Jordan Chiles ’ mom, Gina Chiles , came to her daughter’s defense after the gymnast received backlash for her floor exercise bronze medal win after her coach appealed her original score . “The racist disgusting comments are still happening in 2024,” Gina wrote via X on Friday, August 9. “I’m tired of people who say it no longer exists.
My daughter is a highly decorated Olympian with the biggest heart and a level of sportsmanship that is unmatched ...
and she’s being called disgusting things.” Jordan, 23, initially placed fifth in the Monday, August 5, floor exercise final before Team USA filed an inquiry about one of her skills, claiming she performed a tour jeté full. Judges ultimately accepted the inquiry, moving Jordan up from fifth place to third and securing her a bronze medal.
(Jordan initially scored 13.666 for her routine and was bumped to 13.766 after the inquiry was accepted.
) Team USA gymnast Simone Biles earned a silver medal in the event and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade took home the gold. Romanian gymnast Ana Bårbosu sat in third before Jordan’s inquiry was evaluated. She began to celebrate on the floor with her country’s flag before realizing she did not win the bronze.
During the broadcast, Barbosu, 18, was seen walking away from the event in tears. Gina isn’t the only person to come to Jordan’s defense, as her coach, Cécile Canqueteau-Landi , also shut down rumblings that Jordan “stole” the medal. “I shouldn’t have to explai.