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Jordan Chiles hit back at her critics after being accused of not being able to take a small amount of criticism. The American gymnast opened her 2025 collegiate season during a quad meet against California and Oregon State but faced some backslash over her performance.
Chiles' UCLA finished third despite the Olympian's impressive performance, and following the meet, an X user took a sarcastic dig at Chiles. In a now-deleted post, the user shared a picture from the gymnast's vault routine where she was in an awkward position.
The Olympic medalist jokingly responded:
"So what was the point of this…? the entertainment lol," she wrote.
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Another user confronted the Olympian, accusing of her not being able to take the criticism.
"You can’t handle even a tiny bit of valid criticism, this wasn’t even hateful you’re just super sensitive," they wrote.
However, Chiles cleared the air and said she hadn't taken offense to the said user's comment and had only responded jokingly.
"you are right I can’t take a tiny bit of criticism I can take a lot it’s called a joke that’s why there is an emoji. You think if I was really mad I would tweet about it no, so you don’t understand my sarcasm…." Jordan Chiles wrote.
The 24-year-old eventually called out everyone on the platform, saying:
"Twitter can’t take sarcasm for anything y’all really think a photo gonna make me mad then y’all really don’t know who I am," she wrote.
Chiles top-scored for the Bruins individually, scoring an impressive 9.900 on the vault. UCLA posted a team score of 195.250 to finish third while California and Oregon State came first and second with 196.275 and 195.775.
"Having this ability to dominate is amazing" - Jordan Chiles in high spirits after collegiate gymnastics return
Jordan Chiles started her collegiate gymnastics career in 2021 and after two successful years with the Bruins, she took a break in 2024 to focus on preparations for the Paris Olympics. She did make the US Olympic team, her second, and won her second Olympic medal, a gold.
Chiles announced her return to UCLA Bruins following the Games. After a great start to the season on Sunday, the 24-year-old said (via Los Angeles Times):
“Coming out here being a grad student, and adding events to something that you know you always want to be able to enjoy and having this ability to dominate and do what you need to do is amazing."
Chiles has three NCAA medals including two golds to her name. Alongside looking to add to her own tally in 2025, she will be aiming to win the first national team title with the Bruins, who now take on Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio State in a quad meet on January 11.
