Sabrina Maneca-Voinea is taking it back to the judges table. Days after Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles submitted a successful inquiry about her score in the women's floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics that ultimately landed her the bronze medal, the Romanian Olympic Committee has appealed Sabrina's final score in the Aug. 5 event, according to a social media post .
The 17-year-old was given a 0.1 deduction for stepping out of bounds during her routine, resulting in a final score of 13.700.
However, replays seemingly showed her heel remaining inbounds. President of the Romanian Olympic Committee Mihai Covaliu, however, urged the International Gymnastics Federation—the official body behind the gymnastics competitions—to reconsider Sabrina's scoring, explaining than an initial challenge had been rejected. "The way in which the score was assessed and the refusal to present the full reasons/proofs for the rejection of the appeal submitted within the time limit set by the rules seriously harms the image of international gymnastics," he said in an Aug.
6 Facebook post , "but in particular affects the athlete, even jeopardizing their mental health." Sabrina and her fellow teammate Ana Barbosu were left to deal with the repercussions of the floor exercise scoring after they'd both finished with matching scores of 13.700, but because Ana had a higher execution score, she placed higher and by the end of the competition was in the bronze medal position.
However, Team USA's Jord.