Nothing to prove!! Jordan is just a dreamy human. So glad my kiddo from near by her home town has such a strong, empowering gymnast to look up to. The best teammate

@alannabrown4

3 ай бұрын

she could prove that she is good enough to get a gold olympic medal

@0xTRellyx0

3 ай бұрын

She really doesn't have anything to prove.

@0xTRellyx0

3 ай бұрын

@@alannabrown4 why?

@Bxyxox

3 ай бұрын

@@alannabrown4 what’s with you and all your weird comments about jordan? Shut up weirdo

@lalareal180

3 ай бұрын

@@0xTRellyx0 Are you slow? In SPORTS you have to PROVE you bring something to the team. gtfo! You dont yass queen someone for existing! Save that ish for INSTAGRAM. Dork

"I do not have to prove anything." SLAY!!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Way to push back on the crap narratives and know your worth Jordan!

@lalareal180

3 ай бұрын

Cringe. Maybe you monster modern women who always pat other women on the back and yess queen them into mediocrity feel like you have nothing to prove but in a SPORT... you have to PROVE you bring something to the team. Thats HOW SPORTS WORK. Tf is wrong with yall cringe participation medals for existing folk!

Jordan's 90's floor routine was the routine I did not know I needed, but it gave me life! Why should it have been a problem internationally? Camelia Voinea was literally breakdancing in her floor in the 80's, and breakdancing is street dance originated by African Americans. That routine is pretty much legendary. Let gymnasts be their authentic selves!

@aliciaa4859

3 ай бұрын

international judging can be…biased i’ll say

@aliciaa4859

3 ай бұрын

but definitely agree with you it’s ridiculous

@KeeHart

3 ай бұрын

​@@aliciaa4859 you're very nice saying "biased" , unfortunately we all know what is going on here and it's so so wrong

@Ajay.Plants

3 ай бұрын

Because the world is more accepting of other cultures when white ppl do it. Unfortunately

@lalareal180

3 ай бұрын

@@KeeHart Gurl bye! You want everyone to pop and lock, and pop their coochie or do cringe Beyonce moves, hair flips, neck rolls. in a sport that has a history of certain styles always being better compliments to the sport. Always wanna be the victim. Cry about it! The dance skills in the sport come from BALLET, come from DANCE, not from hip hop, not from modern dance, Relevé is a French term meaning "raised up." It is one of the basic ballet moves. Like gtfo! This aint NCAA.

So happy to see her!!b I love Jordan and I hope she brings it all in at competitions! Can’t wait to see her at winter cup!

I appreciate her honesty and vulnerability! So proud.

Jessica ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ thank you for asking the most important question: how can the media be of service to these amazing gymnasts during the process 💯💯💯💯💯

Her speaking voice is adorable. Watching her compete is joyful because she competes with such joy, even when competing in elite competitions. ❤🎉😊

She looks like she's put herself in a very good place mentally! I'm sorry to hear about her grandfather's passing, but I'm sure he'll be with her in spirit every step of the way ❤

The way she puts her thoughts together is CLASSY! She said what she needed to say without exposing anyone. I’m rooting for her! Yk if she brings a Cheng the conversation will get real 💛

I love Jordan... her gymnastics, her personality... she is just a rock star

PERIIOOOOOD JORDAN👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽You ain't got NOTHING to prove💯💯The way I just HOLLERED out loud when she said that💯💯👏🏽👏🏽💙💙

@mindikruse6938

3 ай бұрын

Ditto

@alannabrown4

3 ай бұрын

she could prove that she can get a gold olympic medal

@lalareal180

3 ай бұрын

Wtf are you clappin for? Cringe eye roll, wtf. This is a sport, YOU HAVE TO PROVE YOSELF, constantly to see if you bring something to the actual team/ Save that I dont need to prove anything for the beehive mentality on instgram where other WOMEN tell each other they ARE INFALLIBLE AND YASS QUEEN THEM INTO NOTHING! She has everything to prove this season! No participation medal here clown!

She has such a great and chill energy. It’s wild they did this to her with the floor routine. Hope she can feel good and shine still.

Jordan is a gem inside and out! She’s a beautiful gymnast! She has fight, inspiration and work ethic! ❤❤❤❤❤

It’s so nice to real get to know and hear them for who they are! You go Jordan you have proved yourself time after time and we will forever remember your name

I love this interview! ❤

You are that girl-we love you for your honesty. ❤️

You go girl! Standing up for who you are!

She's such a star! I love her.

An All black Olympic team would be history making, but more than anything I just want to see the absolute best gymnasts represent our country regardless of race. I'm rooting for Joscelyn Roberson!

We LOVE Jordan!🙌🏿❤

@daniela.7631

3 ай бұрын

No, we do NOT!

Jordan, you are looking so beautiful and confident these days! I love to see it, keep being amazing!

Love this American gymnast. Matured very well and not intimidated anymore to speak her mind. Hope she makes Paris 2024

Thank you for sharing. She’s such an amazing human. I wish Jordon the very best this 2024 season. ❤️❤️

freaking love her!!

Jordan is SUCH a great role model! Authentically herself and completely honest. I love her mindset -- absolutely nothing to prove to anyone! She's already proved everything she needs to!

SHE IS THAT GIRL!

we love her

I love her ❤

These girls are under such intense pressure and scrutiny during an Olympic year, I am so glad she is exuding such confidence, calmness and positive energy! I agree with her it’s going to be an incredibly difficult team to make but imo this could be the best team the US sends to the Olympics of all time if everyone stays healthy and consistent!

YES Jessica for asking how she’d like the media to Taylor what Jordan’s saying. AMAZING

God she is so inspiring! So smart and talented!

Don’t change anything you are who you are and that’s more than enough

I love Jordan

You go girl

Love her

The team shouldnt be just base on race it needs to all about skills,

she said not the head of the usag, but i do know alicia sacramone and chelsea memmel are heading the selection committee, i wonder if it was either of them ?

"All black team would mean the culture of our sport has changed" "Definitely elite is more welcoming to people of color, and it makes it easier to be accepting of those people" "My routine was changed because they were not accepting of the culture and diversity in my music" CANNOT get over this contradiction. Very clear that she took it personally when they asked her to clean up her dance/music

@Ajay.Plants

3 ай бұрын

How is this a contradiction? Yes gymnastics is BECOMING more welcoming. That doesn't mean it's great yet

❤❤❤

" Youu never know, you never know, youuuu nevvveerrr knnnowww!

When I first started watching gymnastics, the floor music was a live pianist! And it was all classical music!😂 Then, recorded classical music. By tge 80's, the Olympic committee allowed more contemporary tunes, but no vocals. I'm sure I will tick some people off, and you'll think I'm just old, but I dislike the sexualization of the artistic component that is prevalent in college gymnastics floor routines. I don't want to see it in international competition, either, but I realize today's gymnasts are NOT children any more. They are young women. Thanks to people like Dominique Dawes, more and more black girls have decided to do gymnastics and are exceptional BECAUSE OF their bodies and strength. You have to have the muscles to propel you higher and farther. Scrawny gymnasts are NOT better gymnasts, and our current crop of gymnasts are proof of that. It's exciting! All that said, as long as a floor routine isn't overly sexual and the music lyrics questionable, I think there's nothing wrong with the routine hilighting the gymnast's culture. It should be judged on the same level as all others.

like it or not, some international judges are still racist, it wasnt too long ago that they said black gymnasts could never be as artistic as a white one

@rebeccab2446

3 ай бұрын

who cares? Challenging them is a good thing. If they are racist, it might be they have had little contact with black people and have no first person experience. We can't base our decisions about other people's bias.

@gymnasticsfan7036

3 ай бұрын

Not just international judges.

Simone, Shilese, Jordan, Gabby, Suni?? Olympic DREAM TEAM!!

@janicepringlecleaning

3 ай бұрын

Right there is the Olympic team !

Real Deal 🤸

America is a diverse country . . .asking an athlete how it would feel to have a team of people that only looked like them is distasteful. Are you gonna ask the Asian gymnasts how it would feel to have an all Asian team? If not, why?

@gymlandia4467

3 ай бұрын

Lmao all I hear is Anti-blackness. Are you gonna sit up here and really act like Asian gymnasts are as dominant as black ones in the USA. Loud, Delusional asf. Not during BHM.

@EC-gq7sx

3 ай бұрын

Completely agree! Very divisive question.

Strong intelligence

The first question is just so irritating. Color does and shouldn’t matter. It shouldn’t matter the color of their skin but who the best gymnast is. Just drop the race thing.

@k.b.nicole2428

3 ай бұрын

it matters to people of color who need representation. You don’t have to be ok with that… it’s not about you and what you think

@Gymtumbler24

3 ай бұрын

@@k.b.nicole2428 girl. Black people have been in the sport for years. They aren’t new. It’s just dumb that we have to highlight how they’re black before how great of an athlete they are

@Gymtumbler24

3 ай бұрын

@@k.b.nicole2428 there has been representation since the 80s in women’s gymnastics so relax

@k.b.nicole2428

3 ай бұрын

@@Gymtumbler24 you just typing for fun. If you can name all the black elite gymnasts then that’s not representation. And the fact that you can pinpoint the 80s as when we finally has “representation” also further proves that it’s not enough. But I’m not gone do the back and forth with you “girl”. You got it.

@Gymtumbler24

3 ай бұрын

@@k.b.nicole2428 well would you prefer that representation started later? You’re so ignorant. That’s the problem with you people, never enough and feel like everyone else owes you something. It’s no wonder we can’t stand you

The first answer is kind of bewildering to me. I get what she means (I think), but now imagine there’s a team with all black gymnasts except one. How awful a white athlete must feel if she’s the reason why the dream (?!) of an all black team didn’t come true … Isn’t that racist too? We've obviously still got a very, very long way to go till no one gives a damn about anyone's skin color.

@Bxyxox

3 ай бұрын

Bruh relax, y’all always jumping to be oppressed. Many all white teams have haven’t throughout the history relax

@itsjustjess1

3 ай бұрын

I'm sure Dominique Dawes during all those years as the only Black person on the team didn't feel like she was killing someone's dream of an all White team so that potential White person will understand how we all would that she was selected same as everyone else. This is weird thinking and certainly not racist. I encourage you and others to look up the difference between something racial and something racist. For the TLDR folks both are having to do with race. One was malicious intent and one does not. Everything racist is also racial but everything racial is not inherently racist.

@aliciamcdonald7105

19 күн бұрын

@mariusa.5863 I TOTALLY agree with your sentiments and I am BLACK.

Another Gold Medal for America...

I mean her floor routine did get underscored in 2022 IMO but wow... racism is alive and well, and everybody is fine with it. They are basically saying, black pop culture is not artistic, great... I'm so sorry she had to go through this. The AG world needs to do better.

@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628

3 ай бұрын

It doesn't matter what color you put on it, pop culture is not artistic. By definition. Pop culture is just the fad of the day. Classical, artistic things have staying power, and are timeless.

@TheCmovius

3 ай бұрын

@@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628I agree

@Ajay.Plants

3 ай бұрын

​@@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628Ummm that's wrong, rude, and racist. Despite what you PREFER to see, all forms of music and dance are art by definition. And no, European styles are not the only correct option. Most black ppl really aren't interested in abandoning the cultures created at times when we weren't even allowed to be in white spaces, because now white ppl don't like what we originated. What she did was artistic. And from a dance standpoint she executed her choreography with better musicality and energy than anyone else in that final

@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628

3 ай бұрын

@@Ajay.Plants I refer to pop culture. You talk about music and dance. These are not the same. Your reading comprehension sucks, as do your skills with regard to logic. This is probably because you are woke, operate on feelings, and you've made the mistake of thinking that anyone cares about your feelings and how they lead you to say stupid things coupled to baseless accusations while exposing yourself as the thing you accuse others of being. Pop culture is not art. Deal with it.

1st Team Mate

Of course you are beautiful girl😘😘😘

Add to that, it NEVER made sense to me, that the Karoyli's (and the sport in general) favored tiny gymnasts arguing 'the need to be light to fly in the air / do the skills', when MALE gymnasts, wirh their 'heavier', muscular bodies managed perfectly well to do the same. Gymnastics as a sport is a 1000 x better with 'older', more muscular gymnasts competing. They have the body strength to do harder moves, to fly higher, and best of all - far less injuries !!!

@charlestoddsullivanforpres6628

3 ай бұрын

So you think men's and women's gymnastics are the same?

@daniela.7631

3 ай бұрын

Karoyli would NEVER pick this girl to Tokyo. She just want to dance in the competitions and lipsync. Zero professionalism.

She's a beautiful person, I wish her the best luck doing her best when it counts. There's a good chance it'll be a full BIPOC team, it'd be historic, just hope the best make it and the team is celebrated no matter it's makeup.

@gymlandia4467

3 ай бұрын

Black isn’t POC. Not the same who said anything about POC they said black.

@absurdhominid4669

3 ай бұрын

I know the difference and there's almost no chance of it. There is however a good chance it'll be BIPOC. ​@@gymlandia4467

I don’t think that would happen honestly & I honestly think Jordan won’t make the team this year, haven’t seen her do really anything, or anything new Ig I will wait and see at the winter cup,

@Dessaloves

3 ай бұрын

she will ur bad mind x

@alannabrown4

3 ай бұрын

@@Dessaloves well I don’t think this olympic year atleast

@shelleykay9089

3 ай бұрын

It will be tough, with Simone, Gabby and Suni. With Jones etc. but she can do it. She knows what it takes.

Latnos may had introduced the break dance routine into parnership with fellow blacks/browns in the hip hop game, in Bronx NYC.

I think they should just say they are all gymnasts and it doesn’t matter what race they are!

@trillviaplath

3 ай бұрын

The willful ignorance is such a typical White privileged response, even after she pointed out her treatment via her Floor Routine. Race CLEARLY matters!

Just on a logistical level, it is stupid to change Jordan's routine. She puts on a G@dd@mn show every time no matter if she flubs a tumbling pass or trips on a leap. Know it is not balletic, or even modern dance, but it fits every requirement to get the artistic bonus. She's not Jade for godsakes.

@anovemberstar

3 ай бұрын

She's talented and does a great floor routine for sure, but college gymnastics floor routines don't fit in elite at the international level. Maybe that will change over time, but I think it's reasonable to ask any gymnast to use different music/ artistry - if they're going to represent USAG, then USAG should have the right to 'demand' certain changes that they know - rightly or wrongly - will score better. It's far better and fairer to Jordan, do so now, than simply not choose her later on.

@Bxyxox

3 ай бұрын

@@anovemberstar did you even watch the interview? She clearly said it wasn’t anyone from USAG who told her to change her routine. Pay attention

@matthewhines9787

3 ай бұрын

@@anovemberstar I am going to disagree. I reviewed the deduction for artistry, and she meets the brief. The code does not say what artistry is, only that it needs to be expressed with elongated movement with amplitude; movement that involves all parts of the body, choreography that requires skill and preparation to perform; and expressive engagement during the choreography that _is in accordance with the style of music._ As for the idea that NCAA routines don't fit in at the elite level, I agree. They're better. If they re-made the Olympic elite rules with a strong influence from the NCAA rules and vibe(with a few tweaks), the ratings would go insane. There are a lot of elite routines that would actually fit really well in NCAA...like _all_ of Brazil and most of GBR and ITA.

@matthewhines9787

3 ай бұрын

@@anovemberstar I don't agree. I believe that, especially for an athlete like Jordan who thrives on being authentic and showing off, she is going to be a far bigger star and have far greater impact on that Olympic stage than if she does a routine that doesn't really feel or care about. She'll do her job, but she'd have a better chance if she was doing what made her feel the most confident. You can say that "maybe things will change eventually" but I would argue that the teams and individuals that prove over time to be the best are the ones who take chances push the status quo. Caslavska was the first top tier gymnast to do a non-classical routine. They said her "The Mexican Hat Dance" routine was trashy. It is now iconic and won her AA and floor gold. Zoya Grancharova using Twyla Tharp-esque choreography and experimental electro-synth disco in 1981 was considered bizarre and her music actually had to be reviewed by officials at Europeans to make sure it was legal to use. Using unusual modern music and dance in a big event was like 1/2 Janet Jones storyline in that 80's movie *American Anthem.* Stella Umeh put tribal music and dance in the spotlight and though I think she should've had more medals, that had more to do with the flag on her leo. There are always going to be gymnasts who push boundaries and given the fact that she has the resume and the receipts as a FX gymnast, she can do her Salt 'N Pepa/Missy Elliot dream and the judge's will have to give her the scores.

Jordan is so strong, and I cannot cheer enough for how equally self-respecting and respectful she is! An amazing ambassador for the sport! 🫶🫶🫶

From diverse to all black? How about we are the best of the best for the United States of America. Diversity, not strive for an all “put an ethnicity here”.

Why is this olympics already so much about race? I have seen multiple times them mention of "all black team". Why can't the focus not be on race but on just the talent. In 2024 race should not be the dominate part of the conversation still but seems like we are reverting back to almost even old ways of separating black gymnasts versus white. I understand feeling representation and sense of belonging but this is going beyond that by pinpointing this so hard. I recognize politics are still very much in play in gymnastics and maybe that's the point she is trying to make but from a PR standpoint making waves an olympic year may not have been her best choice if she ultimately bowed down and changed her music and routine and then still wanted to bring it up. I like her motto but because of the politics and the want to conform to make the olympic team it's going to be hard to keep that throughout the season but I wish her all the best. Yes, she should have nothing to prove but i'm not sure that works when you have so many talented athletes vying for such limited coveted spots.

@Kellilesli

3 ай бұрын

I think no matter who earns their spot on the team having so many talented black girls be in the mix will show young black girls they belong.

@alannabrown4

3 ай бұрын

@@Kellilesliand what about asians? like suni winning last time no one ever talks bout that leanne and kayla & suni again can still get on the team it’s not just about black gymnast and joscelyn is white and she is great too

@iagree8584

3 ай бұрын

@@Kellilesli That is racist. Young black girls are not to be lumped into one category. What makes you think they only look up to their color? That's bigoted.

@itsjustjess1

3 ай бұрын

@@alannabrown4 I just want to mention that race is brought up for non black but also non white gymnasts. There was all sorts of coverage about Suni being the first Hmong gymnast to reach her level and get chosen. When Shawn Johnson was competing in Bejing all they ever talked about was how her coach was Chinese. As much as we may want the world and narrative to be better we have to still live in the reality of how this world actually is.

@madreep

3 ай бұрын

It's already so much about race because it's a real issue. Instead of whining, complaining, and being offended why not think of something that you can do to help instead? These young women don't want it to be about race either. She is only sharing the truth as a response to a question. The reporter probably already knew the answer before she asked the question. This is her reality, even if it makes you uncomfortable.

I think the floor topic not only proves existing racism in the sport but also that artistry is so subjective. Usag pushed artistry for so long and Jordan brought it. But apparently, people see artistry so differently - which is kinda crappy for the athletes. How much more does the subjectiveness bleed out

Zero coincidence once the Karoyli's left, gymnasts who are strong and muscular are selected- under their dictatorship they chose pre pubescent, malnourished, "tiny" gymnasts. Sure, they 'allowed' Simone to compete - and Gabby too, HOWEVER, Gabby in the past looked very underweight, nothing like the muscular gymnasts she is now - and no way would they have 'allowed' strong, muscular gymnasts like Jordan, despite their obvious talent. Of course, picking underweight "tiny" gymnasts meant African American gmnasts missed out.

@daniela.7631

3 ай бұрын

You mean fat right? Because Jordan is fat. The others are really professional and commited to the sport. Jordan just likes to dance and lipsync songs before ALL competitions. That is why she was the reason America got 2nd place.

@daniela.7631

3 ай бұрын

Funny thing. They got second place after she left. Just because of Chiles.

As a Black person can we please stop putting the burden of proof on Black bodies? Is it change that Black people are good at sports? Girl bye, it ain’t that deep, shocking, or surprising. I personally hate hearing this conversation about an all Black team, as if an African diaspora doesn’t exist and all Black teams don’t currently exist. I just want the best gymnast to win. You know what would have been surprising, USAG hiring Black people, so gymnast like Jordan won’t have to change their floor routine. Do you even believe a governing body with those views would even allow for an all Black team? Lol

@alannabrown4

3 ай бұрын

could you imagine if the olympic team was all black and they didn’t win how much hate they would get🫣

@quedotelancine1685

3 ай бұрын

@@alannabrown4 It would give Mikayla Skinner sore loser spirit x100,000. Changing their faces to monkeys, cutting them out of pictures and replacing them with Suni, Jade, and Leann. Just terrible! Not to mention how much shade Russia is going to throw win or lose.

@itsjustjess1

3 ай бұрын

Also as a Black person no we are not good at all sports. I also don't know how old you are or how long you have followed gymnastics but it is major when you see diversity in certain sports. Especially sports that were made for certain "country club" types. Venus and Serena made a big splash because most people learned tennis at these places and they just didn't let POC in regardless of skill. You can almost say the same for Tiger Woods. Even when they let you in the training is not always the same. In 2008 my nephew was hyper and flipping everywhere at 6 years old was taken to a gymnastics gym. These classes are not cheap but his parents wanted him to have a productive outlet for his energy. They did not teach my nephew any real skills in almost 2 years being there. There was a group they just let play around and there was a group that was being really taught. He wasn't able to move up the levels at all. Then they got him a private coach on the side who was Black and taught him. When it was time to test the kid's skills in the gym the coach said out loud how did you learn that??! That was the last straw and they took him out of that gym but by then the damage was done. He didn't like gymnastics anymore even though the other coach said he was good. He moved to track and is now doing well but this behavior pushes out a lot more than we realize.

@madreep

3 ай бұрын

The USAG has come really far in the last 2 to 3 years, internationally not so much :(

@quedotelancine1685

3 ай бұрын

@@itsjustjess1 Yes, there are pillar of objections to certain sports but it’s not surprising that Black people will do well athletically. Historically both qualitatively and quantitatively sports records prove that, I don’t have to defend that comment. I go by what Wendy Williams says, we know Black folks are good at sports and music it is time to explore other means. Our bodies have nothing to prove wether the history of the sport being predominantly white or not, and I don’t think we should be surprised that Black people can excel at a sport. That’s my opinion that’s my belief based off statistics, if you disagree fine. Your anecdote about your nephew is not unique to his race, we hear that sort of treatment from all types of gymnasts all the time, bad coaches exist in all sports, find a new one. Not to gag you but the first sport to have a Black association was in fact tennis, while not a significant amount of Black tennis players we have had much success in the sport prior to Venus and Serena. Lacoste created a whole brand from the sport. Next time please list Althea Gibson instead, she was truly ground breaking, about 50 years before Venus and Serena were even born. But again our bodies have nothing to prove. Golf and golf resorts….well, I don’t follow the sport, which is more of the problem. Black people don’t like golf largely as much as other sports or find it engaging, but I do know there are several programs and organizations trying to promote and create more opportunities for Black players. Finally , Tiger Woods never defined himself as being Black and that is very offensive to remove autonomy for a person to define themselves…..some would say that is racist. 🤷🏾‍♀️

In all honesty, i think it's quite safe to say Jordan should make the Olympic team fairly easy. Very consistent gymnast, almost guaranteed 😘

@alannabrown4

3 ай бұрын

idk we’ll see, she didn’t make the worlds team didn’t win at pan ams (just her) kayla dicello beat her, didn’t place top three at us championships last year or place top three at us classics leanne beat her twice so I don’t think so but we’ll see

@Bxyxox

3 ай бұрын

@@alannabrown4 maybe you should sit down and use your brain for sec here, jordan has an entire year off college to train, she was competing with a cyst in her Achilles last season lol obviously she wasn’t gonna be at her best

@alannabrown4

3 ай бұрын

@@Bxyxox don’t call me dumb asshole, I didn’t know that🙄 just stating facts, I didn’t even know she had a cyst, then why did she compete, she didn’t have to, Suni did it and she has a kidney problem which is far more serious than a cyst😂 they’re both going to the Winter Cup wish them both luck, also let’s not forget that Jordan was the reason we lost to gold at the last olympics, just think about it🤭 Suni was the reason we even got silver that team was so bad Suni was the only good one