BREAKING NEWS Simone Biles breaks silence after Jordan Chiles ruling could see USA star LOSE Paris Olympics bronze By Alex Raskin and Associated Press Published: 21:27 BST, 10 August 2024 | Updated: 21:27 BST, 10 August 2024 e-mail View comments Simone Biles is voicing her support for teammate Jordan Chiles amid the ongoing despite over the Team USA star’s bronze medal in the floor exercise. Romania’s Ana Barbosu could replace Chiles as the Olympic bronze medalist in gymnastics floor exercise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an appeal from Chiles’ coach that vaulted her onto the podium. CAS ruled Saturday that the on-floor appeal by U.
S. coach Cecile Landi to have .1 added to Chiles’ score that boosted Chiles from fifth to third came outside the 1-minute window allowed by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).
The ad hoc committee wrote that Landi’s appeal came 1 minute, 4 seconds after the score was posted. CAS wrote that the initial finishing order should be restored, with Barbosu third, teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea fourth and Chiles fifth. The organization added the FIG should determine the final ranking “in accordance with the above decision,” but left it to FIG to decide who would get the medal behind gold winner Rebeca Andrade of Brazil and silver medalist Simone Biles of the U.
S. Biles responded to the controversy on Instagram: ‘Sending you so much love Jordan. Keep your chin up Olympic champ! We love you!’ FIG spokesperson Me.