American gymnast Simone Biles was among the honorees for People magazine's People of the Year for 2021.
The outlet said Biles "redefined what it means to win in sports and "changed the way we think about athletes' mental health."
NBC Olympics.<a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Simone_Biles</a> graces the cover of <a href="https://twitter.com/people?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@people</a> as one of the magazine's 2021 People of the Year ud83eudde1<a href="https://twitter.com/OnHerTurf?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OnHerTurf</a> (ud83dudcf8 via <a href="https://twitter.com/people?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@people</a>, Phylicia J. L. Munn) <a href="https://t.co/AJpWLxxP2R">pic.twitter.com/AJpWLxxP2R</a>
The 24-year-old carried massive expectations on her shoulders heading into the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She won four gold medals in 2016 and built a resume to make her arguably the greatest gymnast ever.