Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado ends Olympics floor routine with tribute to Black Lives Matter

Costa Rican gymnast Luciana Alvarado ended her floor routine on Sunday with a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement, taking a knee and tilting her head back with her fist raised towards the sky. The 18-year-old, who is the first gymnast from Costa Rica to qualify for the Olympics, told The Associated Press it was a deliberate decision.

Alvarado said she wanted to highlight equality and treating others with respect and dignity. "Because we're all the same and we're all beautiful and amazing," she told the AP. Alvarado performed the same move during training on Friday. Her routine during competition earned her a 12.166, meaning she will not move forward to the finals.