These question should be clearly answered by the Judges: Did you or did you not fail to award points for a particular difficulty Jordan nailed? At what time was the verbal complaint made? Was there a note taken? Did the complaining coach sign off on the note? If the appeal was not in time why did you not state this instead of proceeding to award points and the medal to Jordan? If the mistake was made by you, as judges, why weren’t the points adjusted to award two bronze medals? Your behaviour was not fair to either of those girls who worked so hard and did their best in that moment. Now, both of them are impacted by all the mess that you have created and refused to diplomatically resolve.
Administrative error is a dumb reason for stripping a medal. The inquiry doesn't take place if not within the right time period. The governing gymnastics body, the International Gymnastics Federation approved of Jordan's medal. Romania went beyond that to CAS where there was a conflict of interest in favor of Romania. Keep that medal.
You are correct. As a white woman- I see it. There was literally no reason not to award at least both Ana and Jordan bronze. This was racism. Pure and simple.
I wonder but for me they can't take this moment in my heart. This young lady will be the victor in the end. I hope she stays prayed up and continues protect her mental health.
@shanna3323 not at all its a a fact that you Americans have turned gymnastics into something ugly and unpleasant to watch. The Americans have changed gymnastics, they adopted the rules, the Americans have the most people on the judging panels for all the apparatuses, the entire committee is controlled by Americans. The rules have been changed so that you see some tanks spinning in the air, as if they were stepping on a mine, and when they land, it's like an earthquake in the arena. Evrething about strength just have high difficulty and now American gymnasts don't have elegance, grace, femininity, no dance, just bullshit music, it's not classical. That GOAT was mostly outside the floor routine; the one you're crying over was doing twerking, not gymnastics. You've always been helped by that 10%; all the committees are controlled by you. You should be ashamed and stay silent because of how much you've stolen in recent years. Search on RU-vid for Ana Porgras' floor routine and compare it with your goat, so you can see what artistic gymnastics really is. It's not called artistic for nothing. Did you see how Chiles was celebrating in front of an athlete who was devastated? It's disrespectful.
