"Time to get your medal back" - Fans react to Jordan Chiles' stellar floor routine in the NCAA season

Jordan Chiles, alongside her UCLA Bruins team, secured victory in the final session of the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate event in Oklahoma City on Saturday, January 11. Her performance garnered widespread praise from fans on social media.

The Bruins triumphed over Arkansas, Ohio State, and Kentucky. On the competition floor, the Olympic champion delivered a standout performance in her second collegiate meet since April 2023. She earned a 9.975 on the floor exercise, executing a routine set to a medley of Prince's songs, which included a double layout and front through to a double tuck.

A post shared by ESPNW on X on Sunday, January 12, highlighted the gold medalist's performance at the event.

"Jordan Chiles Put on a Show," the caption read.

Many fans appreciated her performance with comments on the post:

One fan expressed his excitement and support for the Olympian, writing:

"#LA28 cannot come sooner. Time to get your medal back Queen."

Another fan wrote:

"Jordan Chiles is elite"

One fan celebrated the 23-year-old's talent and wrote:

"A gymnastics queen!"

Here's a closer look to additional fans comments:

"It's an amazing routine and the fact she could perform it with Wolverine claws is crazy."

"She's that girl. You can take away the medal, but the dominant personality and gymnastics is all there baby."

"You go Girl. That's a 10 in my book."

Screenshot of Fan's comments/ Source: X/ @espnW

Jordan Chiles is a two-time Olympian and two-time Olympic medalist including one gold and one silver. She has won three medals in World Championship events in 2022 including one gold and two silvers. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, she won a gold medal as a part of the US women's team gymnastics team member.

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Jordan Chiles announces her return to UCLA women's gymnastics post-2024 Olympics Success

Jordan Chiles at UCLA Gymnastics' "Meet The Bruins" - Source: Getty

Following her success at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Jordan Chiles announced her return to UCLA Gymnastics in August 2024. She confirmed that she would rejoin the team for her junior and senior seasons after taking a break from collegiate gymnastics during her training for the Paris Olympics.

"You never know. I might have the four letters [UCLA] across my chest. You might see me in '28. I just say stay tuned. I am returning back to UCLA to represent the Bruins for my two remaining years of college. So, you guys will see me back in Pauley [Pavilion] this season," Chiles told Olympics.com in August 2024.

The Olympic gymnasts' career is marked by impressive achievements. After the Tokyo Games, she competed for the Bruins starting in 2022. She earned second-team All-American honors for floor exercise, finishing 14th at the NCAA championships that year. she also scored two perfect 10s on the floor and one on uneven bars.

Over her time at UCLA, she recorded 23 scores of 9.9 or higher and 10 scores of 9.95 or higher. Additionally, she achieved a career-high all-around score of 39.800, making her only the third freshman in UCLA history to reach that mark.