The Sweet ReaYou can also see our other articles.n Track Star Sha’Carri Richardson Does Her Nails—Plus Her Best Styles to Date

We don’t know about you, but we’re so excited to cheer on track superstar Sha’Carri Richardson at the 2024 Paris Olympics. At just 24 years old, she’s currently the fastest woman in the world. And as if that doesn’t make her fun enough to watch, she’s also one of the most stylish—just check out her signature, intricately designed nails (which, in our opinion, deserve their own Instagram account).

For most of her big races, Richardson’s fingertips are meticulously decorated with accessories like dangling charms, sparkly gemstones, and even stiletto accents. Her manicure of the moment “is based on what mood I’m in,” she explained to Nylon last month. “What am I bringing to the track that day? I let my nails express that.”

She also has more personal reasons to make bold beauty statements. For one, she credits the women in her family with shaping how she presents herself: “My grandmother, my aunt, and my mother all influence the beauty I exude to the world on a day-to-day basis, especially in big moments,” she told Elle “They kept their nails well-manicured. “They kept their nails well-manicured. Hair was also something that I saw a lot of attentiveness to.”

Some fans have also noted that Richardson’s refreshing blend of aesthetics and sport is reminiscent of legendary fellow sprinter Florence “Flo-Jo” Griffith Joyner, who set the women’s world record for the 100m and 200m sprint in 1988—and rocked fierce, long nails while she made history. And that’s no coincidence: Richardson herself has said that the late Olympian’s confidence inspired her to flaunt her own carefully curated manis. “Flo-Jo came to the track and knew she was going to dominate,” Richardson said in a 2021 Associated Press interview. “The way she did that was graceful. It’s something I like. If the amazing Flo-Jo had long nails, there was no excuse why I couldn’t have long nails.”

We can’t wait to see what iconic design Richardson will be bringing to the track this Friday as she begins competing for her shot at gold. But for now, let’s take a look back at some of her most show-stopping nails to date.

1. Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Olympics (July 26, Paris)

2. 2024 US Olympic Track and Field Trials, women’s 100 meters (June 22, Eugene, Oregon)

3. Finals of the women’s 200 meter race at the 2023 World Athletics Championships (August 25, Budapest)

4. Preliminary heats of the women’s 200m at the 2023 World Athletics Championships (August 23, Budapest)

5. Women’s 100 meter preliminary heats for the 2023 World Athletics Championships (August 20, Budapest)

6. 2023 Diamond League, women’s 100 meters (July 16, Chorzow, Poland)

7. 2023 USATF LA Grand Prix, women’s 100 meters (May 27, Los Angeles)

8. Diamond League women’s 100-meter race scheduled for 2022 (May 28, Eugene, Oregon)

9. Diamond League women’s 200 meters, 2021 (September 3, Brussels)

10. 2021 Diamond League, women’s 100 meters (August 21, Eugene, Oregon)

11. Women’s 100 meter at the 2020 US Olympic Track and Field Trials (June 19, Eugene, Oregon)

12. 2021 USATF Golden Games, women’s 100 meters (May 9, Walnut, California)

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