Gymnastics is full of twists and turns, but the unfolding saga over which gymnast will officially take home the bronze in the 2024 Olympic women’s artistic floor exercise final has been more complicated than anyone expected.USA gymnast Jordan Chiles was stripped of her first individual Olympic medal after the Romanian gymnastics team challenged her final score. While Team USA’s appeal of that ruling was denied Monday evening, the battle for bronze is far from over.Here’s what you need to know.The competition was fierce – and it was always going to be closeThe gymnastics women’s floor exercise final was already set to be a nail-biter before Chiles stepped onto the mat for the final performance on August 5. Romania’s Ana Bǎrbosu and her teammate, Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, were tied with a score of 13.700. Chiles’ chance to earn her first individual medal and grace the Olympic podium would come down to a …
Everything to know about the controversy over Jordan Chiles Olympic bronze medal [Video]
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