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    USA Gymnastics Makes Strong Jordan Chiles Post

    By Chris Phelps,

    20 hours ago

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    USA Gymnast Jordan Chiles has had quite the roller coaster of a Summer.

    After a successful 2024 Paris Olympics, where Chiles walked out with her first gold medal and her first individual medal, the 23-year-old from Tualatin, Oregon, had her bronze from the floor exercise stripped away, leaving her without an individual award.

    This left a sour taste in Chiles' mouth as she took some time away from social media for her mental health.

    But Chiles has made her way back onto social media and even made her firs t public appearance since the drama with her medal started, attending a baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Kansas City Royals.

    In light of recent events, USA Gymnastics has been very supportive of Chiles. In a new Instagram post, they gave another shoutout to the gymnastics star with three photos of Chiles in the same pose with different leotards on, all photoshopped into one image.

    "Veni, vidi, vici," USA Gymnastics captioned the post, which is Latin for "I came, I saw, I conquered."

    Fans immediately took to the comment section to leave their appreciation for Chiles, with some still dubbing her a bronze medalist.

    "she’s so iconic i love that woman," one fan said.

    "Our bronze medalist," added another.

    "The best gymnasts and person in the world," commented a third.

    "she is our gold and bronze medalist!!!!" replied one more.

    In the floor exercise final at the Paris Games, Chiles came out with a bronze medal after the USA coaches challenged her score. The challenge was granted, bumping Chiles up from a 13.666 to a 13.766. This moved her past Romania's Ana Barbosu (13.700) into the medal position.

    However, Chiles was later stripped of her medal when the Romanian Gymnastics Federation appealed her final score to the Court of Arbitration of Sport (CAS), saying the coach's challenge came just outside of the allowed timeframe.

    The appeal was approved, and in response, the International Gymnastics Federation bumped Chiles' final score back down to 13.666, leaving her in fifth place and handing her bronze over to Barbosu.

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    Jordan Chiles competes on the uneven bars during the U.S. Olympic Team Gymnastics Trials at Target Center.

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    Fans of the young athlete have been very supportive throughout this ongoing bronze medal issue and that was shown in full effect after USA Gymnastics' latest post, as they know how deserving Chiles is of her medal.

    Related: USA Gymnastics Responds to Simone Biles’ Ominous Message

    Related: Simone Biles’ Strong Message To Jordan Chiles After Olympic Controversy

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