this year!

[@Marthasue2020]

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