A video of Jordan Chiles, where she was seen participating in a handstand challenge initiated by a 12-year-old gymnast, has recently gone viral. The video has already garnered 1.7 million views and 25,000 likes. The American gymnast recently completed her Paris Olympics campaign with a gold medal.
Chiles won one gold medal in the team all-around event, where the team scored 171.296 points to stand atop the podium. Following this, she almost won a bronze medal; however, she was stripped of it after a controversy. Chiles initially finished fifth in the floor exercise, but after an appeal to re-analyse her performance was made by her team, the gymnast was honored with a bronze medal as her points increased to 13.766 from 13.666, replacing Romanian athlete Ana Barbosu.
A few days after her podium finish, the American was stripped of her bronze medal, as the CAS announced that Chiles' appeal was made 1 minute and 4 seconds late. This decision again took her to the fifth position, positioning the Romanian athlete back on third.
Ever since her gold medal win and her bronze medal controversy, Jordan Chiles has been the talk of the gymnastics community. A few days later, a video of the gymnast has surfaced on the internet, where she competed with a 12-year-old gymnast. In the video, the 23-year-old performed a stunning handstand for one minute straight without moving even a little bit. Sharing the video on X, a user wrote:
"This is wild. She didn't even move."
Jordan Chiles received support from Simone Biles amidst the bronze medal controversy
Jordan Chiles faced several adversities amidst the bronze medal controversy during the Paris Olympics. She shared a lengthy post expressing her dismay about the situation and also took a hiatus from social media to focus on her mental health.
Amidst this hard time, her teammate Simone Biles acted as one of the biggest supporters for the gymnast. The 27-year-old revealed to People that she had been face-timing with Chiles:
"We’ve been FaceTiming, texting, just being girls. I did talk to her on one of the days, and I was like, ‘You know what, Jordan, you have to feel all these feels. Don’t let these emotions stop you. This will be the healthiest way to get all of this out."
She added:
"We want that justice for Jordan and why we're going to keep supporting her and uplifting her."
After the heartbreaking Paris Olympics incident, Jordan Chiles is now poised to be a part of the Gold Over America Tour along with Biles, which is slated to start on September 16.