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Jordan Chiles' surprise medal win—Does this mark a new era for American gymnastics?

There was red, blue, and white in the air all over Paris when Jordan Chiles won a gold at the women’s artistic team all around. To top things up, Chiles gave an exceptional performance on Monday at the artistic gymnastics and got herself her second medal this Olympics. Though it was a bronze this time, nonetheless her fans and USA celebrities couldn’t stay back from acknowledging her brilliant performance.

The South Carolina Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley took to the social media networking platform X to share “Yeah Jordan!!! @ChilesJordan I was mad at first but I am instantly happy for you! Heck yeah!!” Along with that Staley shared a video from the arena where she was seen cheering for Chiles along with other Team USA supporters.

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The medal was a surprise for her fans since Chiles had initially received a score of 13.666 which put her out of the medal race. However, after more careful analysis of the event she received extra points for performing a move that put her ahead of Romania’s Ana Barbosu, winning her a bronze immediately as her score read 13.766.

Meanwhile, Simone Biles took home the silver medal with 14.133 after stepping out of bounds on two occasions. In comparison, Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade who had clinched a silver medal in the individual all-around category got herself a gold in this event with a score of 14.166. Hence, with Biles and Chiles winning medals, the entire USA contingency had a great time. It also washed away the USA’s previous medal failures.

Earlier in the day, Biles and Suni Lee were left out of medal contention due to falls on the balance beam. Hence, Italy’s Alice D’Amato grabbed gold in that category. But as they say, all’s well if it ends well. Hence, US gymnasts concluded the day on a positive note and a message from other stars validated the same.

Jordan Chiles receives warm messages from a US star and other fans

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University of Southern California star Juju Watkins shared a message on her Instagram story with the scores of the three gymnasts who had won the floor exercise. She captioned the story “Crazy” most probably referring to how Chiles had won a bronze at the event after initially being considered for the fifth place.

“Jordan Chiles just elevates any space she enters.,” Another fan supported Chile. The fan was most probably referring to her gold in the women’s artistic all around after which she won a bronze at the floor event.

“JORDAN CHILES MY GOD I LOVE YOU 😭😭😭🫶🏻🫶🏻,” another user showed his appreciation for Chiles. And rightly so, her idol too had shown her reverence for Andrade for winning the gold by bowing down before her along with Biles.

“Congrats to these beautiful Queens:,” another user tagged Biles, Chiles, and Andrade and congratulated the three for clinching medals in artistic gymnastics. Looks like the fan was applauding gymnastics as a whole.

“When someone says only gold medals count, show them this! So much heart! ♥️ We love to see it Jordan Chiles! #Olympics,” Tevin Wooten of the NBC Boston stated pointing to the moment when Chiles had tears of happiness in her eyes. It overtly meant that Chiles treasured her victory even though it wasn’t gold.

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Chiles and her US squad will receive a warm welcome at home, especially by Staley and Watkins. Meanwhile, fans will always relate to Chile’s victory and be stocked beyond belief since Chile brought the medal after many twists and turns in the judgment.  Hopefully, this will encourage more children to take up gymnastics.

Stay tuned for more such updates and join us for the exciting pilot episode of the “Dual Threat Show” as our host BG12 sits down with Georgia Bulldogs star and SEC All-Freshman Team Selection, Silas Demary Jr.

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