Olympic U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles is used to little girls coming up to her to tell her they like her hair, her nails, and her outfits. One time, a young gymnast told the gold medalist she styled her hair just like Chiles for her meet so that she could feel as strong as her role model.
“It takes a lot of self expression, self positivity going into making who I am, and to have that acknowledgement from a little girl just means everything,” Chiles tells me. “I’m just giving them the opportunity and the representation that they need to…
