Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee Address Change of Results

Come on, Team USA unity! Simone Biles again Sunisa Lee talk about what Jordan Chiles‘ Olympic floor exercise score change. Both gymnasts showed support for their teammates amid reports that the International Gymnastics Federation may strip Chile of its bronze medal.

Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee Have This to Say About the Olympic Court Decision

In between enjoying things in Europe and sharing with fans on IGS, Simone spoke for Chiles. He shared a picture of himself hugging a dejected Jordan following his bronze medal win on August 5. His caption read, “Sending you so much love, Jordan [white heart emoticon]. Keep your chin up, Olympic champion! We love you!”

Additionally, Biles retweeted a post from the Inside Gym account detailing Sunisa Lee’s thoughts on the score change. In his Instagram story, Lee took a dig at the judges, accusing them of this unprecedented change. He shared his comments in addition to reposting a joint statement from USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (see below).

“All this talk about the athlete, what about the judges?? It is totally unacceptable. This is bad and I’m tired because of Jordan. I got your back forever Jo [yellow heart emoticon]. You have all my flowers and your will ALWAYS be an Olympic champion,” wrote Sunisa Lee.

Here’s Jordan Chiles’ Bronze Medal Up in the Air

Monday’s gymnastics competition marked the final event in the women’s gym. Finally, Brazil Rebeka Andrade he took home gold, Bilesi took silver and Jordan and copper. But first, two Romanian gymnasts –Ana Barbosu again Sabrina Maneca-Voinea – tied for third and fourth place with the same score of 13.700.

Meanwhile, Jordan Chiles placed fifth with 13.600 points. One minute and four seconds after the judges scored these points, the American coach appealed the case, saying that the low scores were due to Jordan’s difficulty. Coach Celile Landi raised the score by 0.1, the judges agreed with the appeal, placing Jordan in third place above Ana and Sabrina.

The Romanian Olympic Committee followed up with a letter of appeal. On Saturday (August 10), the Court of Arbitration (CAS) issued a decision to dismiss the appeal that won Chile’s bronze medal and returned to the original points. This means that Jordan is now considered to be in fifth place. The International Gymnastics Federation is yet to announce whether it will officially strip Chile of its medal or award bronze to the three gymnasts involved.

Following the announcement, Chiles announced a hiatus from social media due to his “mental health.” Meanwhile, his sister went public with the CAS decision, citing discrimination as the reason for the five-day delay.

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Meanwhile, it’s the second time this week that Simone Biles has stood up for her colleague over the controversy. Speaking to PEOPLE on August 6, Biles defended her decision to slap the former gymnast MyKayla Skinner for criticizing the “behaviour” of her Olympic teammates Sunisa, Jordan,
Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera.

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