Nike invited Olympians to show off their mysterious new shoes.
USA team gymnast and Nike athlete Jordan Childs accepted the task, pitching the Mets' first pitch at Citi Field on Friday night wearing a striking new black and silver Air Max that the brand has yet to name. According to Sneaker News.
The sneaker also features a new “AM” logo on the tongue that has not been seen on any other Nike Air Max shoes.
Chiles, named after Michael Jordan, wore a black Mets spare jersey with the number 23 and “Chills” on the back, paired with a black Nike skirt, before pitching in the Mets' eventual 6-4 walk-off win over the Reds.
The two-time Olympic medalist pitched the ball to Tyrone Taylor on the outside just short of home plate and then posed for a photo with the outfielder. Share on Instagram There are some other photos as well.
“Bringing something new to New York Fashion Week @mets 👟✨ It's about to get hot… #Nike,” she wrote.
Chiles played catch with Pete Alonso before the game and was also seen modeling the shoes in some of the suites at Citi Field.
The 23-year-old Chiles won gold in the women's individual all-around final at this summer's Paris Olympics and also won bronze in the women's floor exercise final, what was initially thought to be her first individual Olympic medal.
Following Brazil's Rebeca Andrade and Simone Biles, Romania's Ana Barbos took third place in the floor exercise final on August 5 with high execution scores of 13.700 and 8.000.
However, after the U.S. team asked for a reconsideration and an investigation, Chiles, who had been awarded 13.666 points, was given a new score of 13.766 and moved up to the bronze medal.
The result sparked a messy battle between the U.S. team and an arbitral tribunal that ultimately awarded Barbos the bronze medal after the U.S. investigation was submitted after the one-minute deadline.
“I'm overwhelmed by the love I've received over the past few days.” she wrote on Instagram “I am at a loss for words. This decision is unfair and a huge blow not only to me but to everyone who has supported my journey,” she wrote before taking off from social media.
Chiles did not have to return her original bronze medal, but the Olympic website no longer lists her as a bronze medal winner, and the official U.S. team roster has removed the medal from her profile.
She now has two team Olympic medals to her name, the first of which came in the women's individual all-around final at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
