{"id":1049,"date":"2016-08-16T20:07:19","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T14:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/shaunae-millers-dive-over-the-finish-line-is-one-of-the-most-relatable-things-to-happen-this-olympics\/"},"modified":"2016-08-17T08:14:47","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T02:14:47","slug":"shaunae-millers-dive-over-the-finish-line-is-one-of-the-most-relatable-things-to-happen-this-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/shaunae-millers-dive-over-the-finish-line-is-one-of-the-most-relatable-things-to-happen-this-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaunae Miller’s dive over the finish line is one of the most relatable things to happen this Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

When you imagine soaring across the finish line, you probably envision a scene from \u201cChariots of Fire\u201d \u2013 pure elegance. Whilst Shaunae Miller from the Bahamas still managed to bag the gold in last night\u2019s 400m final, grace isn\u2019t exactly what comes to mind.<\/p>\n

Yes Animated GIF<\/p>\n

Instead, Miller took a huge penalty-seeking footballer-style dive across the finish line, beating the American world champion Allyson Felix by just 0.07 seconds.<\/p>\n

(Matt Dunham\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Sure, Felix\u2019s silver medal still made her the most decorated woman in track and field with seven Olympic medals, but it was Miller who really broke the Internet.<\/p>\n

For some, Miller\u2019s dive was all too relatable in their day-to-day lives.<\/p>\n

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Me trying to save the semester every time. #ShaunaeMiller #Olympics pic.twitter.com\/XbqbPjm6R1<\/p>\n

\u2014 9GAG (@9GAG) August 16, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When your phone is at 1 % and you finally found an outlet \u00f0\u009f\u0098\u0082 #Rio2016 #ShaunaeMiller pic.twitter.com\/xihjEFfVrj<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sxnke (@sxnke) August 16, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When your mother said be home before the streetlights come on and you just make it in the door #ShaunaeMiller pic.twitter.com\/ht5nTUuAKy<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kapo Sports (@BigKapo121) August 16, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some people were pretty sure they\u2019d seen the move elsewhere.<\/p>\n

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Shaunae Miller winning gold medals like pic.twitter.com\/UDMDGtSI5v<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ira Madison III (@ira) August 16, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Shaunae Miller be like… #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com\/4hess5nJfE<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kevin Liao (@RunLiao) August 16, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Here's a replay of the Shaunae Miller and Allyson Felix photo finish in the 400m\u00f0\u009f\u0098\u0095 #Rio2016 #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com\/z9EYkRrQ0r<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bryant Clements (@Bryandini) August 16, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Some people started to blur the line between sports.<\/p>\n

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Okay, that's laying it on the line to win a gold medal. A perfect dive executed without water. #shaunaemiller<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Wilson (@mWilstory) August 16, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Natacha Pisarenko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you imagine soaring across the finish line, you probably envision a scene from \u201cChariots of Fire\u201d \u2013 pure elegance. Whilst Shaunae Miller from the Bahamas still managed to bag the gold in last night\u2019s 400m final, grace isn\u2019t exactly what comes to mind. Yes Animated GIF Instead, Miller took a huge penalty-seeking footballer-style dive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1050,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1049"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1049\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/toptrendingnews.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}