Simone Biles & Suni Lee Support Jordan Chiles Amid Olympic Bronze Medal Controversy

Jordan Chiles has Team USA by her side amid a stunning ruling that requires her to return her Olympic bronze medal. The gymnast’s teammates Simone Biles and Suni Lee were among those who rallied around Jordan after the Court Arbitration for Sport reinstated her initial fifth place score in the floor finals. Jordan’s coach, Cécile Canqueteau-Landi, had filed an inquiry with the judges claiming that the difficulty of Jordan’s routine had not been taken into proper account. The judges ultimately agreed and increased Jordan’s score by one tenth of a point, putting her into third place ahead of Romania’s Ana Barbosu. Romania’s gymnastics officials appealed to the International Gymnastics Federation, known as FIG, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport announced on Aug. 10 that Jordan’s original score was being restored after the organization determined that her coach had filed the judges’ inquiry four seconds outside the one-minute window. The following morning, the International Olympic Committee confirmed that the bronze medal would be reallocated to Ana and plans for a new ceremony were underway.