Jordan Chiles

Jordan Chiles
Full name Jordan Lucella Elizabeth Chiles
Country represented  United States
Born (2001-04-15) April 15, 2001
Tualatin, Oregon
Hometown Vancouver, Washington
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level Senior International Elite
Years on national team 2013 – 2018
Gym Naydenov Gymnastics
College team UCLA 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
2018 Medellin Team
2018 Medellin Vault
2018 Medellin Floor
2018 Medellin Balance Beam
FIG World Cup
2018 Stuttgart All Around
National Championships
2017 Anaheim All Around
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
2013American Classic1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)8
P&G National Championships116141819
2014City of Jesolo Trophy1st, gold medalist(s)62nd, silver medalist(s)
U.S. Classic1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)446
P&G National Championships43rd, bronze medalist(s)21103rd, bronze medalist(s)
2015U.S. Classic863rd, bronze medalist(s)
P&G National Championships41st, gold medalist(s)41511
2016City of Jesolo Trophy1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)2nd, silver medalist(s)58
Gymnix Int'l1st, gold medalist(s)71st, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic41st, gold medalist(s)6

Senior

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017U.S. Classic65
P&G National Championships2nd, silver medalist(s)748
2018Stuttgart World Cup3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Pacific Rim Championships1st, gold medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)3rd, bronze medalist(s)1st, gold medalist(s)
U.S. Classic82nd, silver medalist(s)8176
US National Championships112nd, silver medalist(s)101421
Worlds Team Selection Camp73rd, bronze medalist(s)676

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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