{"id":2322482,"date":"2024-08-10T17:55:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T21:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-voids-inquiry-that-led-to-bronze-for-american-jordan-chiles-doesnt-say-who-should-get-medal\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T22:04:28","slug":"court-voids-inquiry-that-led-to-bronze-for-american-jordan-chiles-doesnt-say-who-should-get-medal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-voids-inquiry-that-led-to-bronze-for-american-jordan-chiles-doesnt-say-who-should-get-medal\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Voids Inquiry That Led to Bronze for American Jordan Chiles, Doesn&#8217;t Say Who Should Get Medal"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fcourt-voids-inquiry-that-led-to-bronze-for-american-jordan-chiles-doesnt-say-who-should-get-medal%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=2322482&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>The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)\u2062 has restored\u2063 Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu to third place in the women&#8217;s floor exercise\u2062 final at the Paris Olympics, raising questions about \u200bwhether American gymnast\u2062 Jordan Chiles will be required\u200c to return her bronze medal. The decision follows a ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport that deemed a previous appeal from Team USA&#8217;s coach, Cecile Landi, \u2063invalid due to its late submission. This ruling reinstates Barbosu \u2063in third \u2062place, with her teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea in fourth and Chiles in fifth.<\/p>\n<p>While the FIG has determined\u2064 the new\u2063 finishing order, the responsibility for reallocating \u200dmedals lies with the \u2062International Olympic Committee (IOC). The IOC has not yet \u2064commented on the situation. The Romanian Gymnastics Federation has requested that multiple bronze medals \u200dbe awarded.<\/p>\n<p>The unforeseen developments \u200dhave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-ohio-college-which-labeled-family-owned-bakery-racist-still-hasnt-paid-court-ordered-31-million-in-damages\/\" title=\"Woke Ohio College Which Labeled Family-Owned Bakery Racist Still Hasn\u2019t Paid Court-Ordered  Million In Damages\">caused emotional distress<\/a>\u2062 for all involved athletes, \u2063with \u200cRomanian gymnastics icon Nadia Comaneci\u200d expressing concern for Barbosu&#8217;s mental health. The reinstatement has also led to criticism directed at Chiles, who has been \u2063a target of social\u200c media backlash. Chiles\u2062 indicated her distress in an Instagram story, prompting messages of support \u200dfrom her fellow gymnasts, including Simone Biles. <\/p>\n<p>The incident\u200c highlights criticisms of the judging process and the mental strain imposed on athletes, underscoring the importance of fair and just evaluations in competitive sports.  <\/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>PARIS (AP) &mdash; The International Gymnastics Federation restored Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu to third in the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/2024-paris-olympic-games\">Paris Olympics<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2024-olympics-simone-biles-53fdf2b99a088a4281fa8852e35cbb61\">women&rsquo;s floor exercise final<\/a> Saturday, potentially forcing American gymnast <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/paris-olympics-2024-athletes-preperation-stories\/jordan-chiles-paris-olympics-2024-gymnastics.html\">Jordan Chiles<\/a> to return the bronze she won in the event.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s unclear whether Chiles will be compelled to send back medal. The federation, known as FIG, said while it has restored the initial order of finish &mdash; with Barbosu third, Romanian teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea fourth and Chiles fifth &mdash; the allocation of medals was up to the International Olympic Committee.<\/p>\n<p>FIG made the decision not long after the Court of Arbitration for Sport <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/olympics-2024-romania-inquiry-007b6136128a934b4a5c900ad8fb608f\">voided an appeal<\/a> from Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition that had vaulted Chiles onto the podium.<\/p>\n<p>CAS ruled Saturday that the on-floor appeal Monday by Cecile Landi to have .1 added to Chiles&rsquo; score came outside the 1-minute window allowed by the FIG. The ad hoc committee wrote that Landi&rsquo;s appeal came 1 minute, 4 seconds after the score was posted.<\/p>\n<p>CAS wrote that the initial finishing order should be restored, with Barbosu third, Maneca-Voinea fourth and Chiles fifth. The organization added the FIG should determine the final ranking &ldquo;in accordance with the above decision,&rdquo; but left it to FIG to decide who would get the medal behind gold winner Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and silver medalist Simone Biles of the U.S.<\/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>FIG spokesperson Meike Behrensen said in an  to The Associated Press that &ldquo;Reallocation of medals is the responsibility of the IOC.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>At the Olympics, the governing body of each sport manages the competition and decides the results. The IOC typically accepts that result &mdash; once appeals to CAS are completed &mdash; and formally awards the medals. It&rsquo;s unclear if the IOC or FIG would ask Chiles to return her medal. The gymnast is already back in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The IOC did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian Gymnastics Federation had asked for three bronze medals to be awarded. Romanian prime minister Marcel Ciolacu reacted to the ruling by saying &ldquo;justice has been served&rdquo; and that &ldquo;in the end, the truth prevailed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The ruling adds another layer to what has been a difficult few days for all three athletes. Romanian gymnastics legend and 1976 Olympic champion Nadia Comaneci feared for Barbosu&rsquo;s mental health because of the wrenching sequence in which she went from bronze medalist to fourth-place finisher.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe we play with athletes mental health and emotions like this&hellip; let&rsquo;s protect them,&rdquo; Comaneci <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nadiacomaneci10\/status\/1820483816848605506\">posted on X<\/a> earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p>Comaneci, at the same time, criticized the judges for the way they scored Maneca-Voinea&rsquo;s routine &mdash; the gymnast was docked 0.1 points for stepping out of bounds, but viral replays showed she narrowly stayed inbounds. Comaneci urged the Romanian Olympic Committee to protest, which it did, but CAS denied that appeal.<\/p>\n<p>Chiles hinted at the decision in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jordanchiles\/\">Instagram story<\/a> on Saturday, indicating she is heartbroken and is &ldquo;taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health, thank you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Barbosu and Maneca-Voinea were left outside the medals in the floor final after finishing with matching scores of 13.700. Barbosu thought she had won bronze over Maneca-Voinea via a tiebreaker &mdash; a higher execution score &mdash; and began celebrating with a Romanian flag.<\/p>\n<p>Chiles was the last athlete to compete and initially given a score of 13.666 that placed her fifth, right behind Maneca-Voinea. Landi called for an inquiry on Chiles&rsquo; score.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At this point, we had nothing to lose, so I was like &lsquo;We&rsquo;re just going to try,&rsquo;&rdquo; Landi said after the awards ceremony. &ldquo;I honestly didn&rsquo;t think it was going to happen, but when I heard her scream, I turned around and was like &lsquo;What?&rsquo;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Judges awarded the appeal, leapfrogging Chiles past Barbosu and Maneca-Voinea for the last spot on the podium.<\/p>\n<p>USA Gymnastics said in a statement it is &ldquo;devastated&rdquo; by the ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The inquiry into the Difficulty Value of Jordan Chiles&rsquo; floor exercise routine was filed in good faith and, we believed, in accordance with FIG rules to ensure accurate scoring,&rdquo; the organization wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old Chiles became a target on social media in the aftermath of the late switch, with critics asking her to give back the medal or offering racist remarks. Chiles <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChilesJordan\/status\/1820521508919488708\">posted on X<\/a> earlier this week that &ldquo;it&rsquo;s funny how people can still never be happy for someone.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sending you so much love Jordan,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/simonebiles\/?hl=en\">Biles posted on Instagram<\/a>. &ldquo;Keep your chin up &lsquo;Olympic champ&rsquo; we love you.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All this talk about the athlete, what about the judges?,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sunisalee\/?hl=en\">teammate Sunisa Lee<\/a> added on Instagram. &ldquo;Completely unacceptable, this is awful and I&rsquo;m gutted for jordan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Barbosu made it a point after returning home to Romania that she had no problem with Chiles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I only want for everybody to be fair, we don&rsquo;t want to start picking on other athletes of any nationality,&rdquo; Barbosu told reporters. &ldquo;We as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swimmer-ariarne-titmus-rages-over-hard-conditions-in-olympic-village-sparks-furious-reaction-from-coach\/\" title=\"Swimmer Ariarne Titmus Rages Over &#039;Hard&#039; Conditions in Olympic Village, Sparks Furious Reaction from Coach\">athletes don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chiles&rsquo; mother, Gina Chiles, called out the critics in a post, writing she was &ldquo;tired&rdquo; of the derogatory comments being leveled at Jordan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My daughter is a highly decorated Olympian with the biggest heart and a level of sportsmanship that is unmatched,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChilesJordan\/status\/1820521508919488708\">Gina Chiles posted<\/a>. &ldquo;And she&rsquo;s being called disgusting things.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The uncertainty also tinges what had been a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/2024-olympics-biles-andrade-02e953a669403456aeaf3aee9cf40457\">beautiful moment<\/a> on the medal stand, when Chiles and Biles knelt to honor Andrade after the Brazilian star won her fourth medal in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was just the right thing to do,&rdquo; Biles said about a moment that soon went viral, with even the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MuseeLouvre\/status\/1820468503910261176\">Louvre<\/a> itself suggesting it might be worthy enough for a spot somewhere in the vicinity of the Mona Lisa.<\/p>\n<p>That memory now carries a complicated and emotional postscript.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press writer Stephen McGrath and AP Sports Writer Graham Dunbar contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Olympics: <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/2024-paris-olympic-games\">https:\/\/apnews.com<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-olympians-to-ignore-paris-climate-plans-bring-own-ac-units-critical-for-team-usas-performance-2\/\" title=\"American Olympians to Ignore Paris Climate Plans, Bring Own AC Units: &#039;Critical for Team USA&#039;s Performance&#039;\">\/hub\/2024-paris-olympic-games<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. 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It remains uncertain if Chiles will be asked to give back her medal. The FIG announced that it has reverted to the original results, placing Barbosu third, her teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea fourth, and Chiles fifth; however, the decision on medal distribution lies with the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This ruling came shortly after the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected an appeal from Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition that had elevated Chiles onto the podium. CAS determined that Landi&#8217;s request for a score adjustment was submitted 1 minute and 4 seconds after scores were posted\u2014exceeding FIG&#8217;s one-minute limit for appeals. Consequently, CAS instructed that Barbosu should be recognized as third again.<\/p>\n<p>FIG spokesperson Meike Behrensen stated in a message to The Associated Press that &#8220;the reallocation of medals is under IOC jurisdiction.&#8221; Typically, each sport&#8217;s governing body oversees competitions and determines outcomes while awaiting IOC approval post-appeals. It is still unclear whether either organization will ask Chiles to return her medal; she has already returned home to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian Gymnastics Federation had requested three bronze medals be awarded following this ruling. Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu expressed satisfaction with this outcome by stating &#8220;justice has been served&#8221; and &#8220;the truth prevailed.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>This decision adds complexity to what has been a challenging few days for all involved athletes. Nadia Comaneci, a legendary Romanian gymnast and 1976 Olympic champion, voiced concerns about Barbosu\u2019s mental well-being due to her emotional rollercoaster from being awarded bronze only to drop out of medal contention later on. Comaneci criticized judges for their scoring decisions regarding Maneca-Voinea\u2019s routine\u2014she lost points despite evidence suggesting she remained within bounds\u2014and urged protests which were ultimately denied by CAS.<\/p>\n<p>Chiles hinted at her distress over these developments through an Instagram story on Saturday where she mentioned feeling heartbroken and taking time away from social media for mental health reasons. Both Barbosu and Maneca-Voinea initially finished with identical scores of 13.700; however, Barbosu believed she secured bronze based on tiebreaker rules before celebrating prematurely with a flag.<\/p>\n<p>Chiles competed last but received an initial score of 13.666 placing her fifth until Landi initiated an inquiry into potential scoring errors which led judges to adjust results favorably towards Chiles\u2019 placement on the podium instead of Barbosu or Maneca-Voinea.<\/p>\n<p>USA Gymnastics expressed devastation over this recent ruling stating they acted in good faith regarding their inquiry into scoring accuracy while acknowledging its impact on athletes like Chiles who faced backlash online following these changes\u2014including racist remarks demanding she return her medal.<\/p>\n<p>In response Biles offered support via Instagram encouraging resilience amidst adversity while teammate Sunisa Lee criticized judging standards as unacceptable given their implications for fellow competitors like Jordan who deserved better treatment throughout this ordeal.<\/p>\n<p>Barbosu emphasized upon returning home that there was no animosity towards Chiles: \u201cWe just want fairness,\u201d asserting athletes deserve recognition based solely upon performance rather than flawed judging processes leading up until now.<br \/>\nChiles&#8217; mother also defended her daughter against online vitriol expressing frustration over derogatory comments directed at someone so accomplished yet facing unwarranted scrutiny during such trying times.<br \/>\nThe uncertainty surrounding these events casts shadows over what should have been celebratory moments shared among champions including heartfelt tributes exchanged between teammates honoring Brazilian star Andrade after winning gold\u2014a moment now tinged with complicated emotions moving forward.<br \/>\n___<br \/>\nContributions made by AP writers Stephen McGrath &amp; Graham Dunbar are acknowledged here along with links provided directing readers toward further coverage related specifically concerning upcoming Olympic Games scheduled within Paris next year ahead!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2322483,"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\/69ea9343935f4ecba9b718f6dddd9e00-817x429.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37787,4733,8271,37494],"class_list":["post-2322482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bronze-medal","tag-court","tag-inquiry","tag-jordan-chiles"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/69ea9343935f4ecba9b718f6dddd9e00-817x429.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322482","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=2322482"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2322482\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2322483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2322482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2322482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2322482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}