US gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says
The International Olympic Committee said Sunday that U.S. gymnast Jordan Childs must give up the bronze medal she won in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics after the sport’s highest court overturned an appeal by her coach that saw her move up to third place. After the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced Saturday night […]
Simone Biles tells Jordan Chiles to ‘keep your chin up’ amid Olympics debacle
With Jordan Chiles at the center of a saga that could see her miss out on an Olympic bronze medal, Simone Biles posted a message of support to her USA gymnastics teammates on Instagram. “Sending you so much love, Jordan,” Biles, the Team USA star who will leave Paris with four medals, wrote in a […]
Officials Say Jordan Chiles Didn’t Actually Win Medal Days After Country’s Prime Minister Boycotted Olympics
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) reinstated Romanian gymnast Ana Barbos for third place in Saturday’s women’s floor exercise final, ESPN reported. FIG’s decision could affect American gymnast Jordan Childs, who originally won the bronze medal, following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that invalidated a scoring challenge made during the competition, […]
Jordan Chiles could be stripped of Olympics bronze floor medal
Jordan Childs’ dramatic bronze medal win may have been in vain. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday that an investigation into Chiles’ score that elevated her from fifth to third in the women’s floor exercise final was improperly granted because it was submitted after the one-minute investigation deadline. The court therefore said the […]
Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal may be withdrawn after appeal by Romania; leaves social media heartbroken
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Watching the Olympics is making me wonder: is sport good for us? | Adrian Chiles
IIs sport for me? You start to wonder. Ahead of the Olympics, I spoke with Andy Hodge, one of the greatest American rowers of all time. He told me how he fought to compete in Rio, his third Olympics, while plagued by injuries and illness. “Every day I was prepared to break down,” he said, […]
Michelle Obama praises Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles for sportsmanship after backlash from NFL star
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Michelle Obama backs Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles after NFLer’s Olympic podium take
Simone Biles and Jordan Childs have garnered support from former First Lady Michelle Obama after photos of them with their medals went viral. After the U.S. gymnasts bowed in honor of Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who had just won gold on the floor exercise, both Biles and Chiles were called out by Ravens defensive back Marlon […]
Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles bow to Rebeca Andrade in epic Olympics photo
The gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics came to a close with one magical final spin. Following the women’s floor exercise final on Monday, Rebecca Andrade, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles posed for photos with each other on the podium. But the funny thing was when Biles and Chiles bowed in respect to gold medalist […]
Jordan Chiles wins bronze amid stunning score-change drama at Olympics
we thought The biggest drama in the women’s gymnastics floor exercise final was the showdown between Simone Biles and Rebecca Andrade, but no one could have predicted what would happen at the very end of the competition after Jordan Childs took the floor. The last competitor, Chiles, needed to score better than 13.700 to get […]