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But Simone Biles, who has executed clean routines throughout her previous four events in Paris had an uncharacteristic fall off the beam._  by [Alice Park](https://time.com/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park Senior Correspondent Aug 15, 2024 11:53 PM UTC  Jordan Chiles of Team USA looks on with her Bronze Medal from the Women's Apparatus floor final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Aug. 5, 2024 in Paris, France. Jordan Chiles of Team USA looks on with her Bronze Medal from the Women's Apparatus floor final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Aug. 5, 2024 in Paris, France. Naomi Baker—Getty Images  by [Alice Park](https://time.com/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park Senior Correspondent Aug 15, 2024 11:53 PM UTC In her first direct response to the [controversy over her bronze medal](https://time.com/7009822/jordan-chiles-olympic-bronze-in-jeopardy/) from the women’s gymnastics floor exercise final, US gymnast Jordan Chiles said she remains hopeful that “the people in control will do the right thing.” Chiles earned the bronze medal in the floor exercise—her first individual Olympic medal—on the last day of gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics, after a dramatic change in her score moved her from fifth place to third. The Romanian gymnastics federation, whose gymnast initially finished third, filed a complaint questioning whether proper protocol was used in changing the score, and an independent body, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that the procedures were not followed and reverted Chiles’ and Barbosu’s scores back to their original marks. That gave Chiles the bronze. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), which oversees the sport, then requested that Chiles return the medal so it could be awarded to Barbosu. “I heard the devastating news that my bronze medal had been stripped away,” Chiles wrote on Instagram Thursday, after taking time off from social media as online interest in the controversy, and criticism targeting her, peaked. “I have no words. This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey.” CAS ruled against Chiles not on the basis of the score change, but because it said Chiles’ coach, Cecile Landi, had submitted the inquiry more than the one minute rules allow after Chiles finished her routine. USA Gymnastics had filed a request to CAS to reconsider its decision, [providing additional video evidence](https://usagym.org/usa-gymnastics-submits-additional-evidence-to-court-of-arbitration-for-sport/) showing that Landi filed the inquiry before the one minute deadline. But CAS responded with a statement stating that it does not re-arbitrate its decisions. USA Gymnastics then said it would continue to [appeal the decision](https://usagym.org/statement-from-usa-gymnastics-on-cas-notice/), even if it requires taking it to Swiss Federal Tribunal, the next legal step in the process. The case is further complicated by reports that the head of the three-member CAS panel that made the ruling has represented Romanian interests in legal cases in the past. In an Aug. 14 statement, the CAS [responded to those reports,](https://www.tas-cas.org/fileadmin/user%5Fupload/CAS%5FMedia%5FRelease%5FParisOG%5F15-16%5F%5Ffull%5Faward%5Fpub%5F.pdf) saying: “The CAS condemns the outrageous statements published in certain US media alleging...that the Panel, and more particularly its chairman, was biased due to other professional engagements or for reasons of nationality. As none of the parties involved in this case has challenged any Panel member during the procedure, it can reasonably be assumed that all parties were satisfied to have their case heard by this Panel. Any subsequent criticism is without foundation or merit.” In her post, Chiles also addressed hurtful comments: “To add to the heartbreak, the unprompted racially driven attacks are wrong and extremely hurtful.” Chiles, who also helped the U.S. gymnastics squad earn gold in the women’s team event, also said, “I will never waver from my values of competing with integrity, striving for excellence, upholding the values of sportsmanship and the rules that dictate fairness. I am now confronted with one of the most challenging moments of my career. I will approach this challenge as I have others—and will make every effort to ensure that justice is done. I believe that at the end of this journey, the people in control will do the right thing.” ## Transcript I'm Alice Park, reporting from Barca Arena on the last day of gymnastics competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic games. The last day was full of drama and lots of ups and downs. It all started on balance beam where four out of the eight gymnasts fell off the balance beam, resulting in automatic deductions to their score. And that included both Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee. Losing those points put both Biles and Lee out of metal contention. Biles finished fifth and Lee finished sixth. Then came the floor exercise. Biles and her teammate, Jordan Chiles were the two gymnasts from the US competing on this event final. Biles performed both of her two moves that are named after her on floor, but stepped out of bounds on two of her four tumbling passes. That cost her six tenths of a point. Had she not stepped out of bounds, she would have earned gold over Brazil's Rebecca Andrad. Chiles was the last to compete, and all eyes were on her. She performed another solid routine, and when she was done, her scores came up and put her in fifth place. However, her coaches put in an inquiry and questioned the calculation of her difficulty score, the one that reflects how many skills she performs. The score was changed and she gained one tenth of a point, enough to pull her from fifth to third place, which gave her bronze. Overall, Team USA earned ten medals in Paris in gymnastics. Let's break them down. The men earned bronze in the team event, the first time that they reached the podium in that event in 16 years. And of course, Steven Neorasi, known around the world as the Pome Horse guy won bronze on the Pommel Horse event. The women earned gold in the team event, and Simone Biles and Sunisa Lee won gold and Bronze in the all around competition. In the event finals, Simone Biles and Jade rey went gold and bronze in the vault. Unisa Lee won bronze in the uneven bars, and Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles won gold and bronze in the floor exercise. Overall, Bile said she was very proud of how the US Gymnastics team has performed here in Paris. In particular, the women on the team have overcome their own personal challenges to be here. Four of the five members of the women's team had competed in Tokyo and called this their redemption tour. 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