The Olympics had a bittersweet end for the Team USA gymnasts. Jordan Chiles, who won bronze in the floor final, has been asked to return her Olympic bronze medal following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Not willing to let her be without a memento of her great performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, rapper Flavor Flav got her a special present. On top of honoring her achievement, it is, in his own words, “something NO ONE else has.”
“Ayyy YOOOO @ChilesJordan,,, imma make you a BRONZE CLOCK NECKLACE,,,” Flavor Flav wrote on X (formerly Twitter). He later revealed the present with another message: “USA gonna Fight the Powers that be,,, in the meantime between time,,,Imma always a man of my word.” The clock, made by Rock N Stones by Kellz, is covered in bronze rhinestones, evoking the shining essence of a medal.
During the games, Flavor Flav emerged as a patron saint of women's sports. It all began when he heard that the women's water polo team were working two or three jobs to be able to chase the Olympic dream. The rapper also stepped up when discus thrower Veronica Fraley couldn't pay her rent a day before her first competition.
On August 5, Chiles received a 13.666 in the women's gymnastics floor finals. Moments later, Team USA submitted an inquiry stating that she was improperly credited for one of her skills. Her score was raised to 13.766, enough to win the bronze medal over Romania's Ana Bărbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea. Romania then filed a complaint with the CAS, arguing the inquiry was not submitted within the one-minute deadline. The CAS recommended Chiles’ original floor routine score be reinstated, prompting the International Olympic Committee to instruct Chiles to return the bronze medal, which will be reallocated to Bărbosu.
The ruling made Chiles take a mental health break from social media. However, the gymnast's mother, Gina Chiles, thanked Flavor Flav for the gesture and assured the rapper that she would pass along his message. “Thank you. Means the world,” the gymnast's mother wrote. Simone Biles, her teammate, also sent her an uplifting message. “Sending you so much love Jordan,” Biles wrote in an Instagram story, “keep your chin up olympic champ! [W]e love you!”
Jordan Chiles, who won bronze in the floor final, has been asked to return her Olympic bronze medal following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Not willing to let her be without a memento of her great performance at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, rapper Flavor Flav got her a special present.
Ayyy YOOOO @ChilesJordan ,,, imma make you a BRONZE CLOCK NECKLACE,,, and that’s something NO ONE else has,!!! Hit me up my girl,,, I gotchu,!!! pic.twitter.com/qFVzkgkx25
— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) August 11, 2024
The clock, made by Rock N Stones by Kellz, is covered in bronze rhinestones, evoking the shining essence of a medal.
USA gonna Fight the Powers that be,,, in the meantime between time,,,
Imma always a man of my word @ChilesJordan https://t.co/evxFPV0YEd pic.twitter.com/rz72uZeWEz— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) August 13, 2024
Gina Chiles, the gymnast's mother, thanked Flavor Flav for the gesture and assured the rapper that she would pass along his message.
Thank you. Means the world. She's not on socials right now as you can imagine. I'll share it with her. https://t.co/HzavHHYxhp
— Gina Chiles (@gina_chiles) August 13, 2024
Flavor Flav: Instagram | X
h/t: [Today]
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