Custom-made Olympic watch for Jordan and Chile “a gift of love”

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When Flavor Flav, a prominent advocate for athletes at the 2024 Paris Olympics, heard that gymnast Jordan of Chile had been stripped of her bronze medal, the Public Enemy rap icon immediately wanted to show his support.

“One of the best feelings an athlete can have is when they win or when they've won something. You get me,” Flavor Flav, 65, told USA TODAY on Wednesday. “I'm pretty sure for Jordan Chiles and any other athlete that's ever gone through that, that feeling can be devastating.”

All eyes were on Chiles when the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that judges had wrongly authorized an investigation that boosted her score and put her in third place ahead of Romania's Ana Barbosu, USA TODAY's Tom Schad reported. The CAS decision sparked huge disappointment among fans like Flav, who were thrilled with Chiles' performances.