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Jordan Chiles chose the Olympics over Beyoncé—Is that dedication or a missed opportunity?

The whole Jordan Chiles bronze medal saga at the Paris Olympics just keeps on rolling, doesn’t it? First, her coach Cecile Landi inquired, and she got the medal. Then it went to Romania’s Ana Barbosu. Chiles appealed that decision, but the Court of Arbitration for Sports shut it down in August, ruling that her coach’s inquiry came four seconds too late. Now, after months of holding onto her heartbreak and medal, she’s taking things up a notch, appealing to the Swiss Supreme Court to try to overturn the earlier ruling. No ending in sight, but hey, that’s not stopping Jordan from living her best life! She’s busy on the Simone Biles-led Gold Over America Tour, and it’s not just about medals anymore.

In a chat with Entertainment Tonight during the GOAT tour, Chiles and her bestie Simone Biles dished on the celebrities showing up at their shows. Naturally, the talk turned to that viral TikTok moment where Chiles had to pick between being in the Olympics or a Beyoncé music video. She didn’t even hesitate. “I’ve done the Olympics twice; give me that Beyoncé video,” she said. Clear as day!

Jordan Chiles has never hidden her love for Beyoncé. Remember those leotards at the U.S. Championships? Inspired by Beyoncé 2023 Renaissance World Tour! But that’s not all! Before her Paris Olympics run, Queen B even sent her a good luck note: “Congrats to you Queen. Always watching you with pride and admiration. Thank you for reppin’ us. Good luck to you.” So, her picking Queen Bey over more Olympic glory? Not exactly a shocker. This isn’t the first time she’s hinted at wanting to dive into the music video scene, and it probably won’t be the last!

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The gymnast had previously expressed interest in appearing in a Megan Thee Stallion music video after her TikTok with Suni Lee on the artist’s song went viral. During a sit-down with GQ Sports, where she read her own Instagram comments, one fan tossed out the idea of her being in a Megan music video. Jordan was all in saying, “Friend, if you are listening to this, I will be in your music video.” She continued, “I can do a flip, twist, twirl — whatever it is. People call me ‘Jordan the Pony’ because of how tiny I am,” she exclaimed.

Sounds like she’s more than ready to explore this new path! Who knows? Maybe once the Gold Over America Tour wraps up, we might just see her flipping into a music video offer. Speaking of the tour, it kicked off with a bang in Oceanside, California! Chiles, Simone Biles, and a lineup of gymnastics A-listers put on an epic show.

Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles celebrate the success of the Oceanside leg of the Gold Over America Tour.

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Jordan Chiles chose the Olympics over Beyoncé—Is that dedication or a missed opportunity?

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The first performance of the Gold Over America with gymnasts like Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles took place on September 16th at Oceanside, California. According to the celebratory posts done after the show by the athletes, it seems to be an immense success. Simone took to her Instagram Story and posted a video of the gymnasts celebrating backstage. She captioned the story, saying, “FIRST SHOW WAS SUCCESSFUL 🐐🐐.” The gymnasts were heard saying, “We did it!” in the video.

The video featured numerous athletes like Jordan Chiles, Joscelyn Roberson, and Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos. Other gymnasts like Paul Juda, Brody Malone, and Yul Moldaeur were also present. The first performance of the tour took place at the newly opened Frontwave Arena in Oceanside. It was the stadium’s inaugural show. Ex-Bachelorette star Becca Kufrin who is working on the tour in an unspecified role, called the whole extravaganza brilliant and the best show she’s ever seen. “From start to finish, it was a nonstop electric factory,” she said.

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She also shared a few glimpses of the tour itself in her stories. One of them included Simone Biles coming onto the stage with a killer flip, which got the crowd roaring. Another story showed Jordan Chiles backflip on the square floor to enter the arena. Afterwards, she danced to Beyonce tunes ahead of her floor routine. In the last story, all the stars of the tour like Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Brody Malone, Yuri Moldaeur, and others, took to the center stage, with Simone Biles standing in the middle. All of them performed a routine together, while wearing golden leotards. Thus, the show is currently in full swing and seems close to already becoming quite prosperous for the gymnast.

It must be special for Simone Biles to witness the success of the tour, as it has been a passion project for her. When she signed with Athleta in 2021, they had promised to finance her gymnastics tour, which later became the Gold Over America tour. Now, in its second edition, the tour is still sponsored by Athleta. With news shows for the tour coming in almost every day, fans can expect a lot more Instagram posts like this.