“Pay It Forward Whenever You Can”: Simone Biles’ Olympic Buddy Uplifts Young Talents Toward Greatness

Published 12/02/2022, 11:00 AM EST

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Simone Biles is one of the most influential Olympians of all time. She is well-known for her decorated career and heart of gold. Likewise, Simone Biles’ Olympic teammate Jordan Chiles is no exception. Jordan is a 21-year-old olympian who has several honors and accolades to her name. While the athlete is famous for her flair in gymnastics, she also has made heads turn her way with her philanthropy. 

The young philanthropist grabs every opportunity to help someone in need by either donating or helping the one in need. Recently, Chiles was seen mentoring a young girl by teaching her gymnastic prompts. 

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Jordan Chiles uplifts young talent

In her latest Instagram post, Jordan Chiles was seen helping a young girl by teaching her some basic gymnastic moves. The picture is the still of Chiles and a young gymnast, where the olympian was seen balancing the girl standing on the bar.

 

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She captioned the post, “I love mentoring young gymnasts and helping them achieve their goals”. Chiles even expressed her heartfelt gratitude to her idol athletes. “I always looked up to so many athletes growing up, so I love to give back and now be one of those mentors. Pay it forward whenever you can, similar to giving someone a nudge to encourage them to keep going,” wrote Chiles.

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Not only one picture, but Chiles also shared a series of stills of her tutoring the young talent. Moreover, the pictures are glimpses of Chiles’ generous contribution to the campaign called ‘Need A Nudge’. “Partnering with Toyota’s Need a Nudge campaign has continued to inspire me to give back and give nudges where I can,” added Chiles.

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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles’ philanthropic instances

A year ago, Jordan Chiles along with Simone Biles appeared in The Kelly Clarkson Show. Both gymnasts shared their take on mental health awareness. They even talked about the in and outs of mental health theme of their ‘pop show gymnastics spectacular’ tour. Besides this, Jordan and Biles contributed heftily to Wendy Hilliard Gymnastics Foundation. On this, the gymnast explained that the foundation deals with the low-cost training of over 20000 youths.

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Clearly, both Biles and Chiles love to practice kindness and generosity for helping one in need. Whether it is their beloved sport or philanthropy, they put their heart into what they do. 

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Purva Jain

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Purva Jain is a US Sports author for EssentiallySports. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Mody University of Science and Technology. Purva is an avid reader and author of 3 books that are published in national and international marketplaces.
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