PARIS – American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return her bronze medal on the floor exercise, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday.
The 23-year-old Chilean finished fifth in Monday’s competition, ahead of American coach Cecile Landi. He successfully argued that his athlete’s difficulty score was under-credited.
Officers in the scene Chiles’ score adjusted .1 point to 13.766, which put him ahead of two Romanian athletes, prompting an angry reaction from the delegates.
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Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolagu has said he will not attend the Olympic closing ceremony.
The IOC said on Sunday it would abide by it Court of Arbitration for Sportt, which was done 64 seconds after Landy’s struggling score. The time limit for such action is one minute.
Romanian But barbosu18, will now be the floor exercise bronze medalist.
“Following the CAS decision regarding the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Floor Exercise Final and the revision of the International Gymnastics Federation rankings, the IOC will reallocate the bronze medal to Ana Parbos (Romania),” the IOC said in a statement on Sunday. . “We are in contact with Romania’s NOC to discuss with the USOPC regarding the rededication ceremony and the return of the bronze medal.”
It was not immediately clear how Chiles would physically return the medal.
He had already left France and appeared on NBC’s “Today” show Thursday in New York City.
Chiles still holds the gold from the women’s team. He won silver in Tokyo, also in the all-around team.
“We are devastated by the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling regarding the women’s floor exercise,” according to a statement released by USA Gymnastics on Saturday night. “The inquiry into the difficulty value of Jordan Chiles’ floor exercise routine was filed in good faith, and we relied on FIG rules to ensure accurate scoring.”
The US governing body for sports also said the athlete had been “subject to constant, completely baseless and highly offensive attacks on social media”.
No sportsperson should be subjected to such treatment, the statement said. “We condemn the attacks and those who support or instigate them. We applaud Jordan for his integrity on and off the field of competition, and we stand by him.”
Chiles posted four broken heart emojis on her Instagram on Saturday and said she was taking a break from social media to process the shocking events.
“I’m taking time off for my mental health and removing myself from social media, thank you” She wrote.
David K. Li reported from Paris and Sean Nevin from London.
