Jordan Chiles rebounds during New York Fashion Week

Since the Olympics, she has walked the runway at New York Fashion Week. 

She threw out the first pitch at a Mets game, wearing Nike sneakers never before seen in public. The Mets commented “Superstar,” on her post about it. 

She attended a New York Liberty WNBA game, watched the U.S. Open and appeared at the Forbes Power Women’s Summit, where she spoke about losing her bronze medal. She said it was an identity crisis for her. 

Then, when she joined rapper Flavor Flav to present at the MTV Video Music Awards, he surprised her with an amazing bronze clock necklace he had commissioned. 

USA Gymnastics posted in support of Chiles after her VMA moment. 

Pretty awesome to see a gymnast taking the kind of spotlight we’re accustomed to seeing from players in the big four sports and running with it. And pretty awesome to see the support she is getting wherever she goes. 

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Other gym news

College Gym News brings us a story about academic responsibilities for college gymnasts, and another about the sophomores who are about to grab the spotlight in the upcoming NCAA season. 

The Gymternet has the latest addition of Lauren Hopkins’ popular question-and-answer series You Asked, the Gymternet Answered. (If you’re ever in need of a rabbit hole, the archives of this series are how I learned SO much about gymnastics when I first began reporting on it several years ago.) 

Update from last week: Beacon, the USAG therapy dog, is home after his hospitalization. 

ICYMI, New Yorker Suni Lee was also at New York Fashion Week. 

Shilese Jones is back training, three weeks after ACL surgery. 

Kayla DiCello posted an old training video of her Moors. Casual! 

Ellie Downie will be on the new season of the British series Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins. 

Social media post of the week

The ladies of the GOAT Tour took on the pommel horse mushroom. The pommel horse mushroom claims victory, at least for now, but Stephen Nedoroscik should watch out. (They also visited Nedoroscik on the set of Dancing With the Stars.) 

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