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Jordan Chiles
Hackensack, NJ
News
Watch Robert Irwin Crush (And Others Crash) 'Dancing With The Stars' Debut
Season 34 of Dancing With the Stars kicked off Tuesday, Sept. 16, with 14 celebrities hitting the ballroom floor — and the scores ranged from dazzling to dismal. Wildlife conservationist Robert Irwin and “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Whitney Leavitt tied for the top spot in Week 1 with scores of 15 out of 20. Irwin and partner Witney Carson wowed with a jive to “Born To Be Wild” that racked up 3.6 million TikTok views, while Leavitt and Mark Ballas earned their 15 with a tango to “Golden” from "K-Pop Demon Hunters." At the other end of the leaderboard, Corey Feldman and Andy Richt…
New Rochelle, NY
Business
New Barbie Dolls Honor Team USA Gymnasts, Famous Friends As Role Models To Empower Girls
An iconic doll is celebrating International Women's Month by honoring powerful female friendships with one-of-a-kind toys, aspiring to show young girls the importance of empowering each other. Barbie will recognize four dynamic duos with "role model" dolls made in their likeness, Mattel said in a news release on Tuesday, Mar. 4. The dolls' release ties into International Women's Day, which is on Saturday, Mar. 8. The initiative spotlights the strength of female friendships and aims to inspire young girls to embrace supportive relationships. "One of the greatest tools that a girl can have i…
Ridgewood, NJ
Lifestyle
Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast Appearing In Ridgewood: Here's Where, When
Jordan Chiles won a gold medal in gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Now she's appearing in Bergen County to share her story. Chiles is signing copies of her new book "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m. In the book, Chiles discusses the turmoil that went on at the Paris Olympics, where she was awarded a bronze medal in the floor exercise after her coach lodged a successful challenge. Chiles was stripped of the medal by Court of Arbitration for Sport based on semantics, according to a synopsis. Chiles also dis…
Paramus, NJ
News
Gold
! Oradell's Hezly Rivera Medals With Women's Gymnastics Team At Paris Olympics
Hezly Rivera got her gold. The 16-year-old Bergen County native, Team USA's youngest competitor, earned a gold medal alongside her four teammates at Paris Olympics 2024 in the finals on Tuesday, July 30. While Rivera didn't compete in the finals, she did help boost her team's score to qualify for the finals on the uneven bars, where she earned 13.900 (her beam score was dropped). Simone Biles and Team USA took the gold medal at the finals with a score of 171.296. More than five points behind them is second-place Italy, with Bravil in third. Hezly, who grew up in Oradell and trained at EN…
Paramus, NJ
News
Oradell Gymnast Who At 9 Said Her Dream Was Landing Spot On Olympic Team Just Made It Happen
Hezly Rivera sure stuck the landing on that one. The 16-year-old Bergen County native who at 9 said she dreamed of making a spot on the USA gymnastics team did just that. She's headed to the Paris Olympics. Hezly, whose family moved from Oradell to Plano, TX, finished fifth in the all-around competition at the Olympic trial last week. Her final score of 111.15 put her on Team USA alongside vets Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Suni Lee, and Jordan Chiles. Rivera was just 9 years old when she told Daily Voice in 2018: "I want to make the national team and go to the Olympics.&nbs…
