The gymnastics world is home to a new controversy after Olympic judges accepted an appeal by Team USA to review the difficulty score assigned to athlete Jordan Chiles during the sport’s floor exercise finals this Monday (August 5).
The decision meant that Ana Barbosu of Romania had her bronze medal figuratively “snatched” from her hands, and it was awarded instead to the US athlete, leaving Ana in tears and dropping her flag on the ground.
The original scores were close, with Barbosu’s 13.700 granting her a small lead ahead of Chiles’ 13.666. After the corrective measure was taken, Chiles gained another 100 points, securing her the bronze medal.
