“I was already choked up”- Jordan Chiles’ mother opens up on handling emotions during the gymnast's appearance at the VMA's after Paris Olympics

Jordan Chiles' mother Gina Chiles recently opened up about her emotions when she witnessed her daughter walking at the VMA stage. The gymnast recently concluded her Paris Olympics campaign with one gold medal.

Chiles proved her billing as a formidable gymnast with her performance in the women's team all-around event. She and her team, which included Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera, scored 171.296 points, defeating Italy and Brazil, who secured second and third place, respectively.

Along with this, the 23-year-old gymnast was also a part of the bronze medal controversy, where she was ripped off her medal, which she won in the floor exercise during the 2024 Summer Games. Days after this controversy, Chiles appeared on the stage of MTV VMAs 2024, where she opened the show with American rapper Flavor Flav, as the first presenter of the evening.

The gymnast's mother featured in a podcast named '“Got It From My Momma” podcast through a partnership with Sheppard Pratt hosted by Jennifer Vickery Smith. She spoke about her emotions after seeing Chiles on the VMA stage and exuded pride in her daughter, revealing that she "choked up" even before the event started.

"From the very beginning, I was already choked up, because you know, I was searching for her before the show even starts, they have like a pre-show, where they show like everybody walking in," said Gina Chiles. "You know that sometimes they would be interviewed, so, I was like stalking the screen, trying to see if I could to see her, so like I weigh in and I am already nervous for her because she hasn't done anything like that and its kind of a big scale." (6:00 onwards..)

She further spoke about Jordan Chiles sharing the stage with Flav and lauded the rapper for his support towards the gymnast.

"I knew she was gonna be representing with Flav about couples a week ago, so that was kind of an exciting thing becauseehe's been super supportive, not of women's sports in general, but of Jordan, and we were happy about that. So, I watched her walk out on stage, and I thought there is no way that is Jordan. Walking on the VMA stage, Jordan with that big old smile, and as soon as I saw the smile, it was very healing."

Jordan Chiles' mother opened up about the public support received by the gymnast during the bronze medal controversy

In the aforementioned interview, Jordan Chiles' mother, Gina Chiles, opened up about the support shown towards her daughter by the fans during the medal controversy at the Paris Olympics. She said that it was very "hard" for her to see her child in those difficult times, and pointed out the negativity that was thrown at Jordan Chiles during the medal saga. However, she showcased gratitude for those who supported and cheered for her.

"As a mom in general it is so hard to see your kids go through difficult times whether it's this and and Jordan has had several difficult moments in her career," Gina Chiles said. "It's very hard on your heart when you see the difficulty and you see negativity that is thrown out there." (9:32 onwards)

She added:

"To see everyone kind of just support her, cheer for her, that's probably been the biggest healing part of of everything."

Jordan Chiles is currently performing at the Gold Over America Tour, which started on September 16, 2024. She and her team recently performed in Boston on October 6-7, and their next stop will be in Baltimore on October 8, 2024.