Simone Biles named one of Time's "100 Most Influential People" as she takes a stand against a system that perpetrated abuse
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On the same day that gymnast Simone Biles was named one of Time magazine's most influential people of 2021, she was speaking out against a system of injustice. Biles spent Wednesday testifying before Congress about how the U.S. justice system failed to stop former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar from sexually abusing her and others.
The decorated Olympian and world champion, who first went public with her story in 2018, is one of dozens of young athletes abused by Nassar before his arrest in 2016. He is now serving decades in prison.
As Time unveiled its list of the 100 most influential people on Wednesday, Biles was providing heartbreaking testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee about how officials failed her and others. She and fellow gymnasts McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols and Aly Railman spoke powerfully of their experiences with Nassar and the investigation into his abuse.
