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Jordan Chiles will have to return her Olympic bronze medal, IOC says

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Jordan Chiles of the United States performs a dance on the floor during the women's artistic gymnastics.

The IOC says American gymnast Jordan Chiles will be asked to return her bronze medal in the floor exercise so that it can be awarded to Romania’s Ana Barbosu. (Charlie Riedel/Associated Press)

There are recoveries at the Olympic Games.

Jordanian Chillies You will be asked to return to the He was awarded the bronze medal In the floor exercise, the International Olympic Committee said in a statement on Sunday, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport The IOC has overturned the investigation that saw the American gymnast drop from fifth to third place. The IOC will reassign the bronze medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu, who placed third with a score of 13.700, after Chile’s initial score of 13.666 was reinstated.

“We are in contact with the Romanian (National Olympic Committee) to discuss the reallocation ceremony and with the (United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee) about the return of the bronze medal,” the IOC statement read.

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Since winning her third Olympic medal—her first individual Olympic medal—on Monday, Chiles has returned to the United States, where her post-Games press tour included a stop in NASDAQ Stock Exchangein it Today’s program announce His return to UCLAand a conversation with Elmo.

Chiles was the last gymnast to compete in the floor exercise final, and her coaches were given one minute to ask about her score after it was posted. The query submitted on Chiles’ behalf added a tenth to her score, moving her to third place with a 13.766, after the judges decided she should have gotten full credit for a vault that involved a 540-degree turn in the air.

But after the Romanian gymnastics federation filed a petition, CAS ruled that the investigation was four seconds late.

“All this talk about the athlete, what about the judges? It’s completely unacceptable,” said his American teammate. Suni Lee Posted on an Instagram story. “This is horrible and I feel devastated for Jordan. I will forever support you Jo. You have all my flowers and you will ALWAYS be an Olympic champion.”

Chiles helped the United States win team gold in Paris and competed in the team final. She also earned a silver medal in the team competition in Tokyo.

“Sending you lots of love, Jordan” Simone Biles She posted an Instagram story with a photo of her hugging Chiles after the floor competition. “Keep your chin up, Olympic champion! We love you!”

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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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