Scott Polacek@@ScottPolacekIncluded Columnist IVSeptember 12, 2024
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Jordan Chiles might not have her Olympic bronze medal from the flooring workout competitors at the 2024 Paris Olympics, however she a minimum of has rather the alleviation reward.
She was a speaker along with Flavor Flav throughout Wednesday’s VMAs, and the artist provided her with a bronze medal clock as part of the awards reveal:
New York City Post @nypost
Taste Flav provides United States Olympian Jordan Chiles with a phony medal at the 2024 VMAs. << a href="https://t.co/RcyB36I7Hp">> pic.twitter.com/RcyB36I7Hp
This wasn’t precisely a surprise, as Flavor Flav displayed a bronze clock pendant developed for Chiles last month. The gymnast’s mom, Gina Chiles, stated she would reveal the post to her child given that Jordan Chiles wasn’t on social networks at the time:
TASTE FLAV @FlavorFlav
U.S.A. gon na Fight the Powers that be,,, in the meantime in between time,,,<< br>> Imma constantly a male of my word << a href="https://twitter.com/ChilesJordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> @ChilesJordan< < a href="https://t.co/evxFPV0YEd">> https://t.co/evxFPV0YEd << a href="https://t.co/rz72uZeWEz">> pic.twitter.com/rz72uZeWEz
Gina Chiles @gina_chiles
Thank you. Way the world. She’s not on socials today as you can picture. I’ll share it with her. < a href="https://t.co/HzavHHYxhp">> https://t.co/HzavHHYxhp
It was an easy going minute at the awards reveal for Chiles following a psychological interview with Moira Forbes.
“The greatest thing that was drawn from me was the acknowledgment of who I was, not simply my sport, however the individual I am,” she stated throughout the inteview.
Forbes @Forbes
“The most significant thing that was drawn from me was the acknowledgment of who I was, not simply my sport, however the individual I am.”<< br><> < br>> Olympic Gymnast << a href="https://twitter.com/ChilesJordan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> @ChilesJordan< consulted with << a href="https://twitter.com/moiraforbes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> @MoiraForbes< about being removed of her bronze medal at the 2024 << a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PowerWomensSummit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">> #PowerWomensSummit<. << a href="https://t.co/trq44G0BKt">> https://t.co/trq44G0BKt << a href="https://t.co/QKbkpM8Ek8">> pic.twitter.com/QKbkpM8Ek8
Mason Leib of ABC News kept in mind the interview was Chiles’ very first given that she was removed of her bronze medal. It became part of the 2024 Forbes Power Women’s Summit in New York City.
The removing of Chiles’ medal at the private flooring workout last was among the most questionable advancements of the 2024 Games. The American at first completed in 5th location however was then granted a third-place surface and the bronze medal after her coaches appealed her rating.
That suggested Ana Barbosu, who at first won the bronze and had actually currently begun commemorating, moved into 4th.
The International Gymnastics Federation ultimately provided Barbosu the bronze medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided the Americans’ appeal due to the fact that it ruled the appeal was raised after the one-minute due date to do so.
The CAS likewise declined to hear Team USA Gymnastics’ appeal in the consequences of that choice.
Chiles did win one gold throughout the 2024 Games as part of Team USA’s group all-around accomplishment.
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won gold in the flooring workout, while American Simone Biles won silver.