When asked about the withdrawal of her Olympic gold in her first interview, American gymnast Jordan Chiles was unable to contain her emotions.
When the 23-year-old Olympian, known by the nickname “Chick,” won bronze in the women’s floor exercise final after American coaches requested that officials check a score,
she became entangled in one of the greatest controversies of the Paris Games. The original controversy and strong criticism from Romanians were caused by judges reviewing the tape,
changing the score and moving Chiles up to third place even though Romania’s Ana Barbosu had initially scored higher than Chiles after the American concluded her performance.
Then, on the last day of competition, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) altered Chile’s score to lower her back into
