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When Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles flies through the air, she's missing a cape — but a newly acquired gold medal makes up for that.
Chiles and Team USA gymnastics won the gold medal on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics, beating Italy and Brazil for the top spot. It's the first gold for 23-year-old Chiles, fulfilling a long-awaited dream for the Washington athlete.
“My favorite thing about being a gymnast is knowing that I feel like a superhero," Chiles said. "I love superheroes. And every apparatus or event that we do, I feel like I'm flying, especially on bars. I feel like I'm Spiderman.”
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