Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East joins TODAY to break down where Team USA women’s gymnastics came up short in the artistic balance beam final, including Simone Biles' critical fall that cost her a medal.
The Olympics women’s gymnastics floor final on Aug. 5 ended with an unexpected, and ultimately historic, turn of events. Following an inquiry, U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles was awarded the bronze medal, leading to the first all-Black podium in Olympic gymnastic history. Team Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade earned gold and Team USA’s Simone Biles won silver. Chiles, 23, was originally awarded a score of 13.666 for her floor routine, which placed her at fifth.
“The highs & lows of the Olympics…Romania’s Ana Bărbosu thought she had won the bronze, only to discover she had been bumped from the podium after a scoring change. Imagine your lifelong dream slipping away like this…Absolutely heartbreaking,” one person wrote, with the broken heart emoji. Why, exactly, was Chiles bumped up to third and Bărbosu to fourth? Here’s what happened.
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