When Simone Biles Pulled Out, Jordan Chiles Stepped In
3 years, 5 months ago

When Simone Biles Pulled Out, Jordan Chiles Stepped In

NPR  

When Simone Biles Pulled Out, Jordan Chiles Stepped In Enlarge this image toggle caption Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images When Simone Biles suddenly pulled out of the team final after a vault that went awry, her teammate Jordan Chiles was thrust into the clutch. So Chiles finished high school and took Biles up on her offer, moving her life and training to Spring, Texas — and the two became like sisters. Enlarge this image toggle caption Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images The delayed Olympics gave Chiles time to prepare Chiles wasn't selected for the 2019 World Championships. At the Olympic Trials a month ago, Chiles took third – and just like that, she was bound for the Olympics, one of the four who would compete in the team event for the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Team USA takes silver For the U.S. squad, a fairytale ending of a miraculous gold medal without Biles was not to be.

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Brooklyn Moors, Jordan Chiles impress in rough season opener for UCLA gymnastics
5 days, 23 hours ago

Brooklyn Moors, Jordan Chiles impress in rough season opener for UCLA gymnastics

LA Times  

UCLA gymnast Brooklyn Moors flies through the air during her floor exercise routine at the American Gold Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Classic in Oceanside on Saturday. For the first time since February 2022, the graduate student competed in three events Saturday — beam, floor exercise and vault — showcasing her versatility to lead UCLA gymnastics to a third-place score of 195.250 …

Jordan Chiles returns to gymnastics action at UCLA after Olympics heartbreak
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Jordan Chiles returns to gymnastics action at UCLA after Olympics heartbreak

Daily Mail  

Four months after being forced to relinquish her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics, Team USA star gymnast Jordan Chiles returned to collegiate competition over the weekend for UCLA. Chiles won her first gold medal as part of the Team USA in Paris and also temporarily took home an individual bronze in the floor exercise. Jordan Chiles returned to gymnastics …

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles: A Powerful Duo on the Path to Recovery
55 years ago

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles: A Powerful Duo on the Path to Recovery

CNN  

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example. Biles openly shared her struggles with mental health, putting the issue front and center as one of the greatest athletes not only of her sport, but arguably of all time. Chiles, a two-time Olympian in Tokyo and Paris, was quick to point out that she’s benefited …

Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example
55 years ago

Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles open up about the importance of leading by example

CNN  

Los Angeles CNN — Jordan Chiles knew her friend was hurting. “But … she knows her body more than anybody else.” It’s no secret what happened next, and that’s precisely the point – instead of retreating from the spotlight, Biles openly shared her struggles with mental health, putting the issue front and center as one of the greatest athletes not …

Simone Biles says ‘not a big deal’ after video shows scoring inquiry snafu might have cost her gold
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles says ‘not a big deal’ after video shows scoring inquiry snafu might have cost her gold

New York Times  

Simone Biles is not worried about potentially missing out on an additional gold medal over another gymnastics scoring inquiry snafu in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics. Video from a camera crew following Biles at the Paris Games for the Netflix documentary series “Simone Biles: Rising” was given to Jordan Chiles, whose lawyers submitted it Monday to the Swiss …

A crew filmed Simone Biles at Olympics. Netflix doc may help Jordan Chiles get bronze medal back
3 months, 3 weeks ago

A crew filmed Simone Biles at Olympics. Netflix doc may help Jordan Chiles get bronze medal back

LA Times  

Jordan Chiles, right, celebrates with her bronze medal in the floor exercise while standing next to silver medalist and U.S. teammate Simone Biles during the Paris Olympics on Aug. 5. But days later, following a hearing requested by Romanian officials, the CAS ruled that Landi’s inquiry missed the one-minute time window by four seconds, leading the International Olympic Committee to …

Simone Biles 'living out her dreams' on the road with Jordan Chiles as tour starts TONIGHT
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles 'living out her dreams' on the road with Jordan Chiles as tour starts TONIGHT

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles is loving life on the road with USA gymnastics teammate Jordan Chiles as they take on the Gold Over America Tour, which begins on Monday. On Sunday, Biles posted pictures with her fellow gymnasts as they take on a different type of stage for the American audience. Simone Biles is living out her dream on the road ahead …

Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss court over fight for Olympic gymnastics bronze medal
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss court over fight for Olympic gymnastics bronze medal

New York Times  

Jordan Chiles said she would make every effort to get her bronze medal back, and that fight continued Monday. Successful appeals to the Swiss tribunal are uncommon, but Chiles’ attorneys argued the CAS decision — which prompted the International Olympic Committee to reallocate Chiles’ medal to Romania’s Ana Bărbosu — violated Chiles’ “right to be heard.” In a news release, …

Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’

New York Times  

For 14 seconds, Jordan Chiles paused and looked down to collect her thoughts and emotions. The question — about what Chiles felt she lost when the International Olympic Committee stripped her of her bronze medal in the Olympic women’s gymnastics floor exercise — forced her to stop mid-answer. “It’s about the fact there were things that have led up to …

Jordan Chiles 'still has her Olympics bronze medal' despite being stripped of it after gymnastics controversy in Paris
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles 'still has her Olympics bronze medal' despite being stripped of it after gymnastics controversy in Paris

Daily Mail  

Gymnast Jordan Chiles is still in possession of the bronze medal she was awarded for her floor routine at the Paris Olympics, two sources told USA Today. Chiles initially finished fifth in the eight-woman final before Team USA coach Cecile Landi appealed Chiles' score, asking to receive credit for a maneuver that would boost her score by.1. Romania successfully protested …

Olympian Jordan Chiles should slam door on misguided IOC
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Olympian Jordan Chiles should slam door on misguided IOC

LA Times  

The matter is complicated, but the message should be simple. When the corrupt Olympic gods show up at Jordan Chiles’ doorstep demanding her bronze floor exercise medal, the UCLA gymnast should send them off with three words. American silver medalist Simone Biles, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, right, bow to Brazilian gold medalist Rebeca Andrade during the medal ceremony …

Jordan Chiles Olympic medal controversy: The latest on the fight to restore USA gymnast’s bronze
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles Olympic medal controversy: The latest on the fight to restore USA gymnast’s bronze

The Independent  

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Jordan Chiles: Everything to know about the controversy over the gymnast’s bronze medal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles: Everything to know about the controversy over the gymnast’s bronze medal

CNN  

CNN — Gymnastics is full of twists and turns, but the unfolding saga over which gymnast will officially take home the bronze in the 2024 Olympic women’s artistic floor exercise final has been more complicated than anyone expected. Mike Blake/Reuters The sports governing body announced it had determined the inquiry submitted on behalf of Chiles “was raised after the conclusion …

Jordan Chiles forced to return gymnastic bronze medal for heart-breaking reason
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles forced to return gymnastic bronze medal for heart-breaking reason

The Independent  

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USA chiefs set to APPEAL decision to strip Jordan Chiles of Olympic bronze medal after bombshell ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

USA chiefs set to APPEAL decision to strip Jordan Chiles of Olympic bronze medal after bombshell ruling

Daily Mail  

The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee has appealed the Olympic chiefs' decision to take Jordan Chiles' bronze medal after she stepped on the podium for the floor competition in Paris. Early on Sunday, the International Olympic Committee confirmed it will re-award Chiles' bronze medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu after the sport's highest court voided an on-floor appeal from Chiles' …

US gymnast Chiles loses floor bronze to Romania's Barbosu after CAS ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

US gymnast Chiles loses floor bronze to Romania's Barbosu after CAS ruling

Hindustan Times  

US gymnast Jordan Chiles has lost her bronze medal in the Paris Olympics women's floor exercise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday that the judging panel improperly granted an inquiry that moved her up from fifth. In response to applications filed by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation and gymnasts Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, CAS ruled that the appeal …

Jordan Chiles' medal status in jeopardy after CAS ruling: 'We are devastated…'
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles' medal status in jeopardy after CAS ruling: 'We are devastated…'

Hindustan Times  

Jordan Chiles from Team USA gymnastics won her first individual medal on Monday, August 5 in the women's floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics. US' Jordan Chiles competes in the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris, on August 5, 2024. The ruling stated, “ The Fédération Internationale …

U.S. fights to keep Jordan Chiles’ medal, submitting video evidence to support appeal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

U.S. fights to keep Jordan Chiles’ medal, submitting video evidence to support appeal

LA Times  

The IOC says U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles will be asked to return her bronze medal in floor exercise in order for it to be given to Romania’s Ana Barbosu. Hours after the International Olympic Committee ruled that the U.S. gymnast should return her medal because of a score change, USA Gymnastics will now submit a new appeal to the Court …

Jordan Chiles to lose Olympic bronze medal after court ruling, but USOPC to appeal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles to lose Olympic bronze medal after court ruling, but USOPC to appeal

New York Times  

Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal in the floor exercise in the gymnastics floor exercise at the Paris Games will be reallocated to Ana Bărbosu of Romania, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement Sunday, after a court invalidated the correction to Chiles’ score that put her on the podium. The IOC said Sunday it was in contact with Romania’s Olympic …

Simone Biles rallies behind US gymnast Jordan Chiles who may LOSE her Olympic bronze medal five days after winning it on a technicality as her sister slams bombshell ruling that hands medal to Romania
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Simone Biles rallies behind US gymnast Jordan Chiles who may LOSE her Olympic bronze medal five days after winning it on a technicality as her sister slams bombshell ruling that hands medal to Romania

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles has rallied behind fellow US gymnast Jordan Chiles who is set to lose her Olympic bronze medal just five days after winning it. US gymnast Jordan Chiles who is set to lose her Olympic bronze medal just five days after winning it Chiles came third in the event following a controversial appeal that saw her score increased Jordan …

American gymnast Jordan Chiles lost her bronze medal on floor exercise. What happened?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

American gymnast Jordan Chiles lost her bronze medal on floor exercise. What happened?

Associated Press  

PARIS — Romania’s Ana Barbosu replaced American Jordan Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the International Gymnastics Federation restored Barbosu to third. Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medalist Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York’s Times Square, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. The Romanian Gymnastics Federation asked …

Simone Biles breaks silence after Jordan Chiles ruling sees USA star's Olympic bronze medal put in jeopardy
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Simone Biles breaks silence after Jordan Chiles ruling sees USA star's Olympic bronze medal put in jeopardy

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles is voicing her support for teammate Jordan Chiles amid the dispute over the Team USA star's bronze medal in the floor exercise. Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles of Team United States after the floor routine Ana Barbosu reacts after competing in the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Floor Exercise Final FIG spokesperson Meike Behrensen said in an email to The …

Romanian gymnast could replace Jordan Chiles as bronze medalist in floor exercise after court ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Romanian gymnast could replace Jordan Chiles as bronze medalist in floor exercise after court ruling

Associated Press  

PARIS — The International Gymnastics Federation restored Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu to third in the Paris Olympicswomen’s floor exercise final Saturday, potentially forcing American gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze she won in the event. Jordan Chiles, of the United States, holds up her medals after the women’s artistic gymnastics individual apparatus finals Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer …

Jordan Chiles likely to lose her bronze medal after appeal ruling
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles likely to lose her bronze medal after appeal ruling

LA Times  

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles takes a break during podium training ahead of the start of the Paris Olympic Games on July 25. Jordan Chiles cried in her coach’s arms, stood on an Olympic podium with a bronze medal around her neck and then was memorialized in one of the viral moments of these Summer Games when she joined Simone Biles …

Jordan Chiles, in an Olympic gymnastics comedy of errors, gets another raw deal
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles, in an Olympic gymnastics comedy of errors, gets another raw deal

New York Times  

We ask a lot of our Olympic athletes — to perform with grace and humility, to carry the Olympic spirit even as they pursue their own individual goals; to abide by the rules, and to accept their fates, however they may go, with dignity. The top 24 women quality; except Chiles, while fourth overall, was third on the U.S. team, …

Michelle Obama cheers Simone Biles and Chiles amid viral photo controversy
5 months ago

Michelle Obama cheers Simone Biles and Chiles amid viral photo controversy

Hindustan Times  

Simon Biles and Jordan Chiles bowed to Brazillian athlete Rebecca Andrade in a sign of deference for winning the gold medal after defeating Team USA in gymnastics. However, Michelle Obama backed the two-star athletes in an opposing action to most American’s reactions when the picture of the gymnasts bowing went viral. Michelle Obama backed Simone Biles nad Jordan Chiles after …

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles slammed by NFL star after losing floor final at Paris Olympics
5 months ago

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles slammed by NFL star after losing floor final at Paris Olympics

Daily Mail  

Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey has laid into Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles after they bowed down to Brazil's Rebeca Andrade on the podium of the floor final. Simone Biles & Jordan Chiles bowed down to Rebeca Andrade after her win in floor final Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey decried the sportsmanlike gesture on social media 'Yeah, because giving someone their flowers …

Simone Biles And Jordan Chiles Give Gold Medalist Her Due In Viral Photo
5 months ago

Simone Biles And Jordan Chiles Give Gold Medalist Her Due In Viral Photo

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles is considered the greatest gymnast of all time, but she and teammate Jordan Chiles showed they may also be the GOATs at sportsmanship. Biles finished second while Chiles came in third after Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade in the 2024 Olympics gymnastics floor final on Monday. At one point during the medal ceremony, Biles and Chiles dropped …

Simone Biles Earns Silver Medal For Floor Routine
5 months ago

Simone Biles Earns Silver Medal For Floor Routine

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Simone Biles won silver in the gymnastics floor routine final at the Paris Olympics on Monday, wrapping an extraordinary return to the Games with her fourth medal. Biles’ fellow U.S. competitor Jordan Chiles, who has a gold and silver medal to her name from the team competitions in Paris and Tokyo, came in third to win bronze. …

‘We ugly cried.’ Jordan Chiles savors euphoria of surprise Olympic bronze medal
5 months ago

‘We ugly cried.’ Jordan Chiles savors euphoria of surprise Olympic bronze medal

LA Times  

American 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 …

‘She’s queen.’ Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles honor floor gold medalist Rebeca Andrade
5 months ago

‘She’s queen.’ Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles honor floor gold medalist Rebeca Andrade

LA Times  

Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles knelt down and extended their arms over their heads. “At the end of the day, whoever medaled medaled and that’s what’s so exciting because you just never know with gymnastics,” Biles said. Biles left the door open for an Olympic return after her vault final, saying, “Never say never” to competing in a home-country Games …

"It’s hard, but we did it": Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles wrap Olympics with more medals
5 months ago

"It’s hard, but we did it": Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles wrap Olympics with more medals

Salon  

The women of Team USA's gymnastics team capped off an incredibly strong showing at the Paris Olympics on Monay, set to return home with an assortment of medals from various apparatuses. Seasoned veteran and standout athlete Simone Biles struggled somewhat on her last day of competition, earning a fifth-place spot in the balance beam final after sustaining a fall. Biles …

Jordan Chiles and the bow that capped Olympic gymnastics on a perfect note
5 months ago

Jordan Chiles and the bow that capped Olympic gymnastics on a perfect note

New York Times  

PARIS — There, on that podium, holding a medal that always seemed so far away, Jordan Chiles had every reason to get lost in her own biography. And Jordan Chiles could’ve made this moment about herself. On Monday afternoon, Chiles walked onto the floor at Bercy Arena knowing she needed to score better than 13.700 in the floor routine to …

Simone Biles conjures imperfect magic on way to fifth Olympic gold as USA dominate team final
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles conjures imperfect magic on way to fifth Olympic gold as USA dominate team final

The Independent  

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Simone Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles and Team USA earn ‘redemption’ by powering to Olympic gold in women’s gymnastics

Associated Press  

PARIS — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. The self-described “Redemption Tour,” the moniker given to a team filled with women who wanted to return to the Games for deeply personal reasons, ended with Biles and the Americans where they have almost always been since she …

Jordan Chiles adds secret ingredients of fire and fun to gold-medal U.S. gymnastics team
5 months, 1 week ago

Jordan Chiles adds secret ingredients of fire and fun to gold-medal U.S. gymnastics team

LA Times  

She didn’t make the world championship team. “She did the work and she’s Olympic champion today.” Jordan Chiles looks up and laughs while surrounded by her U.S. teammates Jade Carey, from left, Suni Lee and Simone Biles. Before falling while mounting the beam during Tuesday’s team final, Chiles’ Olympics were looking like a complete 180 from her performance three years …

Simone Biles leads dominant U.S. to gold in Olympic gymnastics team competition
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles leads dominant U.S. to gold in Olympic gymnastics team competition

LA Times  

Simone Biles’ ideal warmup is a therapy session. “Yeah,” Biles thought to herself, “definitely, we’re going to do this.” The United States followed Biles to long-awaited redemption Tuesday, dominating the women’s team final to reclaim the Olympic gold medal at Bercy Arena. “And today, she just proved to herself most importantly that she is still top of the world.” Biles …

Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics golden once again after dominant display of redemption in Olympic team final
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles, U.S. women’s gymnastics golden once again after dominant display of redemption in Olympic team final

New York Times  

PARIS — It took 6.81 seconds to erase a conversation stretching back three years and three days. On July 27, 2021, Simone Biles stood at the end of the vault runway, sprinted 25 meters, downgraded her planned vault, landed awkwardly and eventually walked off the competition floor. Biles returned to the exact place it all went off-kilter the last time, …

The night Simone Biles was the center of gravity at the Olympics once again
5 months, 1 week ago

The night Simone Biles was the center of gravity at the Olympics once again

New York Times  

PARIS — Many things happened Tuesday night at Bercy Arena, a pulsing 15,000-seat bowl of joy. And anything that comes into contact with Biles’ orbit immediately seems to fall in line behind one impossibly large eclipse. From left, Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Simone Biles, Sunisa Lee and Jade Carey celebrate their team gold on Tuesday at the Olympics. On the …

Paris Olympics 2024: USA's Simone Biles shines in gymnastics; Rafael Nadal sets up blockbuster clash against Novak Djokovic
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris Olympics 2024: USA's Simone Biles shines in gymnastics; Rafael Nadal sets up blockbuster clash against Novak Djokovic

Firstpost  

American gymnast Simone Biles shone despite injuring her calf during warm-up for the floor exercise, whereas Rafael Nadal setup a blockbuster clash against Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics. Then there was a Rafael Nadal victory over Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics, that helped the Spaniard setup a blockbuster second round clash against Novak Djokovic. Paris Olympics: News, schedule, medals tally and …

Simone Biles is on the Olympic gymnastics competition floor in front of a star-studded crowd
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles is on the Olympic gymnastics competition floor in front of a star-studded crowd

Hindustan Times  

PARIS — Simone Biles' quest for a return to the top of the Olympic podium is officially underway. Simone Biles is on the Olympic gymnastics competition floor in front of a star-studded crowd The 27-year-old American and the five-woman U.S. gymnastics team took the floor at a packed, star-studded Bercy Arena during the second qualifying subdivision for the Paris Games …

Simone Biles shows her grit, overcoming leg injury in impressive Paris start
5 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles shows her grit, overcoming leg injury in impressive Paris start

LA Times  

A hush fell over Bercy Arena as Simone Biles stood at the end of the vault runway. Three years after she left the floor suddenly during that team final, Biles was again walking side-by-side with medical personnel after she complained of calf discomfort before the second event. Sitting away from the team, U.S. gymnastics technical lead Chellsie Memmel said she …

Simone Biles shares sneak peak of Team USA's final Olympics preparations before leaving for Paris in behind-the-scenes TikTok
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Simone Biles shares sneak peak of Team USA's final Olympics preparations before leaving for Paris in behind-the-scenes TikTok

Daily Mail  

Simone Biles gave her TikTok followers a sneak peak of Team USA's final preparations before heading out to Paris for the 2024 Olympics. Biles' video featured Team USA teammate Jordan Chiles and replacement athletes Joscelyn Roberson and Tiana Sumanasekera. Simone Biles shared a sneak peak of Team USA's final preparations before the Paris Olympics @simonebilesowens & we are off to …

Simone Biles secures third trip to the Olympics after breezing to victory at U.S. trials
6 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles secures third trip to the Olympics after breezing to victory at U.S. trials

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The gymnastics superstar earned a third trip to her …

U.S. gymnastics trials: Simone Biles wins all-around, makes Olympics for third time
6 months, 1 week ago

U.S. gymnastics trials: Simone Biles wins all-around, makes Olympics for third time

LA Times  

After disappointing and, at times, shocking results three years ago in Tokyo, Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey return to the Olympics with a single goal in mind. Gymnasts Hezly Rivera, from left, Joscelyn Roberson, Suni Lee, Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles and Leanne Wong celebrate after being named to the 2024 U.S. Olympic team Sunday …

Simone Biles Moves Closer To Paris Olympics Trip As Injuries Mount For Team USA
6 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles Moves Closer To Paris Olympics Trip As Injuries Mount For Team USA

Huff Post  

Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise at the United States Gymnastics Olympic Trials on Friday, June 28, 2024, in Minneapolis. via Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Simone Biles is four rotations away from a third trip to the Olympics. Sunisa Lee, the 2020 Olympic champion who has spent most of the last two years battling kidney-related health issues, used a …

Simone Biles wins ninth national all-around title, sweeps event titles at U.S. Gymnastics Championships
7 months, 1 week ago

Simone Biles wins ninth national all-around title, sweeps event titles at U.S. Gymnastics Championships

New York Times  

FORT WORTH, Texas — What do you get for the nine-time national all-around champion who has everything? Amidst her historic night, Biles found time to boost up a fellow Olympic all-around champion after Suni Lee opened the night with a fall on vault. Lee competed a double-twisting vault Friday and warmed it up Sunday but didn’t get enough height off …

‘Pure grit.’ Jordan Chiles is making a run at a second Olympics, this time on her terms
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Pure grit.’ Jordan Chiles is making a run at a second Olympics, this time on her terms

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — Jordan Chiles doesn’t have to put herself through this. Yet here she is, three years removed from the summer of 2021 — when Chiles put together maybe the best gymnastics of her life to make the Olympic team and left Tokyo with a silver medal, a scholarship waiting for her at UCLA and more than a …

Jordan Chiles stepped up at the Tokyo Olympics — now it’s time for Paris
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Jordan Chiles stepped up at the Tokyo Olympics — now it’s time for Paris

New York Times  

Jordan Chiles is smiling, the beam nearly as bright as the green sweatshirt she’s wearing and the Olympic ring flex of a necklace dangling at the base of her neck. “My motto these last two months is ‘I’m that girl,’” Chiles says. “Everyone said, ‘Can she make the team?’ You can’t help getting those thoughts in your head, too.” Jordan …

Simone Biles returning to competition for first time since Olympics at U.S. Classic in August
1 year, 6 months ago

Simone Biles returning to competition for first time since Olympics at U.S. Classic in August

New York Times  

Simone Biles is returning to the competition floor on Aug. 5 at the U.S. Classic in Hoffman Estates, Ill., marking her first meet since the 2020 Olympics. The U.S. Classic field also features reigning Olympic all-around champion Suni Lee, 2020 floor exercise gold medalist Jade Carey and Tokyo team silver medalist Jordan Chiles, who trains alongside Biles at World Champions …

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