?I?m in a Little Pain?: Following Horrifying Fall, US Gymnast Jordan Chiles Gives an Upsetting Update From Pan American Games 2023

A shocking update has marred all of America cheering for the women?s gymnastics team in Santiago?s 2023 Pan American Games. Olympian Jordan Chiles, who was doing a great job of leading the charge for the US, encountered a tragic fate. Chiles, who had performed wonderfully throughout and allowed the US to climb to the number one spot.

A recent update on social media broke the news of a horrible fall Jordan Chiles took while performing. The news has caused a deafening silence in the camp of American fans who never watched Chiles take a fall while doing a piked Jaeger. The Olympian also gave a statement after the fall that concerned fans even more.

Jordan Chiles speaks after a terrible crash

Jordan Chiles was delivering near-perfect performances at the 2023 Pan American Games when tragedy struck. The Olympian was performing a bars routine when she took a fall while performing the piked Jaeger maneuver. The fall greatly dazed Chiles, who is still at a loss of understanding what really went down. A tweet on X captured her statement after her fall.

According to Chiles,??I’m 50/50 right now. I think I’m more? I don’t want to say disappointed in myself just, like, I don’t even know what really happened. Right now, I’m in a little pain. My heels kind of hurt. But you know, I’m mentally drained. I can say that???Jordan Chiles was doing a great job in the tournament so far, and also won the silver medal in vault. Will she be able to recover from this nasty setback?

Chiles gets up and finishes what she started

Jordan Chiles didn?t have a very good start on the uneven bars apparatus. From the get-go, her full toe was a little wobbly owing to a bad hip form. She still managed to connect two good maneuvers. This was followed by a short handstand after which Chiles executed a blind change to the piked Jaeger. Chiles hit her feet on the bar and fell back-first on the mat. While she did look pretty knocked out from the fall, Chiles got up and continued her routine like a champ.

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Chiles resumed her routine with a bail to toe shoot and ended it with a full-in dismount. Her effort yielded an average of 12.400 from the judges which placed her in the seventh spot. While she couldn?t make a dent in her uneven bars score, even this low score propelled her all-around points. Despite the fall, Jordan Chiles stood tall in all-around scoring as she bagged the third position with 53.999 points. Chiles will definitely cherish her bronze medal, while also looking to better her form before the Olympics. Will Jordan Chiles be able to recover from this setback before Paris?

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