Jordan Chiles’ Olympic bronze could be stripped after CAS ruling on four-second mistake

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Jordan Chiles’ Olympic bronze could be stripped after CAS ruling on four-second mistake

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bronze medal after a four-second mistake was punished five days after the fact.

Chiles finished fifth in the individual floor exercise final behind two Romanians — Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea — before being promoted soon after when her team successfully protested her score, but it has now been revealed they missed the one-minute deadline to submit the inquiry.

Romania appealed the final standings to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on that basis, while also seeking to overturn a Maneca-Voinea deduction.

Incredibly, the country requested that the rankings are adjusted so Chiles, Maneca-Voinea and Barbosu could share third position and each receive a bronze medal.

In the end Barbosu may be the only official bronze medallist after the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) adjusted its rankings based on the CAS judgement.

The CAS panel sided with Romania on the claim that the Chiles inquiry was submitted four seconds after the deadline and was therefore invalid, reducing her score to 13.666 — below Barbosu’s 13.766 and Maneca-Voinea’s 13.700.

It threw out Romania’s bid to overturn the Maneca-Voinea deduction and the attempt to award bronze to all three gymnasts, saying the rankings should be set by the FIG according to the scores as ***** out by the decision.

But the FIG appears to be taking a stand and it is unclear if Chiles will be stripped of her bronze, despite confirmation her lower score has been reinstated with Barbosu now ranked third.

“Reallocation of medals is the responsibility of the IOC,” the FIG said in a brief statement to the Associated Press.

While the gymnastics world waits on the IOC, the athletes and their teams are already feeling the emotions of the rulings.

Chiles, who won team gold in Paris prior to the individual event, posted an emoji of a broken heart and issued a short statement on

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“I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health, thank you,” she wrote.

Chiles and her bronze medal, which she would need to return, are already back in the ******* States after leaving Paris in recent days.

USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee said they were “devastated” by the decision.

“The inquiry into the Difficulty Value of Jordan Chiles’ floor exercise routine was filed in good ****** and, we believed, in accordance with FIG rules to ensure accurate scoring,” the statement said.

“Throughout the appeal process, Jordan has been subject to consistent, utterly baseless and extremely hurtful attacks on social media. No athlete should be subject to such treatment. We condemn the attacks and those who engage, support or instigate them.

“We commend Jordan for conducting herself with integrity both on and off the competition floor, and we continue to stand by and support her.”

Chiles celebrated her podium finish alongside silver medallist Simone Biles, with the two Americans bowing down to gold medallist Rebeca Andrade on the dais.

Camera IconSilver medalist Simone Biles, of the ******* States, left, and bronze medalist Jordan Chiles, of the ******* States, right, bow to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade, of Brazil, during the medal ceremony for the women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor finals at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Credit: Abbie Parr/AP

The bronze saga turned political in the days after the final when the Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said he planned to boycott the closing ceremony.

“I decided not to attend the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, following the scandalous situation in the gymnastics, where our athletes were treated in an absolutely dishonorable manner,” Ciolacu wrote on

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“To withdraw a medal earned for honest work on the basis of an appeal, which neither the coaches nor the top technicians understand, is totally unacceptable!”

He has since reacted to the CAS ruling and FIG statement.

“Justice has been served. In the end, truth prevailed,” Ciolacu wrote, despite Maneca-Voinea remaining on the outer.

Barbosu, 18, has not commented but said she has no issues with Chiles.

“I only want for everybody to be fair, we don’t want to start picking on other athletes of any nationality,” Barbosu said upon returning to Romania in recent days.

“We as athletes don’t deserve something like that, we only want to perform as best as we can and to be rewarded based on our performance.

“The problems lie with the judges, with their calculations and decisions.”

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