Gymnast Jordan Chiles breaks her silence after being stripped of her Olympic bronze medal—which was given to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu.
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00:00Jordan Childs breaks her silence on having her Olympic bronze medal stripped away.
00:05The gymnast releases a lengthy statement on ex-formerly Twitter, writing in part,
00:11While celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating news that my bronze
00:16medal had been stripped away.
00:18I had confidence in the appeal brought by USAG, who gave conclusive evidence that my
00:23score followed all the rules.
00:25This appeal was unsuccessful.
00:28Jordan continues, I have no words.
00:30This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone
00:36who has championed my journey.
00:38To add to the heartbreak, the unprompted, racially driven attacks on social media are
00:44wrong and extremely hurtful.
00:46I've poured my heart and soul into this sport, and I am so proud to represent my culture
00:51and my country.
00:52The athlete says she will never waver on her goals of competing with integrity and striving
00:57for excellence, adding that she has taken pride in cheering everyone on regardless of
01:02team or country.
01:03The Olympic gymnast ends her statement saying she is now being confronted with one of the
01:07most challenging moments of her career, adding she will make every effort to ensure that
01:12justice is done.
01:14She signs off by saying she believes that at the end of this journey, the people in
01:18control will do the right thing.
01:20Jordan's statement comes after Team USA's request to have her bronze medal for her individual
01:25floor routine at the 2024 Paris Olympics reinstated was rejected.
01:30The decision upholds the International Olympics Committee's ruling that the U.S. gymnast disputed
01:36the score four seconds too late, reallocating the bronze medal for the individual floor
01:42competition to Romania's Ana Barbosu, who had been pushed to ranking fourth after Jordan's
01:48initial inquiry.
01:50The USA Athletes' updated 13.766 score was stripped from her after the Court of Arbitration
01:56for Sport invalidated the inquiry that Jordan's coach had made during the August 5th final
02:03due to the filing arriving four seconds past the one-minute deadline required by the International
02:08Gymnastics Federation.
02:10After Jordan was initially stripped of her medal, she announced she would be taking an
02:14internet break, saying on her Instagram story,
02:17I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health.