DeWitt native Jordyn Wieber to compete on reality TV series. Here's where you can see her

A Michigan native and gold medalist is among the celebrities being put to the test during a Fox television competitive reality series that will begin airing in January.

Jordyn Wieber, a former U.S. Olympic gymnast, joins the reality series with decades of athletic experience; she and 15 other celebrities will compete in the third season of "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test," training in ocean warfare in Wales, United Kingdom, according to Fox.

Here's what to know.

Who is Jordyn Wieber?

Wieber is an Olympic gymnastics gold medalist and head coach of women's gymnastics at the University of Arkansas since 2019. A native of DeWitt, Michigan, Wieber was inducted into the Greater Lansing Sports Hall of Fame in 2016. Wieber retired from gymnastics in 2015.

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She also was among "an army of women" who testified against former Michigan State University Doctor Larry Nassar in 2018 amid his sexual abuse case.

What is her next move?

Wieber will take her athletic skills to the small screen, joining the celebrity cast of the Fox television series "Special Forces: World's Toughest Test." The competitive series puts the cast through training across harsh environments, modeled after the U.S. Special Forces.

When will the third season of the series premiere?

Season three of the Fox series will begin airing at 8 p.m. ET Jan. 8, 2025.

Who else will be on the series?

When the reality competition returns, participants will include actors Stephen Baldwin, Kyla Pratt, Denise Richards and Christy Carlson Romano; former Bachelorettes Trista Sutter and Ali Manno; reality TV personality Brody Jenner; model/influencer Kayla Nicole; NFL Pro Bowler Cam Newton; Super Bowl champion Golden Tate; Olympic swimming gold medalist Nathan Adrian; pro-surfer/model Alana Blanchard; pro soccer player Landon Donovan; motocross champ Carey Hart; Olympic track and field star Marion Jones; and Wieber.

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What did Wieber say on Instagram?

In a video posted to her Instagram this week, Wieber promoted her upcoming role competing in the Fox series, sharing a trailer for the third season.

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