Did Jordan lose her Medal: Jordan Chiles Bronze
Will Jordan Chiles keep her bronze medal after a court ruling overturned her gymnastics floor score in a timed debate?
The answer is not clear until Saturday.
According to a ruling by the International Gymnastics Federation and the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport, or Court of Arbitration for Sport, only Chile’s score will revert to its original status.
The final classification for the event, however, will be in the hands of the International Gymnastics Federation, which will “assign the medals.”
According to NBC News, a similar situation decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2022 would suggest that Romania’s Sabrina Manica-Vovini could be awarded the bronze medal if the scores were adjusted in favor of her. While Chile will also keep its medal.
The International Gymnastics Federation has yet to address the decision and, however, what it will mean for Chile.
Here’s a look at what we know so far:
After Monday’s women’s final, it looked like American star Jordan Chiles would not win a medal, sitting in fifth place with a score of 13.666. But just as fans expected to see silver medalist Simone Biles as the only American on the podium in the event, the Chilean was seen leaping into the air.
“I was the first one to see. … I was like jumping up and down,” Chiles, who lost her voice as she cheered and screamed, told reporters after the ceremony.
Team USA submitted an inquiry into Chiles’ difficult score, which was reviewed by the judges and, in an unexpected move, her score was adjusted. Chile’s score was revised to 13.766, which was good enough to take her to the bronze medal.
That left Manica-Vovini and teammate Ana Barboso without a medal after each scoring 13.700.
The challenge included Chiles’ tour jet fill, one of his routine elements, which Team USA felt was not scored correctly. He said Chile did not get credit for the move in both the qualifiers and the team final. The judges agreed and the decision put Chile in third place, ahead of Manica-Vovini and Barboso.
But Romania’s Olympic and Sports Committee appealed the judge’s ruling, saying the controversial inquiry was filed after the US’ one-minute deadline.
On Saturday, the International Gymnastics Federation and the Tribunal Arbitral du Sport, or Court of Arbitration for Sport, agreed that the time was in fact one minute past the deadline and voted to reverse Chile’s score.
“The inquiry submitted by Ms. Jordan Chiles in the Women’s Floor Exercise Final was raised after the expiration of the one-minute deadline provided by Article 8.5 of the 2024 FIG Technical Regulations and is without effect. It has been determined”. states “the initial score of 13.666 awarded to Ms. Jordan Chiles in the women’s floor exercise final will be reinstated.”
CAS confirmed that the inquiry was filed four seconds after the one-minute deadline.
How did Chiles, USA Gymnastics respond?
In her Instagram story, the Olympic gymnast posted a series of broken heart emojis and said she would be “taking myself off social media for my mental health.”
USA Gymnastics said in a joint statement with the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee that Chile had been the victim of “sustained, completely unfounded and highly damaging attacks on social media” since her medal win.
“No athlete should be subjected to such treatment,” the statement read in part. “We condemn these attacks and those who participated, supported or incited them. We commend Jordan for acting with integrity both on and off the field of competition, and we stand with him and Will continue to support.”
Joint statement from USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee regarding the CAS decision on the women’s floor final:
What did Team Romania say?
In response, Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciulako said on Tuesday that he would not attend the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics in protest.
“I decided not to participate in the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics after this sad situation in gymnastics, where our athletes were treated with utter disrespect,” Ciolacu wrote on Facebook. . “To withdraw a medal earned for honest work on the basis of an appeal… is completely unacceptable!”
He said the gymnasts would still be honored as medal winners, writing, “You have an entire nation for whom your work and tears are worth more than any medal, no matter what. Why not from precious metal too.”
Romanian gymnast great Nadia Comaneci also responded, writing with frustration in a post on X, “I can’t believe we’re playing with athletes’ mental health and emotions like that.”
Romania’s appeal was sent Tuesday, a spokesman for the Romanian Olympic Committee told NBC Chicago’s Alex Maragos, reporting on the 2024 Olympics from Paris.