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    Watch: SZA shows Simone Biles her gymnastic skills

    By Jessica Inman,

    19 days ago

    July 1 (UPI) -- Before she was a Grammy-winning singer, SZA had dreams of becoming a gymnast, she told Olympic medalist Simone Biles in a video released by NBC Sports on Monday.

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    Simone Biles challenges SZA to a headstand contest. File Photo by Olivier Matthys/EPA-EFE

    "This is my dream to talk to you," SZA said as the pair sat in an empty gymnasium. "I'm not even kidding. You're like my wildest dream...I just have never seen anything like you. No one has."

    Biles, 27, then invited SZA, 34, to a handstand contest with one important stipulation: "You can't break a nail. You can't hurt yourself."

    "I don't care about my nails," SZA responded. "I'm scared to lose."

    SZA, who just won the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist of the Year trophy at the BET Awards show , said she only started singing when she realized that she wouldn't become a national gymnast.

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    SZA arrives for the Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in 2022. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

    The singer said, "I was like, 'Okay. Let me see what I can do, or see what else I can be good at?'"

    "So it was kind of like a hidden talent?" asked Biles.

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    Simone Biles (C) wins first place, Shilese Jones (L) wins second place and Leanne Wong (R) wins third place overall in the U.S. Gymnastics Championships Women's Day 2 at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., in 2023. File Photo by John G. Mabanglo/EPA-EFE

    "Yeah, and I needed something to be competitive at," SZA said.

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    Cardi B arrives for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2024. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

    Each woman then did a headstand, which fans loved.

    "It's fun to see adults bring out the child in each other," one YouTube commenter said.

    "Two women at the top of their respective games," another woman wrote. "Love it."

    The video was released just after Biles was named one of five women competing in the Paris 2024 Olympics on behalf of Team USA.

    Last month, NBC Sports released a video that shows Sha'Carri Richardson and Cardi B discussing the Paris Olympics while getting their nails done.

    Both videos were listed as "Part One," suggesting that an ongoing series may be underway.

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