Jordan Chiles may not have an individual Olympic bronze medal anymore, but she does have a different precious keepsake, thanks to Flavor Flav.
“Jordan, I know they tried to take your medal away from you,” the Public Enemy rapper told the gymnast at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards when they took the stage to present Best Collaboration, “but you know what, I got you something that they can’t take away from you.”
And with that…wait for it…he placed a huge bedazzled clock around her neck as she shook her head in disbelief.
“Wow,” said Jordan, rolling with the off-the-cuff presentation. “I don’t even know what to say here! Thank you so much.” (See the full list of winners at the 2024 VMAs.)
As Flavor Flav doffed his ballcap and put on a 2024 Paris Olympics beanie and changed sunglasses, much to the audience’s delight, she added, “He’s stylish—stylish.”
Back on the mic, he noted, “Yeah, as you all know I am an official sponsor for the United States Olympic women’s water polo team. So that’s why I wanted to turn this into an Olympic moment, Jordan, alright?”
But wait, there was more.