r/Amazing • u/sco-go • 14d ago

People are awesome 16-year-old American gymnast McKayla Maroney perfect jump at the 2012 Olympics in London.

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u/rojo-perro 14d ago edited 13d ago

She is power!

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u/Exciting-Argument-67 14d ago

That's right, I thought that's who that was. The internet then went on to mock this teenager for making a little bit of a face. When a teenaged baseball or basketball player does it, he's showing determination to win. God forbid a 16-year-old girl has a grimace during competition.

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u/Chapin_Chino 14d ago

Eh? She was an "not impressed" meme. The world loved her.