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Do I feel bad for the Romanian athlete? Of course I do! It was so sad and heartbreaking to see but it is the sport! Jordan won this bronze medal and didn’t steal anything from anyone. I simply did my job and fought for my athlete.”
Her coach Lendi clapped back on allegations as she wrote The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique shall determine the ranking of the Final of the women’s Floor exercise and assign the medal(s) in accordance with the above decision”.
They have officially, 5 days later, stripped her of one of her medals.
My daughter is a highly decorated Olympian with the biggest heart and a level of sportsmanship that is unmatched,
Thank you to everyone who encouraged me before, during, and after the competition
Barbosu wrote on Instagram in English I can't believe we play with athletes mental health and emotions like this… let's protect them,
Comaneci posted on X earlier in the week Sending you so much love Jordan
Biles responded to the controversy on Instagram I only want for everybody to be fair, we don't want to start picking on other athletes of any nationality,
I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health thank you,
she wrote in a subsequent story I decided not to attend the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, following the scandalous situation in the gymnastics, where our athletes were treated in an absolutely dishonorable manner,
Just so y'all aware - in the HISTORY of the Olympics NO ONE has ever been stripped of their medal for this
In a following post, she added All this talk about the athlete, what about the judges?? Completely unacceptable, this is awful and I'm gutted for Jordan,
It was a surreal moment … I saw the score change and I was just like 'What is going on? Is this real? Is this happening?' I was just, again, in that moment just very happy and obviously happy for the other athletes as well,
Chiles told "CBS Mornings" on Friday The inquiry submitted on behalf of Ms Jordan Chiles in the final of the women’s floor exercise was raised after the conclusion of the one-minute deadline,
The inquiry into the Difficulty Value of Jordan Chiles’ floor exercise routine was filed in good faith and, we believed, in accordance with FIG rules to ensure accurate scoring,
This medal means everything to me,