We got, what, less than a day left at the
Olympics?
But of course, it couldn't just end without another controversy.
So check this out. US gymnast Jordan Charles just might
have to return one of her Olympic medals after a
review board says a challenge to her score shouldn't have
been allowed. All right, I need you guys to stay
with me because I got to break this one down.
So during Monday's women's floor exercise,
Charles was originally given a score of 13.666,
which put her at 5th,
not making the podium. Team USA's coaches then demanded a
difficulty review,
which the judges granted. And after looking at the routine,
they increased her score by 110th of a point and
that put her in 3rd place and on the podium.
So Charles won the bronze in the event and she
was ready to leave the 2024 Olympics with two medals.
But Fast forward to Saturday.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport,
which is a review board that settles disputes and sports
about rules,
said her coaches put the challenge forward after the one
minute window ended and then they moved her score back
to 13.666.
All right, here's what Charles is waiting on to see
if she's going to keep her medal.
The Court of Arbitration can change scores,
but they can't take medals away.
So it's up to the International Gymnastics Federation to decide
if they're going to take the medal away from Chows
and award it to the 4th place finisher.
That decision is going to be made soon.