Jordan Chiles was stripped of the bronze medal she won in the floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics after her score was overturned by a review board. Now, Chiles has spoken out about twist of fate in a statement posted to her Instagram Story over the weekend. "I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health thank you," Chiles wrote, following a wave of abusive messages and posts sent to her on social media in the wake of her initial appeal and the presentation of the bronze medal.
Last Monday, Chiles' coach had requested a difficulty score review, and the judges panel concluded that she was not properly credited for her skill routine. The initial 13.666 score had her in fifth place and off the podium, but the score review later boosted her up to 13.
766 and into third, knocking Romania's Ana Bărbosu's 13.700 off the podium for the bronze medal. Brazil's Rebeca Andrade took gold and Simone Biles took silver.
On Saturday, the Tribunal Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reverted the 23-year-old gymnast's score from 13.766 to 13.666 after the Romanian team appealed to the review board, arguing that the judges in Monday's floor exercise shouldn't have allowed the score review because Chiles' coach requested it four seconds after the one-minute window elapsed.
The CAS agreed with the Romanian team and ruled Chiles' final score in the floor exercise will go back to the initial score of 13.666. Bărbosu posted a public message of solidarity wi.