Jordan Chiles is having quite the roll after the Paris Olympics. While Chiles had a fairly successful outing in Paris, her bronze medal controversy shook the gymnastics world. Although she initially won the bronze medal in the women’s floor exercise, a further ruling from the CAS led to the accolade being stripped from her. After being asked to return her Olympic medal, Chiles withdrew and stopped interacting with others. However, it seems that the Olympic gold medalist gymnast is slowly trying to move past this dark chapter.
To help herself move forward, Chiles has chosen to stay busy. In the past few weeks, the UCLA gymnast has attended MLB games twice, caught a WNBA match, and made appearances at the VMAs and New York Fashion Week. Naturally, after so much back-and-forth, Chiles is feeling drained. However, she can’t slow down just yet, as another exciting platform is set to showcase her gymnastics brilliance soon.
Jordan Chiles is taking a heavy workload
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Jordan Chiles made her first public appearance toward the end of August at a Houston Astros game, accompanied by her best friend, Simone Biles. While the duo received exclusive honors for their performances at the Paris Olympics, this marked the beginning of Chiles’ busy schedule. Shortly after, the 23-year-old was seen throwing the first pitch for the Mets, wearing a custom-made jersey with the number 23.
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Next up, the Olympian added ‘runway model’ to her long list of accolades. In the recently concluded New York Fashion Week, Chiles dazzled at the Kim Shui Spring show. The Olympian donned a blue and silver leotard-style dress with floral patterns all over it. While the show was a huge success for Chiles, the constant traveling seems to have taken a toll on her body. Taking to her Instagram story, Chiles posted a picture of herself and wrote, “from NYFW- to tour!! girl is tired.”
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Despite feeling drained, Jordan Chiles has no time to rest just yet. Starting on September 16, she will be featured in the Gold Over America Tour, where top gymnasts will showcase their skills, captivating audiences across the country. And if you’re already exhausted just reading about Chiles’ hectic schedule, brace yourself—she also enjoyed a lively outing at the VMAs and attended a WNBA game.
Chiles gets her own bronze medal at the VMAs
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Jordan Chiles had an ‘Olympic moment’ recreated as she received a gold medal at the MTV Video Music Awards. During the event, popular rapper Flavor Flav name-dropped Jordan Chiles and requested the crowd to spare a moment for a special segment. Flav went on to say, “I just want to turn this into a little Olympic moment for a second if ya’ll don’t mind… Ay yo Jordan, I know they tried to take your medal away from you, but you know what? I got you something that they can’t take away from you.”
Flav proceeded to pull out a bronze medal, which was a bronze stopwatch, encrusted with diamonds. He put the oversized clock around Jordan’s neck to make her emotional about the entire segment. Speaking of emotional meetings, while attending New York Liberty’s home game recently. Attending as a guest of honor, Chiles met with Liberty’s ace performer, Sabrina Ionescu. Before posing for the picture, the duo shared an emotional and heartfelt moment as they bowed down to each other, paying tribute to the accolades both have accomplished in their careers. Thus, with more actions coming her way, Jordan Chiles surely cannot rest now.
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