Jordan Chiles flaunts Olympic medal in New Year's post amid ongoing appeal over losing bronze to Romania

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Team USA and gymnast Jordan Chiles didn't let the withdrawal of her Olympic bronze medal stop them from showing off her team gold on Tuesday. 

In a New Year's Eve post to celebrate the medals that the US claimed at the Paris Olympics this year, the team included a photo of Chiles holding the gold medal that she and her American teammates won in the women's team event. Chiles was the only gymnast included in the collage.

Chiles re-posted the photo on her personal Instagram story later on Tuesday.

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Jordan Chiles of the United States is congratulated by teammate Simone Biles (L) of the United States after dramatically claiming the bronze medal on a score change after the Women's Floor Final during the Artistic Gymnastics competition at the Bercy Arena during the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games on August 5th, 2024 in Paris, France. (Mehmet Murat Onel/Anadolu via Getty Images)

The 23-year-old gymnast is currently involved in an appeal against a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision that dropped her from third place in the event to fifth in the women's floor exercise final. 

Romania's Ana Barbosu initially earned a higher score than Chiles after the American finished her routine. Then, after a US coach's request, judges reviewed the footage, changed the score and bumped Chiles up to third place, sparking the initial controversy and fierce backlash from Romanians. 

The decision to give the medal to Chiles instead resulted in the first All-Black podium in the history of Olympic gymnastics, as she