Jordan Chiles with her bronze medal in floor.Photo:GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty
GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty
Jordan Chileshasofficially been stripped of her bronze medal in floorfrom the Paris Olympics after a judge for the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled in favor of two Romanian gymnasts on Aug. 10.
The CAS judge agreed with a petition from Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu — who had initially won bronze — and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea that claimed Chiles had incorrectlybeen awarded the third-place spotduring the floor final on Aug. 5.
Chiles' medal will be reallocated to Barbosu, the IOC announced in a statement shared with PEOPLE on Sunday, Aug. 11.
“We are in touch with the NOC of Romania to discuss the reallocation ceremony and with USOPC regarding the return of the bronze medal,” the statement read.
The CAS ruling had been passed on to the IOC and the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) to determine how to redistribute the medals.
Simone Biles hugs Jordan Chiles after Chiles is awarded bronze.Xavier Laine/Getty
Xavier Laine/Getty
Chiles, 23, hadwon bronze in the floor final, her first-ever individualOlympicmedal, after she initially finished the event in fifth, based on the judges' scoring. But her coach, USA Gymnastics’Cecile Landi, quickly submitted a successful inquiry into the decision pointing out that her difficulty score had been too low, specifically regarding a leap that involved performing a split in the air while turning 540 degrees.
The judges agreed with Landi, boosting Chiles' score from 13.666 to 13.766, and giving her bronze over Barbosu and Maneca-Voinea, who both scored 13.700.
The Romanian Olympic committee protested the decision a day later, and on Saturday a CAS judge ruled that Landi had submitted the inquiry in 1 minute and 4 seconds — 4 seconds too late for it to count.
(L-R) Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade and Jordan Chiles on the floor podium.Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty
Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via Getty
Before the CAS ruling was released, Chiles posted a series of heartbroken emojis on her Instagram Stories. After it was announced, she added that she was getting off social media.
“I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health, thank you.”
Simone Biles.Simone Biles/Instagram; Getty
Simone Biles/Instagram; Getty
And USA Gymnastics expressed their disappointment with the CAS decision in a statement shared with PEOPLE.
source: people.com