Olympian Jordan Chiles Breaks Her Silence “Overwhelmed By the Love”

Right is right and wrong is wrong, and what 23 year old Olympian gymnast Jordan Chiles is going through is flat out wrong.  Since the bronze medal stripping drama began, Jordan Chiles has maintained radio silence until now.

Jordan Chiles who should be celebrating her accomplishments at the Paris Olympics with her gold medal from the teams event and the bronze in her individual before appeals started flying days after the fact, has taken to Instagram to address her fans and others that has shown her so much love in the midst of everything.

“overwhelmed by the love”… “I am also incredibly grateful to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, USAG, and the USOPC for their unwavering support during this difficult time,”…While celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating news that my bronze medal had been stripped away.”…“This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey,”…“To add to the heartbreak, the unprompted racially driven attacks on social media are wrong and extremely hurtful. I’ve poured my heart and soul into this sport and I am so proud to represent my culture and my country.”

United States gymnast Jordan Chiles was told she must return her bronze medal that she won 6 days ago at the the Paris Olympics over 4 seconds. Jordan Chiles’ coach, Cecile Landi, originally filed an appeal of Chiles’ score when she believed the judges failed to properly score Chiles’ degree of difficulty. upon review. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles’ coach that vaulted her to third, saying the appeal came 4 seconds beyond the 1-minute time limit for scoring inquiries.  Video evidence proved that team Chiles handled everything properly but CAS refused to consider the new evidence.

Take a look at Jordan Chiles complete statement below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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