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Flavor Flav Addresses Jordan Chiles’ Olympic Medal Controversy at the MTV Video Music Awards
Flavor Flav and Jordan Chiles opened up the MTV Video Music Awards as the first presenters of the evening. While kicking off the Wednesday, September 11, event, the Public Enemy rapper addressed the stripping of Jordan’s 2024 Olympic bronze medal by gifting her with a diamond clock.
“I know they’re trying to take your medal away from you but you know what I got you something that they can’t take away from you,” Flav, 65, said on stage before handing her the rose gold piece of jewelry.
“Wow, I don’t know what to say,” Jordan, 23, replied. “Thank you so much.”
Flav went on to say that he also had Jordan’s prize money.
Jordan wore a chic patriotic outfit to the event held at the UBS Arena in New York, as she rocked a flowy silver dress that featured a red, white and blue turtle neckline. She paired the garment with matching gloves and wore her hair in a bun.
The Flavor of Love alum, for his part, sported a vibrant pink jacket and pants set with a black shirt.
Jordan and Flav presented the award for Best Collaboration, which Taylor Swift and Post Malone won for their song “Fortnight.”
During the Paris Olympics, Jordan won a bronze medal for her solo floor exercise. The medal was first awarded to Team Romania’s Ana Bărbosu, but after Jordan’s coaches disputed the scoring due to an injury, she earned the medal.
Romania appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which they ended up winning.
After the award was revoked from the Washington native, celebrities rallied around her and gave their unwavering support to her – Flav being one of them.
“Ayyy YOOOO @ChilesJordan ,,, imma make you a BRONZE CLOCK NECKLACE,,, and that’s something NO ONE else has,!!!” he wrote via X on August 11. “Hit me up my girl,,, I gotchu,!!!”
The entertainer shared an update two days later after the finished product was delivered to him.
On August 15, Jordan broke her silence following the revoking of her accolade.
“I am overwhelmed by the love I have received over the past few days. While celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating news that my bronze medal had been stripped away,” she wrote in a statement via Instagram at the time. “I had confidence in the appeal brought by USAG, who gave conclusive evidence that my score followed all the rules. This appeal was unsuccessful.”
Hours before her VMAs appearance, Jordan attended the Forbes Power Women’s Summit and further opened up about the decision.
“The biggest thing that was taken from me was that it was the recognition of who I was. Not just my sport, but the person I am,” she said, per People. “To me, everything that has gone on is not about the medal, it’s about my skin color.”
Jordan continued, “I felt like when I was back in 2018 where I did lose the love of the sport, I lost it again. I felt like I was really left in the dark.”
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