PARIS – American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return her bronze medal on the floor exercise, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday.
The 23-year-old Chilean finished fifth in Monday’s competition, ahead of American coach Cecile Landi. He successfully argued that his athlete’s difficulty score was underestimated.
Officers in the scene Acknowledging and correcting Chiles’ score by 0.1 points to 13.766, which lifted her above two Romanian athletes, prompted an angry reaction from the delegates.
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Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolagu said he would not attend the closing ceremony of the Olympics.
The IOC said on Sunday it would abide by it Court of Arbitration for SportDLandy’s protest came 64 seconds after the score was posted. The time limit for such action is one minute.
Romanian But barbosu18, will now be the floor exercise bronze medalist.
“Following the CAS decision regarding the women’s artistic gymnastics floor exercise final and the revision of the International Gymnastics Federation rankings, the IOC will reallocate the bronze medal to Ana Parbos (Romania),” the IOC said in a statement on Sunday. . “We are in contact with Romania’s NOC to discuss with the USOPC regarding the rededication ceremony and the return of the bronze medal.”
The US Olympic & Paralympic Committee backed down hours later, saying it would appeal on its own.
“We strongly believe that Jordan was rightfully awarded the bronze medal, and there were critical errors in both the International Gymnastics Federation’s (FIG) initial scoring and the subsequent CAS appeals process that should be addressed,” it said in a statement.
“Under these circumstances, we are committed to continuing the appeal to help Jordan obtain the recognition that Chile deserves,” the US group said. “We remain committed to supporting him as Olympic champion and will continue to work diligently to resolve this matter expeditiously and fairly.”
It was not immediately clear how Chiles would physically return the medal.
He had already left France and appeared on NBC’s “Today” show Thursday in New York City.
Chiles still holds the gold from the women’s team. He won silver in Tokyo, also in the all-around team.
“We are devastated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling regarding women’s floor exercise,” USA Gymnastics said in a statement Saturday night. “The inquiry into the difficulty value of Jordan Chiles’ floor exercise routine was filed in good faith, and we believed it was in accordance with FIG rules to ensure accurate scoring.”
The US governing body for sports said the athlete had been “subject to persistent, completely unfounded and highly offensive attacks on social media”.
“No athlete should be subjected to such treatment,” they said in a statement. “We condemn the attacks and those who support or incite them. We applaud Jordan for his integrity on and off the competition floor, and we continue to stand by him.
Chiles posted four broken heart emojis on her Instagram on Saturday and said she was taking a break from social media to process the shocking events.
“I’m taking time off for my mental health and removing myself from social media, thank you” She wrote.
David K. Li reported from Paris, Sean Nevin from London and Katie Disler from New York.
