Just when it seemed like the Jordan Chiles drama had finally settled down, it flared back up with a wild twist. Remember August 5, 2024? Jordan was celebrating her awesome floor exercise win at the Paris Olympics with Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade on the podium. But everything went south when fans questioned the judges for bumping her score to 13.766. Then, the Court of Arbitration for Sport unexpectedly stripped her of her bronze medal, and just when we thought she was moving on, she dropped another bombshell!

On September 16, Gymnastics Now hopped on X to spill the news: Jordan isn’t backing down! They revealed she’s officially filed an appeal with the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, still fighting that CAS ruling that took her medal. The post declared, “Jordan Chiles has officially submitted an appeal to the Swiss Federal Supreme Court in regard to the CAS decision that stripped her of her bronze medal.” USA Gymnastics is backing her up, calling it a “strategic decision” to lead this charge.

But wait, it’s not just about Jordan and USA Gymnastics—now the Romanian gymnastics team is joining the conversation too, adding their own take on this whole saga. With so many voices in the mix, this story just keeps getting juicier.

Mihai Covaliu, the President of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, recently spilled some tea to Ziare about the gymnastics situation. He kicked things off by saying, “For now, things are as everyone knows, Romania has a bronze medal in gymnastics through Ana Maria Bărbosu.” He mentioned that Jordan Chiles isn’t backing down either, as she’s got her lawyers working on a memo. The Romanian squad is totally in the mix, with the government supporting their case and making sure they stand their ground.

Covaliu highlighted the need to defend their win and protect their athlete, too, saying, “We have to defend what we have won so far, and we are talking about a medal that a female athlete from Romania won, and we also have to defend the honor and protect the other female athlete from Romania, who at some point could also win the bronze medal, but then this whole process came in.” He noted that all parties are in communication, and while it might feel like a never-ending saga, it’s really just a fresh chapter after the Olympics. He put it bluntly: “So the fight continues outside the sports field, this time through lawyers.” 

He reassured everyone that they’re keeping a close eye on developments from both the American and Swiss sides. “There are things that change from one day to the next, what we have so far is a bronze medal in individual gymnastics for Romania. And from here on we have to pay attention to everything that happens, and I assure you that we are.” But hold up, that doesn’t mean they’re throwing shade at Jordan Chiles! The Romanian team was actually the one who advocated for medal sharing.

Romania’s request: Let’s share the bronze, Jordan Chiles!

In just five crazy days, Jordan Chiles went from celebrating her Olympic bronze medal to having it snatched away. The whole situation blew up when coaches from the U.S. and Romania filed appeals about the floor final scores. Chiles got a score bump of 0.1, which pushed her into third place. But when the U.S. filed their appeal just four seconds after the deadline, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided to drop her score back down to fifth. Talk about a rollercoaster!

Then the big news dropped: Chiles had to return her bronze medal, handing the shiny title to Romania’s Ana Barbosu. But wait—it got wild! Romania didn’t just want Chiles to lose her medal; they suggested sharing the love with three bronze medals for Chiles, Barbosu, and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea. The International Gymnastics Federation said the IOC was in charge of the decision. The IOC planned to support FIG’s call, but in the end, they shot down the whole sharing idea.

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