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Jordan Chiles Breaks Silence After Being Stripped of Olympic Bronze Medal

Jordan Chiles broke her silence after getting stripped of her 2024 Paris Olympics bronze medal

I am also incredibly grateful to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, USAG and the USOPC for their unwavering support during this difficult time,” Chiles shared via Instagram on Thursday, August 15. Following a separate inquiry from Team Romania, which argued that the U.S. request for review was submitted to the judges four seconds too late, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled on Sunday, August 11, that Chiles would return the medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images“We firmly believe that Jordan rightfully earned the bronze medal, and there were critical errors in both the initial scoring by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the subsequent CAS [Court of Arbitration for Sport] appeal process that need to be addressed,” the USOPC said on Sunday.

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