‘We ugly cried.’ Jordan Chiles savors euphoria of surprise Olympic bronze medal
LA TimesAmerican Jordan Chiles bursts into tears after learning she won the bronze medal Monday during the women’s individual floor finals at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Whether the inquiry submitted by Jordan Chiles’ coach would move her onto the podium or keep her in fifth place during the floor exercise final on Monday, Gina was already proud. “We ugly cried, we cheered, we screamed, it’s just amazing.” Jordan won her first individual Olympic medal Monday at Bercy Arena in dramatic fashion, stepping up as the final competitor of a long 10 days of the Olympic artistic gymnastics program and doing just enough — upon review — to cap her long-awaited redemption arc. “She has been wanting that individual medal at the Olympics and redeem herself from Tokyo,” Landi said, “and I think she did.” The memory of missing her routines on bars and beam during qualification in her Olympic debut three years ago fueled Chiles’ pursuit of Paris.