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Sha'Carri Richardson Explains Her Thoughts During Olympic Staredown Viral Photo

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Sha'Carri Richardson's iconic stare as she closed the United States' victory in the women's 4x100 relay will go down as one of the Paris Summer Olympics' most memorable moments.

In an interview published Tuesday, Richardson revealed her thoughts during that final stretch to Kathleen Newman-Bremang of Unbothered.

"Honestly, that look over, if I had to just highlight anything, the look over was — it's almost like it was a mirror on that side of me, and I'm just looking at a version of myself that nobody but me could see, if that makes sense.