The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sunday that American gymnast Jordan Chiles will lose her bronze medal in the floor exercise at the Paris Games. The medal will be reallocated to Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The decision stems from a CAS ruling on Saturday, which found that the USA’s initial inquiry into Chiles’ score during Monday’s floor exercise final was filed after the one-minute deadline. As a result, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) reinstated Chiles’ original score of 13.666, placing her fourth. Bărbosu, with a score of 13.700, will now be awarded the bronze medal.
The IOC confirmed the reallocation in a statement, explaining, “Following the CAS decision with regard to the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Floor Exercise Final and the amendment of the ranking by the International Gymnastics Federation, the IOC will reallocate the bronze medal to Ana Bărbosu (Romania).”
The IOC is coordinating with the Romanian Olympic Committee to arrange a reallocation ceremony and is in contact with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) regarding the return of Chiles’ bronze medal.
