Jordan Chiles' stripped bronze is gymnastics' biggest controversy since the 2000 Sydney Olympics disaster

Posted on AllSides August 13th, 2024
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U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her floor exercise bronze medal Sunday by the International Olympic Committee after a scoring inquiry was deemed invalid. The IOC's decision echoed a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which found that the scoring appeal from Chiles' coach was filed four seconds too late, and Romania's Ana Bărbosu, 18, was retroactively deemed the floor exercise bronze medalist. Chiles is the only gymnast in history to be stripped of an Olympic medal for reasons other than age falsification or failed drug tests....

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