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OlympicTalk · Aug 21, 2017

Jordan Chiles saves botched wolf turn on balance beam (video)

Ragan Smith delivers in first U.S. championship title winCall it “The Chiles.”

Sixteen-year-old Jordan Chiles saved her balance beam routine, and her second-place all-around spot, at the P&G Championships on Sunday night with a move that could make your head spin.

Chiles was attempting what is called a wolf turn — a gymnast crouches and rotates on the four-inch surface with one foot staying on the beam.

But Chiles came unbalanced before completing her first of two 360-degree turns. She rose up to steady herself but continued spinning, doing so four times in total before coming to a stop while fully upright.

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