Jordan Chiles reached the pinnacle of her individual gymnastics career on Aug. 5, 2024, standing on the podium with an Olympics bronze medal around her neck. She descended to the nadir just days later, as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped the American of the honor and awarded it to Romania's Ana Barbosu. A year after that initial triumph, which preceded stinging heartbreak and multiple appeals, Chiles reflected on the emotionally-draining experience .

She did not dwell on the anguish, however. The 24-year-old is grateful for what she has discovered about her own intestinal fortitude in the aftermath of the Paris Games controversy.

“A year ago today I walked off the floor in Paris with a bronze medal-and lessons I’ll carry with me for life,” Chiles said in an Instagra

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