Many athletes and celebrities have rallied around Jordan Chiles after the CAS stripped her of a bronze medal.
Jordan Chiles has been stripped of her bronze medal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled. Now that USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee have challenged the ruling, multiple fellow athletes and other celebrities showed their support for the 23-year-old Olympian.
Following the Paris Olympics women’s floor exercise final, Jordan was initially in fifth place. Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu was in third place and celebrated her achievement shortly after the judges posted their original scores. After Jordan’s coach, Cecile Landi, submitted an inquiry regarding the difficulty score that the judges gave Jordan, they placed Jordan into third place. Viewers then witnessed Ana walking away in tears, and online trolls bullied Jordan on social media.
