Simone Biles is one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. There is no doubt about her capability as an athlete, given her impressive medal tally. With 11 Olympic medals to her name, she stands as the second most decorated athlete of all time. Yet, the happiness she showed while winning those medals was nothing compared to the delight she expressed upon learning that Jordan Chiles won the bronze medal in the floor final at the Paris Olympics. Jordan Chiles was initially given fifth place finishing behind the Romanian duo Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Voinea. But, after an appeal, Chiles was awarded the bronze due to the difficulty of her skills.

Simone Biles who had won the silver, looked even more happy than Chiles herself. She was delighted to know the fact that she would share the podium with one of her closest friends. When asked later about it, she said, “I knew that meant the world to her. I was so happy for her because it’s been a long run, and we’ve done this for so long together, and competing again on an Olympic stage is crazy.” While Chiles was later stripped off the bronze, they couldn’t steal this moment between Simone and her. This bond looks to be inseparable and is one of the closest between two athletes in sports who often compete against each other. This is why Jordan Chiles talked about it during an Instagram live.

What Simone Biles related question did a viewer ask Jordan Chiles on IG Live?

During an Instagram live session, a fan asked Jordan Chiles about her equation with Simone Biles. The question was, “Define your relationship with Simone Biles in one word.” Chiles promptly answered saying, “Unbreakable.” There is no doubt about the truth of that statement. We’ve seen the depth of their friendship unfold after the whole fiasco in Paris. The bronze medal Jordan Chiles was awarded in the floor final was stripped from her after it was found that the appeal by the US team was not submitted in time. Chiles was ordered to return her medal, which was then awarded to Ana Barbosu. This took a deep toll on her, as it had been a long-held dream. She even announced a break from social media to focus on her mental health. However, she always had a pillar of support in Simone Biles.

As soon as the Court of Arbitration dismissed her case, Simone immediately took to Instagram to express support towards her. She said, “Sending you so much love, Jordan keep your chin up, Olympic champ! We love you!” She also stated in an interview later, that the treatment of her teammate was heavily unjust and questioned the verdict. “Do we think they did the correct procedures to come to this ruling? No. That’s really why we want that justice for Jordan and why we’re going to keep supporting her and uplifting her.” she said. Even though now she looks to be moving on, one cannot forget Simone’s contribution to her during the tougher times. However, Chiles also did the same for Simone Biles when she was having a heavily tough time after the Tokyo Olympics. The fact that they only met two years before that makes it even more special.

How Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles both supported each other through ups and downs

According to her mother, Simone Biles is the only reason Jordan Chiles is still competing in Gymnastics. In 2018, she had pretty much decided to quit the sport due to her 11th place finish at the national all around. Chiles decided that this was the end of the road for her. That’s when Simone Biles stepped in. She asked her to come to Texas to train in the World Champions centre in Texas, her gym. She would also get the opportunity to train under Cecile Landi and Laurent Landi. This was such an enticing offer that there was no way she was going to refuse. Chiles agrees that this was one of the best decisions in her life. She ended up enjoying gymnastics again and stayed put in the sport.

In fact, watching Simone everyday inspired her joy of gymnastics. She said, “I actually realized this when I saw Simone compete. She looks like she’s having fun out there, laughing and giggling, and doesn’t look stressed or tired. I was like, ‘You know, I’m going to try that one of these days and see how it turns out.’” That’s when they forged a very strong bond. When Simone withdrew from the Olympic finals in Tokyo due to mental health, Jordan Chiles stood by her and put up an Instagram post calling the 11 time medalist her best friend.

She said, “To my best friend, just thinking about everything we have gone through together from us getting mad at each other for no reason to laughing at jokes, to bringing the love of this sport back to me with your help words can’t explain how proud I am of you,” . These instances and their unwavering support towards each other is why they’re so close. Hopefully, their bond grows even stronger as time progresses.