From dropping her bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics to receiving a particular piece of bijou from Flavor Flav, gymnast Jordan Chiles had a memorable second at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. She helped current the primary award of the night to Taylor Swift and Post Malone for Best Collaboration.

During the presentation, the 65-year-old rapper mentioned, “They tried to take your medal away from you… I got you something that they can’t take away from you.” Jordan smiled as she accepted the present and proudly wore her new piece on the VMAs stage.

Flava Flav offers Jordan Chiles the bronze clock he had made for her at the VMAs! pic.twitter.com/SxR7egT8ug

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Flavor Flav, the official sponsor of the U.S. ladies’s water polo crew, stunned the Olympian with a bronze clock necklace. “Wow, I don’t even know what to say. Thank you so much,” she responded. He additionally revealed that he had her “prize money,” which she was imagined to obtain at the Paris Games for the ladies’s gymnastics flooring train last. With a speechless response,  the “EVERY WHERE MAN” artist, that includes Chuck D, shared, “As y’all know I am an official sponsor for the United States Olympic Water Polo Team, so that’s why I wanted to turn this into an Olympic moment. And guess what else? I got your prize money too. I just wanted to surprise you with that.”

Originally, the 23-year-old athlete was positioned fifth, however after an inquiry by USA Gymnastics crew coach Cecile Landi, her rating was adjustedFollowing this, the Romanian Olympic crew requested a overview, arguing that their gymnast Ana Bărbosu had scored larger than the U.S. gymnast. As a end result, the Olympic group revoked Jordan’s bronze medal and awarded the third-place spot to the Romanian gymnast.

After her medal was revoked, Jordan launched an announcement on Instagram on August 15: “I have no words. This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey. To add to the heartbreak, the unprompted racially driven attacks on social media are wrong and extremely hurtful. I’ve poured my heart and soul into this sport, and I am so proud to represent my culture and my country.”