A’ja Wilson shouts out Jordan Chiles for nailing Beyonce-inspired floor routine (Credit: IG/usabasketball, Getty)
A’ja Wilson was ecstatic to see fellow Team USA athlete Jordan Chiles surprise everybody with her floor routine. The gymnast performed her floor exercise routine on 38-time Grammy winner Beyoncé’s song, earning a lot of praise from multiple fans, including Wilson.
The USA Basketball women’s team member took to social media to express her excitement over Chiles’ routine, showering her with praise.
“Jordan ya snapped!! 🔥🔥😮💨 yes ma’am yes ma’am 🤸🏾♀️🫶🏾,” Wilson wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
When one fan said Chiles ‘bodied that routine’, Wilson agreed with them.
She then sent a message to the rest of the gymnastics team, saying it is ‘goated’ and ‘golden’.
“Watching that live was insane! the @USAGym girlies are goated & golden ! 🥇😮💨🤍,” Wilson added.
Chiles meant to pay tribute to Beyoncé, using multiple tracks from her catalog. Some of the songs included ‘My House’, ‘Energy’ and ‘Lose My Breath’ by ‘Destiny’s Child’. She struck Beyoncé’s signature Renaissance pose as well as the shoulder shake from ‘Run the World’.
This performance earned Chiles the third-highest score for the floor exercise in the women’s team final, behind teammate Simone Biles and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade. The USA team ended up winning the gold medal comfortably, with a strong showing from all its members, across apparatuses.
Paige Bueckers praises A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart after Team USA’s Olympic debut
While A’ja Wilson was praising Jordan Chiles’ performance, she was also lauded for her strong Olympic debut against Japan Monday night.
UConn star Paige Bueckers took to social media to show respect to Wilson and Breanna Stewart after they put on an impressive show against Japan.
“The A’ja & Stewie frontcourt is unfair,” Bueckers wrote on X.
Wilson and Stewart were the golden duo for the USA Basketball women’s team against Japan. They combined for 46 of the 102 points Team USA scored against Japan. Wilson led the way with 24 units while Stewie added 22 points, being the two best scorers on the team.
Wilson added 13 rebounds, four assists and four blocks to her account, making another statement in front of her fellow WNBA colleagues.
Team USA was already seen as the favorite to win the gold this year and after a single preparation game, they showed they are more than ready to defend their title.
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Edited by Akshay Saraswat
