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Vancouver-raised gymnast Jordan Chiles leaps into Olympic contention 20-year-old finds renewed love for sport By WILL GRAVES, Associated Press Published: June 6, 2021, 6:14pm Share: 10 Photos VJordan Chiles practices her floor routine in Spring, Texas. The 20-year-old Chiles competed at the U.S. Championships this weekend hoping to build off a strong performance at the U.S. Classic, where she finished second to Olympic and world champion Simone Biles. (Photos by David J. Phi...

In 2018, Jordan Chiles felt like her gymnastics dreams were slipping away. So when Simone Biles asked her train at her gym, Chiles moved to Texas. Today, Chiles is a frontrunner for one of the Tokyo Olympic spots.