Jordan Chiles Will Need To Return Her Olympic Bronze Medal: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Announced on Sunday that Chile will be stripped of her medal as an appeal made by her coach during the game which he more points and resulted in her winning a Bronze medal was voided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport which will result in Americas Paris Olympics floor exercise athlete to lose her medal.
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IOC gave the statement “Following the CAS decision with regard to the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Floor Exercise Final and the amendment of the ranking by the International Gymnastics Federation, the IOC will reallocate the bronze medal to Ana Barbosu (Romania). We are in touch with the NOC of Romania to discuss the reallocation ceremony and with USOPC regarding the return of the bronze medal.”
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The Statement continues“We firmly believe that Jordan rightfully earned the bronze medal, and there were critical errors in both the initial scoring by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the subsequent CAS appeal process that need to be addressed. “The initial error occurred in the scoring by FIG, and the second error was during the CAS appeal process, where the USOPC was not given adequate time or notice to effectively challenge the decision. As a result, we were not properly represented or afforded the opportunity to present our case comprehensively.Given these circumstances, we are committed to pursuing an appeal to help Jordan Chiles receive the recognition she deserves. We remain dedicated to supporting her as an Olympic champion and will continue to work diligently to resolve this matter swiftly and fairly.”
Chiles scored 13.666 but her coach was successful in getting her an extra 0.1 point in difficulty which got her a gold medal. After the incident chiles posted on her Instagram, “I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health thank you.”
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