Ana Bărbosu, Jordan Chiles. Getty Photographs (2)
Romanian gymnast Ana Bărbosu was awarded her bronze medal on Friday, August 16 after Workforce Romania efficiently appealed the choice to award third place to Workforce USA’s Jordan Chiles.
Bărbosu, 18, acquired the bronze medal for the person flooring train on the 2024 Paris Olympics in a reallocation ceremony in Bucharest, Romania the place Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu offered her with flowers.
Chiles, 23, initially completed the competitors in fifth place. Workforce USA requested an inquiry into the issue of certainly one of Chiles’ expertise and the ensuing rating change moved Chiles into third place.
The controversy across the remaining standings deepened when Workforce Romania argued that the inquiry got here 4 seconds too late and was due to this fact invalid. The Worldwide Olympic Committee (IOC) dominated in favor of Romania on August 11, stripping Chiles of the bronze end. Bărbosu turned the brand new third-place finisher.
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The medal Bărbosu was awarded will not be the one which was given to Chiles in Paris. Chiles reportedly nonetheless has her bronze, as USAG has introduced their intention to enchantment the current determination.
“I wish to imagine that the day will come when all three of us [Bărbosu, Chiles and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea] will obtain a bronze medal,” Bărbosu stated on the reallocation ceremony.
Romania can be interesting Maneca-Voinea’s rating after replay confirmed she was wrongly docked for stepping out of bounds throughout her routine.
Ana Bărbosu. Daniel MIHAILESCU / AFP
”Thanks to everybody who added a little bit of bronze to this medal. Proper now, I can’t assist however take into consideration Sabrina and Jordan as properly,” Bărbosu continued. “It’s a tricky scenario for us with so many uncertainties and overwhelming feelings. I hope everybody understands that we didn’t do something incorrect on the Olympic Video games. And that the Olympic spirit is extra essential than any misunderstanding between the authorities.”
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Chiles broke her silence on the matter Thursday through Instagram, expressing gratitude for the outpouring of assist she’s acquired in the course of the scandal.
“I’m overwhelmed by the love I’ve acquired over the previous few days. I’m additionally extremely grateful to my household, teammates, coaches, followers, [USA Gymnastics] and the USOPC for his or her unwavering assist throughout this tough time,” she wrote. “Whereas celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating information that my bronze medal had been stripped away. I had confidence within the enchantment introduced by USAG, who gave conclusive proof that my rating adopted all the principles. This enchantment was unsuccessful.”
Chiles stays a two-time Olympic medalist, successful the gold with Workforce USA within the ladies’s crew inventive all-around remaining. Chiles and Workforce USA gained the silver in Tokyo for a similar class in 2021.
“I’ll strategy this problem as I’ve others — and can make each effort to make sure that justice is completed. I imagine that on the finish of this journey, the folks in management will do the precise factor,” Chiles concluded.