Jordan Chiles broke down in tears Wednesday and insisted the Olympics officials took away her bronze medal in Paris because of racism.
U.S. Olympian Jordan Chiles broke down in tears during an interview Wednesday and insisted that the reason Olympics officials took away her bronze medal in Paris was because of racism.
Chiles got caught up in one of the worst scoring snafus in the 2024 international games. She was awarded the bronze after her coach disputed her scoring, but then that award was rescinded, and her original losing score returned to the records.
In the initial scoring, Romania’s Ana Barbosu won the bronze medal, edging Chiles out and into fifth place. However, after reviewing the footage of her routine, the judges decided that they had gotten the numbers wrong and boosted Chiles’s score to give her bronze placement. Naturally, the move caused the Romanian team to protest.
Finally, on the very last day of the Paris games, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that the original scoring was correct, dropping Chiles back to fifth place and taking her out of contention for a medal. The matter was also deemed closed and the committee announced that there would be no more deliberations on the matter.
This week, Chiles revisited the drama and broke down in tears during a panel discussion at the Forbes Power Women’s Summit 2024, Fox News reported.
