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Now that Jordan Chiles<\/strong><\/a>\u2018 Olympic bronze medal has been revoked<\/a>, Romania\u2019s Ana B\u0103rbosu<\/strong> will receive it during a formal ceremony. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced in a press release<\/a> that the event will take place in Bucharest on Friday, August 16.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, August 13, USA Gymnastics insisted that they are \u201cstill working full-time to pursue justice for Jordan,\u201d in an X<\/a> post.<\/p>\n The medal controversy began earlier this month during the Paris Olympics women\u2019s gymnastics floor final. Jordan, 23, was initially in fifth place, and Ana, 18, was in third. Jordan\u2019s coach, Cecile Landi<\/strong>, submitted an inquiry to the judges regarding Jordan\u2019s difficulty score. Moments after Ana started celebrating her bronze medal victory, her and Jordan\u2019s scores were updated, and Jordan was moved up to third place. Ana was seen walking away crying as a result.<\/p>\n As we continue to celebrate the successes of Team USA Gymnasts on social media, know that we are still working full-time to pursue justice for Jordan.<\/p>\n \u2014 USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) August 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Jordan joined the podium with teammate Simone Biles<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(who won silver) and Brazil\u2019s Rebeca Andrade<\/strong> (who won gold) following their floor performances. The three women made up the first all-Black female podium in Olympics history. Simone, 27, and Jordan even showed their support for Rebeca by bowing down to her on the podium.<\/p>\n Following the celebration, Jordan was bullied<\/a> online from social media trolls, some of whom claimed that she didn\u2019t deserve the bronze medal. Others even accused her of cheating. However, Cecile came to Jordan\u2019s defense by explaining what happened in an Instagram comment.<\/p>\n \u201cJordan\u2019s highest possible [start value] on floor is a 5.9 \u2014 At quals and team finals, she received a 5.8, and we didn\u2019t question it because we saw that not all the elements were completed,\u201d Cecile wrote.\u00a0\u201cBeing placed 5th with nothing to lose, I sent the inquiry so I wouldn\u2019t regret not asking. I didn\u2019t think it would be accepted and, to my surprise, it was.\u201d<\/p>\n Cecile pointed out that she \u201cof course\u201d feels \u201cbad for the Romanian athlete,\u201d adding that it was \u201cso sad and heartbreaking to see\u201d her in tears but added that this \u201cis the sport!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cYou don\u2019t have to like it, but you do have to respect the outcome and more importantly respect Jordan and not drag her down because you disagree,\u201d Cecile concluded. \u201cShe EARNED that bronze medal.\u201d<\/p>\n However, Romania fought the results, and the country\u2019s prime minister, Marcel Ciolacu<\/strong>, refused to attend the Olympics Closing Ceremony because of the \u201cscandalous\u201d and \u201cunacceptable\u201d ordeal, he said in a statement.<\/p>\n The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) then ruled that Ana should receive the bronze medal, alleging that Team USA had submitted its score inquiry four seconds past the one-minute deadline. However, USAG refuted the ruling by submitting video evidence.<\/p>\n On Monday, August 13, the CAS rejected USA\u2019s evidence because their rules \u201cdo not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence is presented,\u201d according to an Instagram<\/a> post shared by USAG.<\/p>\n Amid the controversy, Jordan announced she was taking a break from social media. Meanwhile, Ana shared a public statement sending Jordan her best wishes. According to the message that she shared via her Instagram Stories, Ana noted that her \u201ctrue dream\u201d is that they will share the same podium at the next Olympic Games.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n
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