U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles has dreamed about being a flagbearer at a major sports event since she saw her friend Simone Biles do it at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics closing ceremony. The 22-year-old managed to get her wish at the opening of the Pan American Games in Santiago on Friday.
On Sunday, the silver medalist at the Tokyo Olympics is getting to chance to make another dream come true; leading the U.S. women’s gymnastics team into a continental final. She will know in a few hours whether that effort will turn into gold.
The main rival for Chiles, Kayla DiCello, Zoe Miller, Kaliya Lincoln and Tiana Sumanasekera is Brazil’s team led by Rebeca Andrade, an Olympic gold medalist and also a friend of Biles’.Brazil’s Leal dominates women’s street skateboarding at Pan American Games, eyes OlympicsChiles topped the all-round chart in the afternoon with 54.666 points, 0.101 ahead of 2021 world all-around bronze medalist DiCello.
Possibly the biggest star competing in Chile, the 24-year-old Andrade is Brazil’s most decorated gymnast in history and is competing at the Pan American Games for the first time.
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