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Jordan Chiles
Full nameJordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles
Country represented United States
Born (2001-04-15) April 15, 2001 (age 23)
Tualatin, Oregon
HometownVancouver, Washington
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2013 – 2018
GymNaydenov Gymnastics
College teamUCLA Bruins[1]
Head coach(es)Tiffany Hirschberger
Assistant coach(es)Dimitri Taskov
Former coach(es)Erika Bakacs
Medal record
Representing the  United States
Pacific Rim Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Vault
Gold medal – first place 2018 Medellin Floor
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Medellin Balance Beam
FIG World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Stuttgart All Around
National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Anaheim All Around
Silver medal – second place 2018 Boston Vault

Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles (born April 15, 2001 in Tualatin, Oregon) is an American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the United States women's national gymnastics team from 2013 to 2018.

Gymnastics career

2013 – 2016: Junior career

2013

At the 2013 P&G National Championships, Chiles finished eleventh in the all-around with a score of 108.050. She finished sixth on vault[2] She was selected to be a member of the Junior National Team.[3]

2014

Chiles made her international debut at the 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy. She won a gold medal with the team and finished sixth in the all-around.[4] In the event finals, Chiles placed second on vault behind her teammate Bailie Key.[5]

At the 2014 Secret U.S. Classic, Chiles won the all-around competition with a score of 57.350.[6]

2015

After a tough competition, Chiles placed eighth in the all-around at the 2015 U.S. Classic.[7] She won vault at the national championships and was selected for the national team.

2016

On March 19, 2016, she won the all-around title at the 2016 City of Jesolo Trophy.[8]

2017 – present: Senior career

2017

In August, 2017 Chiles competed at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Ragan Smith. During her balance beam performance she flubbed a wolf turn but saved it by connecting it to an unplanned triple turn.[9] In September, Chiles was selected as the non-traveling alternate for the 2017 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.[10]

2018

On March 18, Chiles made her senior international debut at the Stuttgart World Cup where she placed third behind Jin Zhang of China and Elisabeth Seitz of Germany.[11] On April 8, Chiles was named to the team to compete at the 2018 Pacific Rim Gymnastics Championships.[12] There she won team gold as well as gold on vault and floor exercise and bronze on balance beam.[13]

In August Chiles competed at the National Championships where she placed 11th in the all-around and second on vault behind Simone Biles. She also placed 10th on uneven bars, 14th on balance beam, and 21st on floor exercise.[14] She was not named to the national team. She did receive positive recognition for competing in a Wonder Woman inspired leotard.[15][16]

In October Chiles participated in the Worlds Team Selection Camp. During the competition she placed third on vault behind Biles and Shilese Jones, seventh in the all-around and on balance beam and sixth on uneven bars and floor exercise.[17]

Competitive history

Junior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2013 American Classic 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8
P&G National Championships 11 6 14 18 19
2014 City of Jesolo Trophy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 6
P&G National Championships 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 21 10 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015 U.S. Classic 8 6 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
P&G National Championships 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 15 11
2016 City of Jesolo Trophy 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 8
Gymnix Int'l 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 6

Senior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017 U.S. Classic 6 5
P&G National Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 4 8
2018 Stuttgart World Cup 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pacific Rim Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic 8 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 8 17 6
US National Championships 11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 14 21
Worlds Team Selection Camp 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 6 7 6

References

  1. ^ "Jordan Chiles Commits To UCLA". Flo Gymnastics. January 4, 2016.
  2. ^ "2013 P&G Championships" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  3. ^ "Women's Past Junior National Teams". USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Complete Results: 2014 City of Jesolo Trophy". Gymnastike. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "RESULTS: 2014 Jesolo Event Finals". Gymnastike. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  6. ^ "2014 Secret U.S. Classic" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. USA Gymnastics. August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  7. ^ https://usagym.org/PDFs/Results/w_15susc_jr.pdf
  8. ^ http://thegymter.net/2016/03/19/2016-city-of-jesolo-trophy-results/
  9. ^ "Gymnast Botches Turn On Beam, Kind Of Invents New Skill". Deadspin. August 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women's Team for 2017 World Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 20, 2017.
  11. ^ "Chiles wins all-around bronze medal at Stuttgart World Cup". USA Gymnastics. March 18, 2018.
  12. ^ "USA Gymnastics names women's 2018 Pac Rim, Junior Pan Am Championships Teams". USA Gymnastics. April 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "USA brings home 29 medals from men's, women's individual event finals". USA Gymnastics. April 29, 2018.
  14. ^ "Biles wins fifth senior women's all-around title at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
  15. ^ "Watch: Jordan Chiles Rocks Wonder Woman Leotard at U.S. Gymnastics Championships". Sports Illustrated. August 20, 2018.
  16. ^ @BeccaPang13 (August 19, 2018). "Wonder Woman competing at the #USGymChamps" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ^ "Biles wins U.S. women's World Team Selection Camp competition". USA Gymnastics. October 11, 2018.


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