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American Olympic gymnastics nice Aly Raisman referred to as the bronze medal controversy surrounding Jordan Chiles “devastating” on Monday because the Paris Games closed.
Chiles might have to surrender the bronze medal she was awarded after ending in third place within the flooring train. Drama over whether or not her rating of 13.766 must be upheld has roiled the USA and Romanian gymnastics federations.
“This is just so heartbreaking, and I am just so gutted for Jordan,” Raisman mentioned in an look on NBC’s “Today.” “I can’t even imagine what this past week has been like for Jordan and the other athletes involved. This is completely devastating.
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Aly Raisman of the United States won the bronze medal in the beam apparatus finals at North Greenwich Arena during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012. (David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
“I don’t suppose folks notice these gymnasts work their complete lives for this second, and it’s alleged to be a celebration. … I believe it’s so unfair. It’s so merciless. And I don’t suppose Jordan ought to have to offer her medal again. The IOC has given a couple of medal earlier than, and I believe they need to do this now – it’s terrible.”
Raisman, who won and lost a medal over tiebreaking scores during the 2012 London Olympics, said athletes trust the process and that the rules are fair. She called for more transparency going forward.
“The organizations which might be in command of this actually need to have a look at the athletes’ psychological well being and the way a lot that is affecting them and the way merciless it’s to take a medal away from somebody. It’s simply unfathomable to me.”
Chiles’ score was changed from 13.666 to 13.766 after her performance on the floor last week. It catapulted her from fifth to third over Romanians Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Mancea-Voinea. The U.S. made an inquiry in the final moments which resulted in a score change.
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However, Romanian officials protested the score change and the Center of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled Saturday that Chiles’ score should be reverted to 13.666 because U.S. coaches missed the deadline to file the inquiry by four seconds. However, CAS would put it in the hands of the International Gymnastics Federation to make the final ruling.
Aly Raisman at the 13th Annual NFL Honors held at Resorts World Theatre on Feb. 8, 2024 in Las Vegas. (Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images)
Eventually, the IOC determined early Sunday that Chiles should give back her bronze medal. USA Gymnastics said not so fast.
The organization said that it now had video evidence to show that coaches made two inquiries in the allotted time frame. The CAS ruling was being appealed.
Barbosu put the blame on officials over the entire ordeal.
“Sabrina, Jordan, my ideas are with you. I do know what you feel as a result of I’ve been via the identical. But I do know you’ll come again stronger,” she wrote in a post on Instagram. “I hope from deep of my coronary heart that on the subsequent Olympics, all three of us will share the identical podium. That is my true dream.
“The situation would not have existed if the persons in charge had respected the regulation. We, as athletes, are not to be blamed, and the hate directed to us is painful. I wanted to end this edition of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in the spirit of Olympism, the true value of the world.”
Jordan Chiles of the United States holds up her medals after the ladies’s inventive gymnastics particular person equipment finals at Bercy Arena on the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Chiles determined to interrupt from social media because the drama bought sorted.
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