.DennisNia appears on TheEllenShow to talk about her past Olympic dreams & to perform her Beyonce floor routine!
, according to her athlete bio for the seven-time-NCAA-championship-winning UCLA Bruins, and was training for the 2016 Rio Olympics. She ultimately tore her Achilles three months before the Games, halting that goal and led her toward collegiate gymnastics."I really wanted to quit gymnastics," she explained.
Above, watch Ellen surprise Nia with her 10-year-old sister, Maya, whom she hadn't seen since Christmas. Nia went on to perform a version of that Queen Bey routine everyone is talking about with modified tumbling, of course, but the same awesome dance moves. Her end pose where she places a pretend crown on her head is our new favorite power pose!
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