USWNT winger Megan Rapinoe and Olympic gymnast Simone Biles were among the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom from United States President Joe Biden on Thursday.
CSPANMegan Rapinoe (<a href="https://twitter.com/mPinoe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mpinoe</a>) receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom <a href="https://t.co/GGc4JGwJxg">pic.twitter.com/GGc4JGwJxg</a>
CSPAN.<a href="https://twitter.com/Simone_Biles?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Simone_Biles</a> receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom. <a href="https://t.co/5MPnIzDWTW">pic.twitter.com/5MPnIzDWTW</a>
They were among 17 recipients of the award on Thursday, joining former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, actor Denzel Washington—who couldn't attend Thursday's ceremony but will receive the award at a later date—Sandra Lindsay, who was the first American to receive the COVID-19 vaccine outside of clinical trials, and posthumous awards for Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and former Republican Sen.