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Jordan Chiles’ mother, Gina Chiles, got here to her daughter’s protection after the gymnast obtained backlash for her flooring train bronze medal win after her coach appealed her unique rating.
“The racist disgusting feedback are nonetheless taking place in 2024,” Gina wrote through X on Friday, August 9. “I’m drained of people that say it now not exists. My daughter is a extremely adorned Olympian with the largest coronary heart and a degree of sportsmanship that’s unmatched … and she or he’s being referred to as disgusting issues.”
Jordan, 23, initially positioned fifth within the Monday, August 5, flooring train ultimate earlier than Workforce USA filed an inquiry about one among her abilities, claiming she carried out a tour jeté full. Judges finally accepted the inquiry, shifting Jordan up from fifth place to 3rd and securing her a bronze medal. (Jordan initially scored 13.666 for her routine and was bumped to 13.766 after the inquiry was accepted.)
Workforce USA gymnast Simone Biles earned a silver medal within the occasion and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade took dwelling the gold.
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Romanian gymnast Ana Bårbosu sat in third earlier than Jordan’s inquiry was evaluated. She started to have a good time on the ground along with her nation’s flag earlier than realizing she didn’t win the bronze. Throughout the broadcast, Barbosu, 18, was seen strolling away from the occasion in tears.
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Gina isn’t the one particular person to come back to Jordan’s protection, as her coach, Cécile Canqueteau-Landi, additionally shut down rumblings that Jordan “stole” the medal.
“I shouldn’t have to clarify however I’ll ONCE,” Canqueteau-Landi wrote on Tuesday, August 6, through Instagram. “Jordan’s highest doable SV on flooring is a 5.9- At quals and staff finals she obtained a 5.8 and we didn’t query it as a result of we noticed that not all parts have been accomplished. Throughout flooring finals, we thought [it] was higher and being positioned fifth with nothing to lose, I despatched the inquiry so I wouldn’t remorse not asking. I didn’t assume it might be accepted and at my shock it was.”
Canqueteau-Landi defined she “merely did my job and fought for my athlete,” regardless of feeling empathy for Bårbosu.
She continued, “Do I really feel dangerous for the Romanian athlete? After all I do! It was so unhappy and heartbreaking to see, however it’s the sport! You don’t have to love it however you do need to respect the end result and extra importantly respect Jordan and never drag her down since you disagree. She EARNED that bronze medal, her 1st particular person Olympic medal and I couldn’t be extra proud and excited!”
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After securing her place on the rostrum, Jordan recalled the “true feelings” of the second that left “everyone” in tears.
“Truthfully, there have been so many feelings going by means of my physique in that second,” Jordan stated in a In the present day look on Thursday, August 8. “There [were] quite a lot of issues taking place, [from] me not being on the rostrum to me being on the rostrum. I feel the largest factor is simply at all times understanding to not doubt your self, and simply to let the whole lot trip out the way it’s imagined to be.”
Workforce Romania additionally submitted an inquiry about gymnast Sabrina Maneca-Voinea’s efficiency, who finally positioned fifth, however her rating remained unchanged. (Maneca-Voinea, 17, and Bårbosu each completed with matching scores of 13.700 however as a result of Bårbosu had a better execution rating, she positioned larger on the finish of the competitors.)
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Mihai Covaliu, president of the Romanian Olympic and Sports activities Committee, despatched a letter of protest to the Gymnastics Federation in a Tuesday Fb put up, asking for Maneca-Voinea’s rating to be checked out as soon as extra. The put up additionally revealed that the gymnast made a “public declaration to surrender working towards this sport” because of the loss.
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu introduced the identical day that he could be skipping the Paris Olympics closing ceremony in protest, claiming the nation’s athletes have been “handled in a fully dishonorable method.”
He wrote, “To withdraw a medal earned for sincere work on the premise of an attraction, which neither the coaches nor the highest technicians perceive, is completely unacceptable!”
