American gymnast Jordan Chiles announced her decision to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics on Wednesday, setting up her third Olympic appearance. Chiles announced her decision with a video on Instagram, narrated by international sports icon and NBA legend Michael Jordan. "LA 2028… WHY NOT?" she wrote as the caption.
Because the dream is still there,” Jordan said in the video. Because there’s still more to give. Because not every chapter ends when people expect it to.
Some decisions don’t need permission. Just one more bet on herself.” https://www.instagram.com/p/DcynZzkNvqK/ In addition to her team gold in Paris, Chiles also claimed silver with USA Gymnastics at Tokyo 2020. She won her first individual Olympic medal with bronze in the floor exercise in 2024, but the IOC reallocated the medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu after a highly-publicized scoring controversy.
Chiles' appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport is still pending. With Chiles commitment to the 2028 LA Olympics, all but one member of USA Gymnastic's Paris 2024 gold medal winning team have announced their return. All-time great gymnast Simone Biles is still deciding whether or not she will compete in 2028.
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