The team USA poster girl said she was sending 'so much love' to her teammate, telling the 23-year-old to 'keep your chin up' as she faces being stripped of her medal.
READ MORE:. READ MORE: Bitter Romanian gymnast hits out at American rivals. READ MORE: Simone Biles reveals the damage to her calfSimone Biles has rallied behind fellow US gymnast Jordan Chiles who is set to lose her Olympic bronze medal just five days after winning it.
Chiles took to Instagram to say she was removing herself from social media 'for my mental health', while her teammate Biles said: 'Sending you so much love Jordan. Keep your chin up Olympic champ! We love you!' 'Not because she didn't win, not because she was drugged, not because she stepped out of bounds. Not because she wasn't good enough. But because the judges failed to give her difficulty and forced an inquiry to be made.'
During the event of Monday, Romania's Ana Barbosu and her teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea were left outside the medals in Monday's floor final after finishing with matching scores of 13.700. Barbosu responded to the score change by dropping her Romanian flag in horror before bringing her hands to her face and walking off in tears
But in another escalation of the drama, the CAS ruled on Saturday that the on-floor appeal Monday by Cecile Landi to have 0.1 added to Chiles' score came outside the 1-minute window allowed by the FIG.CAS wrote that the initial finishing order should be restored, with Barbosu third, Maneca-Voinea fourth and Chiles fifth.
Chiles poses with her bronze and gold medal which she also won as part of Team USA during the team gymnastics competition 'Aware of the negative impact on Ana Maria Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, the Romanian Gymnastics Federation aims to correct the mistakes made by the judges and to restore the rights of our athletes,' the federation said.Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said on Tuesday he will boycott the closing ceremony because of the 'scandalous situation.'
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