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Jordan Chiles’ Coach Responds Amid Medal Drama: ‘Didn’t Steal Anything’

Cecile Canqueteau-Landi shared a firm response to claims Chiles didn’t earn her bronze medal.

Mihai Covaliu, president of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, sent a letter of protest to the Gymnastics Federation in a Tuesday Facebook post, asking for Maneca-Voinea’s score to be reviewed again. “I decided not to attend the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, following the scandalous situation in gymnastics, where our athletes were treated in an absolutely dishonorable manner,” he wrote via Facebook on Tuesday. “To withdraw a medal earned for honest work on the basis of an appeal, which neither the coaches nor the top technicians understand, is totally unacceptable!”

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