Gymnast Jordan Chiles will be handing over her bronze medal to Romania’s Ana Bărbosu later this week. The Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee announced on Tuesday, August 13, that Barbosu would be given the medal during a ceremony in Bucharest on Friday, August 16. The accolade will be presented by Octavian Morariu , a member of the International Olympic Committee for Romania, and by Mihai Covaliu , president of the national committee, per the press release .
Amid the bronze medal debate, USA Gymnastics shared that their thoughts are with Chiles, 23. “As we continue to celebrate the successes of Team USA Gymnasts on social media, know that we are still working full-time to pursue justice for Jordan,” the Tuesday post shared via X read. The controversy began at the women’s floor exercise final on August 5.
Barbosu, 18, was initially announced as the bronze medalist before team USA filed an inquiry about the difficulty of one of Chiles’ techniques. Moments later, the judges agreed with the filing and Chiles’ score was moved from 13.666 to 13.
766. With the ruling, Chiles bumped Barbosu out of third place and claimed the spot herself. Team Romania later filed an inquiry into team USA’s request, noting that it was past the deadline.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) agreed with the inquiry and Chiles’ score was altered back to 13.666 — and Barbosu went back to third place. USA Gymnastics fired back on Sunday, August 11, declaring they had “video evide.