USOPC to appeal after IOC says Jordan Chiles must return bronze

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U.S. Olympic officials say they will appeal a court ruling that resulted in American gymnast Jordan Chiles being asked to return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise. The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Saturday voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles' coach that vaulted her to third, saying the appeal came four seconds beyond the one-minute time limit for scoring inquiries. The International Gymnastics Federation said Saturday night that it would respect the court's decision and elevate Barbosu to third. The International Olympic Committee confirmed the ruling Sunday, announcing that it was reallocating the bronze from Monday's women's floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu. "We firmly believe that Jordan rightfully earned the bronze medal, and there were critical errors in both the initial scoring by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the subsequent CAS appeal process that need to be addressed," the U.S.

 

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Jordan Chiles won bronze in gymnastics, but they took it back because her coach complained too late about the score. The US is mad and says it's not fair, so they're trying to get the medal back.