Athleta x Simone Biles x Bjork x Rosalia

Power and poetry set to a defiant anthem this Athleta campaign inspired the world and defined Simone Biles' final Olympics.

Power and poetry set to a defiant anthem this Athleta campaign inspired the world and defined Simone Biles' final Olympics.

Credits

Athleta Team
Julia Leach (Chief Creative Officer)
Roxane Zargham (Creative Direction)
Abigail Mayer (Narrative Lead), Amber Hendrix (Styling),
Connie Bang (Production), Lindsay Wallstrum (Social Capture)

Film Direction
Mollie Mills

Production
Magdalena Czmuda, SomeSuchCo

Editing
Hollie Singer, ConsulateNYC

Music & Sound Editing
Radish Music, with voiceover by Jamila Woods

Info

Fueled by bold collaborations, the campaign collides power with poetry in a striking, unapologetic display.— centered around portraits of Simone Biles in thought and in flight. The visuals are set against the hypnotic refrain “because she can,” from the song Oral by Björk and Rosalía — an ethereal, defiant anthem that amplified Biles’ own words with gravitas when asked why she attempts the impossible: “Because I can.” It’s a dramatic declaration. A visual manifesto that didn’t just promote, but captivated, inspired, and echoed across channels as the world watched Simone Biles dominate in what was to be her last Olympics.

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