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Jordan Chiles Paris Olympics bronze medal controversy is 'completely devastating,' US gymnastics great says

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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. American Olympic gymnastics great Aly Raisman called the bronze medal controversy surrounding Jordan Chiles "devastating" on Monday as the Paris Games closed.

Chiles may have to give up the bronze medal she was awarded after finishing in third place in the floor exercise. Drama over whether her score of 13.766 should be upheld has roiled the USA and Romanian gymnastics federations. "This is just so heartbreaking, and I am just so gutted for Jordan," Raisman said in an appearance on NBC’s "Today." "I can’t even imagine what this past week has been like for Jordan and the other athletes involved.

This is completely devastating. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Aly Raisman of the United States won the bronze medal in the beam apparatus finals at North Greenwich Arena during the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London on Tuesday, Aug.

7, 2012. (David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) "I don’t think people realize these gymnasts work their entire lives for this moment, and it’s supposed to be a celebration. … I think it’s so unfair.

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Jordan Chiles said the decision to strip the bronze medal from her for the Paris Olympics floor exercise «feels unjust» while adding that she «will make every effort to ensure that justice is done.»
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