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| Full name | Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (2001-04-15)April 15, 2001 (age 24) Tualatin, Oregon, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Women's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country represented |  United States(2013–2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College team | UCLA Bruins (2022–23, 2025–26) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gym | World Champions Centre Naydenov (former) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach(es) | Laurent Landi (club) Janelle McDonald (NCAA) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach | Cecile Canqueteau-Landi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former coach | Chris Waller | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (born April 15, 2001) is an Americanartistic gymnast. She was a member of thegold medal-winning team at the2024 Summer Olympics, having previously been a member of thesilver medal-winning team at the2020 Summer Olympics. She was also a member of the team that won gold at the2022 World Championships. Individually, she was the 2022 World vault and floor exercise silver medalist. She has been a member of theUnited States women's national gymnastics team since 2013. InNCAA Gymnastics, Chiles competes for theUCLA Bruinsgymnastics team, where she has won twoPac-12, twoBig Ten titles, and threeNCAA championship titles. She is the one of four female gymnasts to win NCAA, World, and Olympic championship titles, alongsideKyla Ross,Madison Kocian, andSunisa Lee.
Chiles was born inTualatin, Oregon, on April 15, 2001, to Timothy and Gina Chiles (née Velasquez). Her father is Black and her mother is Latina.[1] She was named after American basketball playerMichael Jordan.[2] She is one of five children; her siblings are Jazmin, Jade, Tajmen, and Tyrus.[3]
She grew up inVancouver, Washington,[4][5] but moved toSpring, Texas, in 2019 to train alongside American gymnast and Olympic medalistSimone Biles at theWorld Champions Centre.[6][7]
Following theTokyo Olympics in 2021, Chiles’ mother served time in federal prison for embezzlement.[8] That same year, Chiles started her collegiate gymnastics career at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles.[9] She put her studies on hold after the2023 NCAA season, in order to focus on the2024 Paris Olympics. She confirmed that she will return to UCLA for the 2025 season.[10]
In 2023, Chiles's aunt and grandfather died, and she shared how mentally challenging that time was with the official Olympic channel during the 2024 Games. She remarked that her grandfather would not want her to quit and that was her motivation.[11]
Chiles made her elite debut at the 2013 American Classic where she won the bronze medal in the all-around behindAriana Agrapides andLaurie Hernandez and the silver medal on vault behindFelicia Hano.[12] At the2013 P&G National Championships, Chiles finished eleventh in the all-around with atotal score of 108.050, and she also finished sixth on vault.[13] She was selected to be a member of theJunior National Team.[14]
Chiles made her international debut at the 2014City of Jesolo Trophy. She won a gold medal with the team and finished sixth in the all-around.[15] In the event finals, Chiles placed second on vault behind her teammateBailie Key.[16] At the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic, Chiles won the all-around competition with a score of 57.350.[17] She then competed at the2014 U.S. National Championships where she finished fourth in the all-around.[18] She won the bronze medals on both the vault and the floor exercise.[19] She was once again named to the Junior National Team.[20]
After a tough competition, Chiles placed eighth in the all-around at the2015 U.S. Classic. She tied withJazmyn Foberg for the bronze medal on theuneven bars.[21] She finished fourth in the all-around and won the gold medal on the vault at the2015 U.S. National Championships and was once again selected for the junior national team.[22][23]
Chiles competed at the 2016 International Gymnix inMontreal alongsideEmma Malabuyo,Gabby Perea, andDeanne Soza, and they won the gold medal in the junior team competition. Chiles then won the gold medal in the vault event final.[24] She then won the junior all-around title at the2016 City of Jesolo Trophy.[25] In the event finals, she won the gold medal on vault, tied with Emma Malabuyo for the silver medal on the uneven bars, finished fifth on the balance beam, and eighth on the floor exercise.[26][27][28][29] At the2016 U.S. Classic, she finished fourth in the all-around and won the gold medal on vault.[30]
Chiles made her senior debut at the American Classic where she only competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam and finished fourth and fifth, respectively.[31] At theU.S. Classic, she finished fifth in the all-around.[32] In August, Chiles competed at theU.S. National Championships where she placed second in the all-around behindRagan Smith, in addition to a fourth-place finish on the balance beam. During her balance beam performance she flubbed awolf turn but saved it by connecting it to an unplanned triple turn.[33] In September, Chiles was selected as the non-traveling alternate for theWorld Championships.[34]
On March 18, Chiles made her senior international debut at theStuttgart World Cup where she placed third behindJin Zhang of China andElisabeth Seitz of Germany, posting the highest scores of the competition on vault and floor.[35] On April 8, Chiles was named to the team to compete at thePacific Rim Championships.[36] There she won team gold as well as gold on vault and floor exercise and bronze on the balance beam.[37]
In August, Chiles competed at theNational Championships where she placed eleventh in the all-around and second on vault behindSimone Biles. She also placed tenth on uneven bars, fourteenth on balance beam, and twenty-first on floor exercise.[38] She was not named to the senior national team. She received media recognition for competing in aWonder Woman inspired leotard.[39][40] In October, Chiles participated in the Worlds Team Selection Camp. During the competition, she placed third on vault behind Biles andShilese Jones, seventh in the all-around and on balance beam, and sixth on uneven bars and floor exercise. While she did not make the world team, she was added to the 2018–2019 national team.[41]
In November, Chiles signed herNational Letter of Intent withUCLA, deferring until after the2020 Olympics and initially planning to start in the 2020–2021 school year.[42]
In June, it was revealed that Chiles had switched gyms, leaving Naydenov Gymnastics in her hometown ofVancouver, Washington and moving toSpring, Texas to train atWorld Champions Centre, the same gym at whichSimone Biles trains.[43]
Chiles was expected to compete at the American Classic. However, days before the competition, she withdrew.[44] At the2019 U.S. Classic in July, Chiles finished eleventh in the all-around with a score of 54.650. She also tied for eighth on the uneven bars withLeanne Wong, placed twelfth on the balance beam, and tied for sixteenth on the floor exercise withSloane Blakely.[45] At the2019 U.S. National Championships in August, Chiles performed all eight of her routines without a fall to place sixth in the all-around.[46] She also finished seventh on uneven bars, tied withRiley McCusker, placed twelfth on balance beam, and seventh on floor exercise.[47] As a result, she was named to the national team.[48]
In September, Chiles competed at the2019 World team selection camp and placed eleventh with a score of 53.400 after falling on herAmanar vault and on floor exercise, and she was not named to the World Championships team.[49] Chiles did not compete at all duringthe 2020 season due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in the United States.[50]
In February, Chiles became the first ever women's all-aroundWinter Cup champion. She also finished first on vault and floor exercise, second on balance beam, and fourth on uneven bars.[51] In May, Chiles placed second in the all-around at theU.S. Classic behind teammateSimone Biles. She also finished second on uneven bars, fourth on balance beam, and second on floor exercise.[52] In June, Chiles placed third in the all-around at theU.S. National Gymnastics Championships behindSimone Biles andSunisa Lee. She also finished third on vault. As a result she was named to the national team and selected to compete at theOlympic Trials.[53]
At the Olympic Trials, Chiles finished third, once again behind Biles and Lee, and was named to the Olympic team alongside Biles, Lee, andGrace McCallum.[54] Chiles was the only US team member to hit every routine she competed during the season leading up to the Olympics; out of 24 total routines, she did not fall once.[55]
At theOlympic Games Chiles performed the all-around during qualifications. She finished 40th after struggles on multiple events: on uneven bars she brushed her feet on the ground during a transition between the bars, incurring a deduction equivalent to that of a fall; on balance beam she fell on her acrobatic series and put her hands down on her dismount. Her performance helped qualify the USA team to the team final in second place behind theRussian Olympic Committee.
During theteam final Chiles was initially set to compete only on vault and floor exercise. However, Simone Biles withdrew from the competition after the first rotation and Chiles replaced her on uneven bars and balance beam. She hit both of those routines despite not having warmed up on either, but fell on her third pass on floor exercise. The United States won the silver medal, finishing second behind the Russian Olympic Committee.[56]
In August, Chiles competed at theNational Championships. She finished third in the all-around behindKonnor McClain andShilese Jones.[57] In September Chiles competed at theParis World Challenge Cup; she only competed on vault, uneven bars, and floor exercise. She qualified to all three event finals. During event finals she won gold on floor exercise, silver on vault behind teammateJade Carey, and placed fifth on uneven bars.[58]
In October, Chiles was selected to compete at the2022 World Championships alongsideSkye Blakely,Jade Carey,Shilese Jones, andLeanne Wong.[59] During the qualification round Chiles helped the USA qualify to the team final in first place. Individually she qualified to the vault and floor exercise finals. Although she recorded the twelfth highest all-around score, she did not advance to the final due to teammates Jones and Carey scoring higher.[60] During the team final Chiles contributed scores on all four apparatuses, helping the USA win their sixth consecutive team gold medal.[61] On the first day of apparatus finals Chiles won silver on vault behind compatriot Carey.[62] On the final day of competition she won silver on floor exercise behindJessica Gadirova.[63]
In September, Chiles was named to the team to compete at the2023 Pan American Games alongsideKayla DiCello,Kaliya Lincoln,Zoe Miller, andTiana Sumanasekera.[64] While there she helped the USA win team gold ahead of Brazil. Individually Chiles won bronze in the all-around behind DiCello andFlávia Saraiva and silver on vault behindRebeca Andrade.[65]
Chiles began the season competing at theCore Hydration Classic, where she placed third in the all-around behindSimone Biles andShilese Jones.[66] At theNational Championships Chiles placed fifth in the all-around and second on uneven bars behind Biles. As a result, she qualified to theupcoming Olympic Trials.[67] At the Olympic trials, Chiles finished third in the all-around, as well on uneven bars and floor exercise, and second on vault. She was selected to represent theUnited States at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Biles,Jade Carey,Sunisa Lee, andHezly Rivera.
During thequalification round at the Olympics, Chiles competed on all four apparatuses. She ended the day ranked fourth overall; however, she did not advance to the all-around final due to the limit of two athletes max from the same nation competing in the finals; Biles and Lee placed higher. Additionally, she placed fourth on vault but again did not qualify to the final due to Biles and Carey placing higher. Chiles did manage to qualify to the floor exercise final in third.
During theteam final, Chiles contributed scores on all four apparatuses towards the team's first place finish, earning the U.S. their fourth overall Olympic team gold medal.[68][69]
Chiles went on to compete in thefloor exercise final. Although Chiles' initial score was not high enough to earn a medal, Chiles's coach,Cécile Canqueteau-Landi, submitted an inquiry on Chiles' D-score. The inquiry was accepted and Chiles' score was raised by a tenth. Her revised score was the third highest of the event final, earning the bronze medal.[70]
TheRomanian Gymnastics Federation appealed this decision to theCourt of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), on the basis that the inquiry was submitted past the one minute deadline and therefore should not have been accepted. The CAS ruled that Chiles' coach had made the inquiry at one minute and four seconds, which was four seconds over the allowed time. In response to the ruling, theInternational Gymnastics Federation (FIG) reinstated Chiles' initial score, which put her in fifth place, and reinstated Romanian gymnastAna Bărbosu to third place while movingSabrina Voinea to fourth.[71][72]
On August 11, theInternational Olympic Committee upheld the findings of the CAS and announced that the bronze medal in the floor exercise would be reallocated to Bărbosu, thus leaving Chiles without an individual Olympic medal.[73][74] USA Gymnastics appealed the ruling later that day, saying they had video evidence that Chiles' coach had appealed her score at 47 seconds, within the one-minute deadline, and not four seconds late.[75] On August 12, the CAS denied a request to reconsider its ruling and in response; USA Gymnastics said it would "continue to pursue every possible avenue and appeal process, including to the Swiss Federal Tribunal."[76][77] On 16 September 2024, it was confirmed Chiles had filed an appeal in theFederal Supreme Court of Switzerland.[78][79]
During the fall of 2021 Chiles joinedSimone Biles'Gold Over America Tour alongside Bruin alumKatelyn Ohashi. She joined theBruins gymnastics team in December.[80][81] Chiles made her NCAA debut on January 17, 2022, in a meet against Iowa and Minnesota. She only competed on the uneven bars and vault. On February 4, in a meet against Utah, Chiles earned her first collegiate perfect ten on floor exercise. She also won the all-around with a score of 39.700.[82] As a result Chiles was namedPac-12 freshman of the week.[83]
| Season | Date | Event | Meet |
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| 2022 | February 4, 2022 | Floor exercise | UCLA vs Utah |
| February 12, 2022 | Uneven bars | UCLA @ Stanford | |
| March 6, 2022 | Floor exercise | UCLA vs Cal | |
| 2023 | February 11, 2023 | UCLA vs Arizona State | |
| March 5, 2023 | Uneven bars | UCLA vs Stanford | |
| March 11, 2023 | UCLA vs Iowa State | ||
| April 1, 2023 | Floor exercise | UCLA Regional Final | |
| April 13, 2023 | Uneven bars | NCAA Championship Semifinal | |
| 2025 | January 18, 2025 | Uneven bars | UCLA @ Maryland |
| February 1, 2025 | Floor exercise | UCLA vs Michigan State | |
| March 22, 2025 | Floor exercise | Big Ten Championships |
| Season | All-around | Vault | Uneven bars | Balance beam | Floor exercise |
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| 2022[85] | 27th | 34th | 18th | 240th | 23rd |
| 2023[86] | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 11th | 4th |
| 2025 | 11th | 7th | 7th | 75th | 1st |
Chiles was named one ofTime's Women of the Year for 2025.[87] She was featured in the 2025 edition of theSports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and was selected as one of fourcover models alongsideLauren Chan,Salma Hayek, and fellow gymnastLivvy Dunne.[88] Chiles and her family appeared on theSeptember 11, 2025 episode ofCelebrity Family Feud where they competed against fellow 2024 OlympianStephen Nedoroscik and his family. Nedoroscik's family ultimately won in the sudden death round.[89]
In September 2025 it was announced that Chiles was joining the cast of the34th season ofDancing with the Stars, partnering withEzra Sosa.[90][91] She is the ninth Olympic gymnast to compete on the show, followingShawn Johnson,Nastia Liukin,Aly Raisman,Laurie Hernandez,Simone Biles,Mary Lou Retton,Sunisa Lee andStephen Nedoroscik.[90]
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2013 | American Classic |  |  | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
| U.S. National Championships | 11 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 19 | ||
| 2014 | City of Jesolo Trophy |  | 6 | | |||
| U.S. Classic | | | 4 | 4 | 6 | ||
| U.S. National Championships | 4 | | 21 | 10 | | ||
| 2015 | U.S. Classic | 8 | 6 | | |||
| U.S. National Championships | 4 | | 4 | 15 | 11 | ||
| 2016 | International Gymnix | | 7 | | |||
| City of Jesolo Trophy | | | | 5 | 8 | ||
| U.S. Classic | 4 | | 6 |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2017 | American Classic | 4 | 5 | ||||
| U.S. Classic | 6 | 5 | |||||
| U.S. National Championships | | 7 | 4 | 8 | |||
| 2018 | Stuttgart World Cup | | |||||
| Pacific Rim Championships | | | | | |||
| U.S. Classic | 8 | | 8 | 17 | 6 | ||
| U.S. National Championships | 11 | | 10 | 14 | 21 | ||
| Worlds Team Selection Camp | 7 | | 6 | 7 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | U.S. Classic | 11 | 8 | 12 | 16 | ||
| U.S. National Championships | 6 | 7 | 12 | 7 | |||
| Worlds Team Selection Camp | 11 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 2021 | WOGA Classic | | |||||
| Winter Cup | | | 4 | | | ||
| U.S. Classic | | | 4 | | |||
| U.S. National Championships | | | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Olympic Trials | | | 4 | | |||
| Olympic Games | | ||||||
| 2022 | U.S. National Championships | | | 4 | | ||
| Paris Challenge Cup | | 5 | | ||||
| World Championships | | | | ||||
| 2023 | U.S. Classic | 4 | 13 | ||||
| U.S. National Championships | 5 | 8 | 18 | 6 | |||
| Pan American Games | | | | 7 | |||
| 2024 | U.S. Classic | | | 7 | 7 | ||
| U.S. National Championships | 5 | 4 | | 16 | 9 | ||
| Olympic Trials | | | | 11 | | ||
| Olympic Games | | 5 |
| Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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| 2022 | PAC-12 Championships | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 10 |
| NCAA Championship | 52 | ||||||
| 2023 | PAC-12 Championships | | 13 | | | ||
| NCAA Championship | 5 | | 5 | | 41 | | |
| 2025 | Big Ten Championships | | | 17 | 7 | 6 | |
| NCAA Championships | | 5 | 8 | | 33 | 15 |
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| 2023 | Bunk'd | Herself | Episode: "Coop D'etat" |
| 2024 | The Tiny Chef Show | Episode: "Donuts" | |
| 2025 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant | Season 34 |
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