She could be the GOAT of gymnastics, however Simone Biles prioritizes greater than her sport. Ever since Jordan Chiles was stripped of an Olympic bronze medal. the 27-year-old athlete has been rallying round her 23-year-old good friend following the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

“I know she’s not on social media, but some of the funny things I’ve seen, I said, ‘OK, Jordan, can I send you something that I think you would really like right now?’” Simone advised PEOPLE on Monday, August 26. “And so I’ve sent her little things, and it was like one of them was these four or five girls guarding a medal, and I thought that was the cutest.”

The three-time Olympian then acknowledged the glowing bronze reward that rapper Flavor Flav made for Jordan.

“And then I sent her Flavor Flav’s bronze [medal he made], and then, I sent her LeBron [James]’s tweet,” Simone mentioned. “So, just things to uplift her and know that she still has that support all around.”

After Team USA discovered that Jordan’s bronze medal standing had been revoked, Simone defined that she’s stayed in contact together with her teammate all through the ordeal.

“We’ve been FaceTiming, texting, just being girls,” Simone mentioned. “I did talk to her on one of the days, and I was like, ‘You know what, Jordan, you have to feel all these feels. Don’t let these emotions stop you. This will be the healthiest way to get all of this out.’”

Earlier this month, Jordan competed within the girls’s gymnastics particular person ground closing. Simone ended up with the silver medal, and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade gained gold. Initially, Jordan was in fifth place, and Romania’s Ana Bărbosu was in third. Jordan’s coach, Cecil Landi, submitted an inquiry to the judges, difficult the issue rating that they had given her. As a consequence, the judges up to date Jordan’s rating, and moved Ana into fifth place and Jordan into third. Jordan was awarded the bronze medal, however the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) stripped her of the medal after alleging that Team USA submitted the rating inquiry too late. Although USA Gymnastics submitted video proof proving that the coach acted throughout the one-minute deadline, the CAS doubled down on its ruling and awarded the medal to Ana.

While talking with PEOPLE, Simone famous that the state of affairs is “an unfortunate circumstance because something like this has never happened before, and it’s truly a shame.” She additionally mentioned she needs each Romania and Team USA “could get the medal, and unfortunately in gymnastics, that’s not the case.”

“Do we think they did the correct procedures to come to this ruling? No,” Simone added, referring to the CAS’ closing choice. “That’s really why we want that justice for Jordan and why we’re going to keep supporting her and uplifting her.”