Jordan Chiles says Olympic gymnastics controversy took away ‘the recognition of who I was’
New York TimesFor 14 seconds, Jordan Chiles paused and looked down to collect her thoughts and emotions. The question — about what Chiles felt she lost when the International Olympic Committee stripped her of her bronze medal in the Olympic women’s gymnastics floor exercise — forced her to stop mid-answer. “It’s about the fact there were things that have led up to this position of being an athlete.” The on-stage interview Wednesday — which occurred before Chiles appeared at MTV’s Video Music Awards at night — marked the gymnast’s most extensive comments since the IOC said it would reallocate Chiles’ bronze to Romania’s Ana Bărbosu following an appeal by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation. https://t.co/gRF3MBW6J9 pic.twitter.com/Fjett19aDY — ForbesWomen September 11, 2024 USA Gymnastics has argued that it has video evidence showing Landi made the appeal 47 seconds after Chiles’ score was posted, 13 seconds before the inquiry window closed, and that it did not have enough time to properly make its case to CAS. “I made history and I will always continue to make history,” said Chiles, who won gold in the Olympic women’s team competition.