Team USA’s gymnast Jordan Chiles has officially lost her Olympic bronze medal to team Romania’s Ana Bărbosu. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced the bronze medalist winner change on Sunday (August 11), sparking controversy. Ana has since slammed Olympic authorities.
On Monday (August 5), judges accepted an appeal by Team USA to review the difficulty score assigned to Jordan during the sport’s floor exercise finals at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
The decision meant that Ana 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 nation’s flag on the ground.
