Chiles couldn't believe it.
take gold and silver respectively, it was surprisingly the bronze medal result that led to the most dramatic and theatrical finish of the competition.
Romania’s Ana Barbosu appeared to win bronze with a score of 13.7 after Team USA’s Jordan Chiles, the last gymnast in the rotation, finished with a score of 13.666. However, USA Gymnastics coaches submitted a late inquiry to review Chiles’s score after her performance, and the judges ended up giving her an extra one-tenth to edge out Barbosu and bump her into third place with a score of 13.766.
Chiles’s reaction once the final results were announced was priceless. She couldn’t hold back her tears as she embraced her coach and was also pulled in for a hug by Biles. Her USA teammates, Jade Carey and Sunisa Lee, were seen in the stands visibly stunned at what just happened.“The element in question is called a tour jete full, and in the team qualification in the team final, did not get credit for the skill.
Monday’s floor final gave Chiles her second medal of the Games and the first individual medal of her Olympic career. She previously helped Team USA win gold in the women’s team final.Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020. Before joining SI in November 2023, Wong covered four NFL teams as an associate editor with the FanSided NFL Network and worked as a staff writer for the brand’s flagship site.
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