Vancouver, Washington, is a native of Team USA in women’s gymnastics

The decision that changed the trajectory of Jordan Chile’s career could also be the one that brings her to the Olympic podium. # k5abend

VANCOUVER, Washington – Jordan Chiles sat down to speak to Angela Poe Russell of KING 5 between training sessions in preparation for the 2020 Olympics.

When she thinks about her accomplishments, she still has a hard time believing what she did.

“It’s crazy. Even now when I do things, I just pretend your body shouldn’t turn around like that. The word for it is just crazy! ”Exclaimed Jordan.

The 20-year-old was born in Tualatin, Oregon, but moved to Vancouver, Washington as a young child. There she found her love for gymnastics and trained until she graduated from high school.

“I developed very quickly in my sport. I skipped two levels and was very young when I started with the elite. So everything went very quickly for me and for me [age] eight or nine is when I started doing crazy things that I never thought I would, ”shared Jordan.

As she neared graduation, Jordan considered giving up the sport, but luckily she turned to Simone Biles for advice.

Simone suggested training and working with her coaches at her World Champions Center gym in Spring, Texas.

Jordan decided to give it a try – and moved to Texas within days of graduating from high school. Since then the medals have piled up; and she shone in the Olympics and earned a spot on the US Women’s Gymnastics Team.

Jordan and Simone now share the same coaches and she says the new environment gave her exactly what she needed.

“I didn’t enjoy being a little kid with a big dream. It had to be strict, strict. When I realized that I had to stop doing it for others and do it for myself, I was like Just be free. Have fun with it! ” said Chile.

So for the Olympics, you can put down roots for Biles and Chiles.

Together they are expected to be on the show and behind it, a relationship that is already a winner.

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