{"id":2320828,"date":"2024-08-07T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gymnast-jordan-chiles-controversial-win-sparks-stunning-response-from-opponent\/"},"modified":"2024-08-07T21:34:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T01:34:02","slug":"olympic-gymnast-jordan-chiles-controversial-win-sparks-stunning-response-from-opponent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-gymnast-jordan-chiles-controversial-win-sparks-stunning-response-from-opponent\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Gymnast Jordan Chiles&#8217; Controversial Win Sparks Stunning Response from Opponent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympic-gymnast-jordan-chiles-controversial-win-sparks-stunning-response-from-opponent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2320828&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles earned a medal in the women&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brilliant-biles-wins-two-more-golds-on-final-day-at-worlds\/\" title=\"Biles shines, secures two golds on last day at worlds.\">floor final<\/a> \u200cat the 2024 Paris \u2064Olympics amid controversy. \u200bInitially finishing fifth, her score was revised after a Team USA inquiry, allowing her\u200d to secure third place and a \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-veterans-call-for-gwen-berry-to-lose-olympic-spot-over-anthem-protest\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers, Veterans Call For Gwen Berry To Lose Olympic Spot Over Anthem Protest\">bronze medal<\/a>. \u200cThis adjustment led to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu being pushed out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/failed-leadership-us-womens-soccer-suffers-humiliating-3-0-loss-to-sweden-on-bidens-watch\/\" title=\"FAILED LEADERSHIP: US Women\u2019s Soccer Suffers Humiliating 3-0 Loss to Sweden on Biden\u2019s Watch\">medal contention<\/a>, causing her to react emotionally upon receiving\u2063 the news. Barbosu\u2062 had been excitedly anticipating her \u200bachievement only to be heartbroken \u2063when the score change was announced. In response to the incident, Barbosu expressed \u2063her gratitude to supporters while sharing a poignant message\u2062 from former Romanian gymnast Sandra Izbasa-Bianca, emphasizing the pressure for perfection faced by Romanian athletes. Chiles celebrated her first individual medal, describing the\u2064 victory as a &#8220;dream come true.&#8221; \u2062Commentary from retired gymnast Laurie Hernandez described the score review as part of\u200b normal competition procedures, underscoring the complexity\u2064 of gymnastics scoring.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles won a medal in the women&rsquo;s floor final at the 2024 Paris Olympics in controversial fashion on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps as surprising as Chiles&rsquo; result was how one of her opponents responded to the news.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/08\/05\/sports\/jordan-chiles-wins-bronze-on-inquiry-in-olympic-gymnastics-controversy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, Chiles&rsquo; score was changed after a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>When she first finished her routine, Chiles was in fifth, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/5681493\/2024\/08\/05\/jordan-chiles-gymnastics-floor-final-inquiry-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>. Then, a Team USA inquiry resulted in officials changing her score, rocketing the American up to third place.<\/p>\n<p>But when Chiles moved up to third place, Romania&rsquo;s Ana Barbosu was bumped down, depriving her of a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>While awaiting the results of the review, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1405793\/2024-olympics-gymnast-ana-barbosu-speaks-out-after-missing-medal-due-to-jordan-chiles-score-change\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">E! Online<\/a>, Barbosu held her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-gives-cities-more-power-to-ban-homeless-camps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Supreme Court gives cities more power to ban homeless camps - Washington Examiner\">nation&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s flag aloft, excitedly preparing to climb the podium and receive her medal.<\/p>\n<p>But then, once she learned the news, the Romanian dropped the flag and began to weep, E! Online reported.<\/p>\n<p>If Barbosu had won, the bronze would have been Romania&rsquo;s lone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michelle-obama-gets-involved-jumps-simone-biles-drama-nfl-star-makes-disgusting-olympic-take\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gymnastics<\/a> medal from the current competition.<\/p>\n<p>In an Instagram post, Barbosu thanked her supporters, but also, according to E! Online, she reposted an Instagram story containing the angry words of former Romanian Olympic gymnast Sandra Izbasa-Bianca bashing the last-minute change.<\/p>\n<p>The words were stunningly blunt:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I hear more vividly than ever the words that the coaches repeated to us almost daily in the training room,&rdquo; Izbasa-Bianca wrote in Romanian, according to E! Online.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&lsquo;You, as Romanians, must be more than perfect in order not to leave room for interpretations!&rsquo; And here, it proves itself once again! Girls, head up and back straight! Keep believing in your dreams! Go Romania!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chiles, meanwhile, was grateful to win her first individual medal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is just a dream come true,&rdquo; Chiles said, according to the Post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s my first time ever in an event final. Like we said, it was a redemption tour, and I just wanted to come out and do the best that I could. So this medal means everything.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;First event final, first event medal. Oh my gosh, I have no words, but I&rsquo;m very proud of myself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Laurie Hernandez, a retired gymnast who competed for the United States with the blockbuster team known as the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/olympics\/2016\/08\/09\/rio-olympics-usa-women-gymnastics-final-five-nickname\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Final Five<\/a>&rdquo; in the 2016 Rio de Janero Olympics and is doing commentary for NBC and Peacock&rsquo;s Paris Olympics coverage, called the Chiles score review a part of the competition.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s why inquiries happen,&rdquo; she said on the live stream, according to E! Online.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sometimes, they do miss it, and they&rsquo;re able to go back and double check.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! ( opts[inputs[i]]=document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"' + inputs[i] + '\"]' ).value ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .required-message' ).style.display='block'; \t\t\t\t\t\treturn; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction input[type=\"submit\"]' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).src=firefly_loading_gif_url; \t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='inline-block';  \t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( 'ma subbing' );  \t\t\t\t\tif( firefly_post_id ) opts['post_id']=firefly_post_id;  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Send the data using post with element id name and name2*\/ \t\t\t\t\tvar posting=jQuery.post( firefly_ajax_url, opts );  \t\t\t\t\t\/* Alerts the results *\/ \t\t\t\t\tposting.done( function( response ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif( response.success ) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log( response.data ); \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-submitting-img' ).style.display='none'; \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction .firefly-sc-confirm' ).style.display='block';  \t\t\t\t\t\t\tdataLayer.push( { 'event': 'submit-correction' } ); \t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<style> \t\t\t \t\t\t.insticator-unit.type-commenting{margin: 0 10px 25px 10px}@media screen and (max-width:1060px){#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{margin: 0 auto 25px auto !important;}}#div-insticator-ad-cmt-1, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-2, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-3, #div-insticator-ad-cmt-4{height: 280px !important; width: 336px !important} \t\t<\/style>\n<div class=\"insticator-unit type-commenting\">\n<div class=\"insticator-ads\">   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-1\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-2\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"insticator-ads additional\">   <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\t\t\tif ( ! getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tInsticator.ad.loadAd(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\"); \t\t\t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-3\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"div-insticator-ad-cmt-4\").remove() \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t<\/script> <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles secured a medal in the women&#8217;s floor final at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday, but her victory was surrounded by controversy. One of her competitors had a notable reaction to the outcome. As reported by the New York Post, Chiles&#8217; score was altered following a challenge. Initially, she placed fifth after completing her routine, according to The New York Times. However, after Team USA filed an inquiry, officials revised her score, elevating her to third place and displacing Romania&#8217;s Ana Barbosu from that position and denying her a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>While waiting for the review results, Barbosu proudly held up her country&#8217;s flag in anticipation of receiving her medal. But upon hearing the news of Chiles&#8217; score change, she dropped the flag and began to cry, as noted by E! Online. Had Barbosu won bronze, it would have been Romania&#8217;s only gymnastics medal in this competition. In an Instagram post expressing gratitude to her supporters, she also shared an angry message from former Romanian Olympic gymnast Sandra Izbasa-Bianca criticizing the last-minute decision.<\/p>\n<p>Izbasa-Bianca&#8217;s comments were strikingly direct: \u201cI hear more vividly than ever the words that our coaches repeated almost daily during training,\u201d she wrote in Romanian per E! Online\u2019s report. \u201cYou must be more than perfect as Romanians so there\u2019s no room for interpretation! And here we see it again! Girls, keep your heads up and backs straight! Keep believing in your dreams! Go Romania!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Chiles expressed joy over winning her first individual medal: \u201cThis is just a dream come true,\u201d she said according to The Post. \u201cIt\u2019s my first time ever in an event final&#8230; This medal means everything.\u201d Laurie Hernandez\u2014a retired gymnast who competed with Team USA at the 2016 Rio Olympics\u2014commented on NBC&#8217;s coverage that such inquiries are part of competition: &#8220;Sometimes they miss it and can go back and double-check.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2320829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chiles-sbs-barbosu-for-aug.-7-2024.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37496,37494,37495],"class_list":["post-2320828","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversial-win","tag-jordan-chiles","tag-olympic-gymnastics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/chiles-sbs-barbosu-for-aug.-7-2024.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2320828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2320828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2320829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2320828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2320828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2320828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}