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Team USA Athletes Who Have Been Stripped of Their Olympic Medals


Jordan Chiles, Lance Armstrong and more American athletes have been striped of their Olympic medals over the years

Following the race, the IOC stripped DeMont of his medal after he tested positive for traces of the banned substance ephedrine, which was present in his asthma medication. Jordan Chiles.Naomi Baker/Getty Images At the 2024 Olympics, Chiles initially came in fifth place before Team USA asked the judges to reexamine the gymnast’s score based on the level of difficulty for a specific leap. “USA Gymnastics on Sunday formally submitted a letter and video evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, conclusively establishing that Head Coach Cecile Landi’s request to file an inquiry was submitted 47 seconds after the publishing of the score, within the 1-minute deadline required by FIG rule,” a statement shared by USA Gymnastics read.

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