Following their trailblazing performances in the past year, highlighted by the 2024 Paris Olympics, Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson and UCLA gymnast Jordan Chiles were featured on the cover of Time magazine’s annual “Women of the Year” issue.
The issue, published Thursday morning, spotlights women’s sports. Wilson’s achievements included winning a gold medal with Team USA and becoming the first WNBA player to score 1,000 points in a single season and the first Black WNBA player to have a signature shoe since 2010. Chiles won gold in the gymnastics team event in Paris.
The issue also touches on overcoming adversity, particularly Wilson’s experience after the Aces’ bid for a WNBA championship three-peat fell short.
WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and gymnast Jordan Chiles became fast friends in the lead-up to the 2024 Olympics.
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“Not getting the three-peat was hard,” Wilson told Time. “The regret is the hardest part that I’ve had to deal with in this offseason, because I’m like, ‘What could I have done differently to get a different outcome?’ When in reality, it just wasn’t our…
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