Jordan Chiles

“The best moment so far for 2021 period. From Winter Cup to US Championships and then qualifying for Olympic Trials has been the dopest experience to date."

Q. Thanks for interviewing with us.

Tell everyone who you are and what you do?

A. Thank you for thinking of me. My name is Jordan Chiles and I am an International Elite Gymnast on

TEAM USA.

Q. Who or What motivated you to be where you are today?

A. That is a really good question. To be honest I don’t know the exact minute, but I do remember that while watching the 2008 Olympics

I watched Shawn Johnson and

Nastia and I knew that I wanted to be an Olympian. I didn’t know what that actually required, but I just knew I wanted to be there.

Q. Tell us more details about the

“Gold America Tour”?

A. I am so excited about this! When I was 7 years old, I went to a post-

Olympic tour and I remember how in awe I was. I watched gymnasts

I looked up to in person. The Gold

Over America Tour is going to be even more incredible and I’m so blessed to be a part of it. It is like a dream come true. We will be in 35 cities around the country and I can’t wait!

Q. What has been your biggest accomplishment you’ve had?

A. I have had so many great moments in my career. Representing the USA for my sport has been pretty cool.

I loved Pacific Rim Championships in Colombia and our team took

Gold which was amazing. I think the best moment so far is 2021 period. From Winter Cup to US

Championships and then qualifying for Olympic Trials has been the dopest experience to date.

Q. How was your experience training with Simone Biles?

A. I love her so much. She has been the best teammate, best friend and sister that I could have asked for. She inspires me every day in the gym. She is the greatest of all time and I get to see how hard she works to earn that. She pushes me to be better. She pushes all of us to be better. I can say enough about her. I got her back I know that.

Q. Tell us about “Melanin Drip” and the motivation behind the brand?

A. Melanin Drip Clothing Co. is a clothing line I dropped during quarantine. I had wanted to do this for a long time, and I decided to just go for it. After the world experienced the pain of the George Floyd killing and the racial mess, we were going through I wanted to give people who look like me something. So, I designed messages to remind us that we are Kings and Queens and royal. At first, I was going to call it

Black Royalty but after talking with my mom we came up with Melanin because black people are every beautiful shade. Then Drip because

I am swaggy! So that is how

Melanin Drip Clothing Co. came to be. It was birthed during a pandemic and racial unrest to remind people of color that we are dope.

Q. What is one fun fact about yourself?

A. The one everyone probably knows is that I was named after Michael

Jordan. The GOAT. Something people might not know is that I can read music and can play the the clarinet and sax and I used to be in marching band. I had the tall hat with the big feather and everything.

Q. Where do you see yourself in the next 3 years?

A. Well I plan to attend UCLA on a full ride gymnastics scholarship, so I hope to be going into my last year of school. Maybe break some school records and have already won 3 National Championships.

Hopefully my business will be growing into what I see in my heart.

I hope that I will have been casted in a superhero movie hahaa.

Q. Tell us one message you will give to your fans?

A. Oh man, without you all I could not have made it. You inspire me to keep pushing on my hard days. I really love you guys.

Q. Where can the readers follow you?

A. https://www.instagram. com/jordanchiles/https:// www.facebook.com/profile. php?id=100063692107525 https://twitter.com/chilesjordan https://www.tiktok.com/@_baby_jo