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What if Jordan Chiles, Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea simply shared the bronze medal for the ground train and put the lasting Paris Olympics drama to be as soon as and for all?
That’s what the Romanian Gymnastics Federation (FRG) maintained in an announcement on Monday as USA Gymnastics launched and was denied an enchantment to the Center of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after its ruling that Chiles’ rating ought to be reverted again to 13.666, dropping her again to fifth place within the ground train. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) mentioned Chiles ought to give again her medal.
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Bronze medalist Jordan Chiles poses in the course of the victory ceremony for the ladies’s ground train of creative gymnastics on the Paris Olympics, Aug. 5, 2024. (Cao Can/Xinhua through Getty Images)
USA Gymnastics mentioned it had new proof to point out that its inquiry into altering Chiles’ rating on the competitors was made throughout the 1-minute deadline. The group mentioned CAS declined to listen to the brand new proof and vowed to take each authorized motion to rectify issues.
The FRG additionally needed CAS to vary Maneca-Voinea’s rating to 13.800 as a result of officers believed a penalty was given with out foundation. Additionally, the FRG needed the CAS to award all three gymnasts the bronze medal. The CAS denied the opposite requests and solely dominated on Chiles‘ score.
On Monday, the FRG defended its position and doubled down on all three gymnasts getting a medal.
“The initiative to award bronze medals to all three athletes, Jordan Chiles, Ana-Maria Barbosu, and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, was proposed by the lawyers of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation, with the prior approval of the Federation,” the FRG said.
Ana Barbosu competes during the Paris Olympics at Bercy Arena on Aug. 5, 2024. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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“The leadership of the Romanian Gymnastics Federation (FRG), through its representatives, took all necessary steps to reach this consensus. We emphasize that certain requests were made by the American side to achieve this goal, and our side consistently complied with these requests, a fact that was appreciated by the American representative.”
The FRG said it wanted to solve the issue “in a manner that shows respect and appreciation for the athletes involved.”
“We hereby appeal to the entire gymnastics community, both within the country and abroad, to put (a) STOP to the attacks against gymnasts Jordan Chiles, Ana-Maria Barbosu, and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, and especially against Nadia Comăneci, whose support has always been in favor of all three athletes/three medals,” the statement continued.
Sabrina Maneca-Voinea competes during the beam final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 5, 2024. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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“FRG never agreed on taking away a medal.”
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