Jordan Chiles' bronze medal may be withdrawn after appeal by Romania; leaves social media heartbroken

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American gymnast Jordan Chiles may lose her Olympic bronze medal, which she won in the women's floor exercise final. 

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the judging panel at the event had improperly granted an inquiry that increased Chiles' score, which moved her into bronze medal position over Romania's Ana Barbosu. The Switzerland-based court ruled that the appeal had been submitted past the one-minute deadline for inquiries and therefore should not have been granted.

Barbosu had initially clinched the bronze medal for floor on Monday and began celebrating on the mat. But then U.S. coaches appealed to judges over Chiles’ score, and a review resulted in a 0.1-point increase, which moved Chiles ahead of Barbosu for the bronze medal. 

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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles of Team United States pose with their Paris 2024 Olympic medals following the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Floor Exercise Final on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)

But the Court of Arbitration has now said that Chiles should have received a score of 13.666 in the event, which would've placed her fifth, just shy of the Olympic podium. 

USA Gymnastics and USOPCE said in a statement that they were "devastated" by the ruling.

"Throughout the appeal process, Jordan has been subject to consistent, utterly baseless and extremely hurtful attacks on social media. No athlete should be subject to such treatment. We condemn the attacks and those who engage, support or instigate them. We commend Jordan for conducting herself with integrity