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Jordan Chiles<\/strong> introduced herself at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Competing alongside her teammate Simone Biles, <\/a><\/strong>the dynamic duo have been making history for years, including at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The besties returned to the competition with their own goals. And after Team USA walked away with the gold medal, Simone and Jordan scored their own individual medals. However, Jordan ended up losing her bronze medal<\/a> following the 2024 games.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the talented gymnast, below.<\/p>\n

Jordan Chiles Is An American Gymnast.<\/h2>\n

Born Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles <\/strong>in Tualatin, Oregon, Jordan grew up in the Pacific Northwest. She lists Vancouver, Washington as her home, but lived in Spring, Texas, to train at the World Champions Centre Gym with coaches Coaches Laurent<\/strong> and Cecile Landi<\/strong> \u00a0\u2014 <\/strong>the same coaching staff that works with Simone Biles. \u201cMy parents could not keep me from cartwheeling down the aisle of any open space or walking on my hands instead of my feet,\u201d Jordan says on her official USA Gymnastics<\/a> profile. \u201cPeople kept asking if I was in gymnastics. I had a lot of energy! So they put me in the gym.\u201d<\/p>\n

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She Is Named After Michael Jordan<\/h2>\n

Jordan seemed destined to defy the laws of gravity from birth because her mother named her after an athlete who seemed to fly whenever he stepped on the basketball court: Michael Jordan<\/strong>. Jordan \u2013 the gymnast \u2013 told KOIN 6<\/a> <\/em>in 2018 that her name comes from \u201cHis Airness.\u201d \u201cShe is literally in love with sports,\u201d Chiles told the news station. Jordan also said she began her sports career on the softball field but found love for gymnastics early on. \u201cIt\u2019s fun to like be in the air like if you think about it, it\u2019s like \u2018woah, you\u2019re really high off the ground, and you still land on your feet,\u2019\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Jordan Almost Quit Gymnastics<\/h2>\n
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\u201cI didn\u2019t think the sport wanted me anymore,\u201d Jordan told The New York Times<\/a><\/em>. \u201cSo I went in the opposite direction.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2017, in her second senior competition, Jordan won the silver in the all-around at the national championships. But, she didn\u2019t make the U.S. team that competed at the world championships in Montreal. Jordan left her coach because she thought their methods were overbearing. After years of a strict diet \u2013 sometimes, she would only consume soup \u2013 she lived like a normal person: she ate candy, drank Starbucks, had sleepovers with friends, and socialized without worrying about the impact on her performance. At the 2018 nationals, she finished 11th in the all-around and figured her time was done.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess this sport is coming to an end for me because things just aren\u2019t working out for me at all whatsoever,\u201d Chiles told the NYT<\/em>. \u201cI just wanted to finish high school and go off to college. But then I had a talk with Simone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Simone Helped Jordan<\/h2>\n

After Jordan\u2019s setbacks in 2018, Simone suggested Jordan train with the Landis. Though they were tough and meticulous, the coaches were adamant that gymnasts lead balanced and healthy social lives (to help deal with the pressure of the sport.) After Jordan finished high school \u2013 she went to prom in a red sequined mermaid dress \u2013 she moved to Texas.<\/p>\n

\u201cI discovered that gymnastics doesn\u2019t always have to be about strictness and being so hard on yourself and having so much doubt,\u201d she said. \u201cI actually realized this when I saw Simone compete. She looks like she\u2019s having fun out there, laughing and giggling, and doesn\u2019t look stressed or tired. I was like, \u2018You know, I\u2019m going to try that one of these days and see how it turns out.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Jordan Lost Her Olympic Bronze Medal<\/h2>\n

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jordan<\/a> initially placed fifth behind Romanian gymnast Ana B\u0103rbosu<\/strong>. However, after Coach Cecile Landi, submitted an inquiry about the judges\u2019 difficulty score, they updated the scores. This effectively awarded Jordan<\/a> with third place and Ana fifth place. Ana was seen walking away visibly upset, and Jordan accepted the medal at the podium ceremony. Days later, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that Jordan\u2019s coach submitted the inquiry four seconds past the one-minute time frame. Although Team USA fought the ruling by submitting video evidence to prove them wrong, the CAS insisted that Ana would instead be the new bronze medalist<\/a>, stripping Jordan from the reward.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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