Bronze statue of Georgia Congressman John Lewis replaces more than 100-year-old Confederate monument
A giant bronze statue of the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis has been installed in Decatur, Georgia, where a Confederate monument was removed in 2020. The Confederate monument is a stone obelisk erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1908. It has become the subject of protests against police brutality following […]
Newly-awarded bronze medalist Ana Bărbosu sympathizes with American Jordan Chiles after medal ruling
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbos won the bronze medal on Friday, officially taking third place in the women’s floor exercise final at the Paris Olympics after a lengthy deliberation. She received her medal nearly two weeks after it was stripped from her at the stadium and she burst into tears. Eleven days ago, when the gymnastics […]
Jordan Chiles breaks silence after Olympic bronze medal ruling: ‘This decision feels unjust’
U.S. team gymnastics star Jordan Chiles has broken her silence after learning she may have to give up the bronze medal she won after placing third on the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics. There has been huge debate over whether Childs’ score of 13.766 should stand, and the 23-year-old has now spoken out […]
Jordan Chiles says ‘unjust’ stripping of Olympic bronze has led to racist abuse | Gymnastics
Jordan Childs said she was “heartbroken” by the decision to strip her Olympic bronze medal and said she had been subjected to racist slurs on social media. At the Paris Olympics, a US gymnast was initially awarded the bronze medal in the floor exercise after her appeal against the judges’ scoring method was upheld, moving […]
Jordan Chiles breaks silence on Olympic bronze medal controversy
US gymnast Jordan Childs says she is overwhelmed by the “love” and support she has received following the controversial furore over the bronze medal she won at the Paris Olympics earlier this month. The 23-year-old gymnast said she will “do everything in our power to ensure that justice is done” in a statement shared on […]
Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal hearing was severely hampered by CAS email snafu
In an Olympic drama to rival any sporting feat during the Paris Games, the saga surrounding the decision to strip Jordan Chiles of her bronze medal and award it to Ana Barbos of Romania took another bizarre turn on Wednesday. An email error at the Court of Arbitration for Sport cost USA Gymnastics valuable time […]
Romanian proposal for Jordan Chiles to split bronze medal has a twist
The controversial saga surrounding U.S. Olympian Jordan Chiles and her bronze medal contest has taken an intriguing new turn. In a sort of tug-of-war, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled earlier this week, after much administrative negotiation between the various sides, that the bronze medal should go to Ana Maria Barbos of Romania, not […]
Ilona Maher latest Olympic winner to call out quality of bronze medal
The 2024 Olympic medal may not last. U.S. rugby star Ilona Maher appeared on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” on Monday and admitted she was “a little hurt” just a few weeks after winning the bronze medal. Maher, 28, was asked by the comedian if she wore her medal, to which she replied yes, and […]
Flavor Flav makes Jordan Chiles bronze clock necklace amid medal drama: ‘USA gonna Fight the Powers that be’
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Flavor Flav unveils custom bronze clock he made for Jordan Chiles amid Paris Olympics medal controversy
The 2024 Olympics may be over, but their spirit certainly lives on — thanks to Flavor Flav. After learning of the controversy surrounding the women’s gymnastics floor final, the rapper made sure that Team USA’s Jordan Chiles didn’t go home empty-handed. Chiles, 23, was stripped this week of the third-place bronze medal she won in […]