The decision is in on the destiny of Jordan Chiles‘ bronze medal … and it ain’t good.
The Worldwide Olympic Committee dominated the U.S. gymnast must give again the third-place medal she received within the flooring competitors in the course of the Paris Olympic Video games – and it’ll now be bestowed on her Romanian counterpart, Ana Barbosu.
As you could know, the entire controversy started final Monday … Chiles scored a 13.666 within the ladies’s flooring train, touchdown her fifth within the competitors.
However her coaches appealed the judges’ choice and have been granted a assessment based mostly on the issue of Chiles’ efficiency.
After analyzing her routine, the judges elevated Chiles’ rating by one-tenth of some extent, catapulting her into third place and awarding her the bronze medal.
Then, on Saturday, the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport, which settles disputes over the foundations, discovered that Chiles’ coaches challenged the judges’ choice 64 seconds after all of the scores have been posted. The deadline for such motion is precisely one minute.
So, the courtroom moved Chiles’ rating again to 13.666, however because it would not have the ability to remove medals, the matter was finally handed to the Olympic Committee.
After all, the committee stripped Chiles of the bronze medal, transferring it to Barbosu, who had initially are available in fourth place with a rating of 13.700.
By the way in which … Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade snagged the gold medal within the flooring competitors whereas Chiles’ teammate Simone Biles grabbed the silver.
