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“Simone Biles Unveils Thrilling Future Plans Following Her Incredible Olympic Performance!”

“After an incredible performance at the Olympics, Simone Biles is ready to start an exciting new chapter! She recently revealed her future plans, including upcoming collaborations and competitions, all while inspiring the next generation of athletes. Join us to see what’s next for this iconic gymnast!”

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Simone Biles, Suni Lee and More Weigh in on Jordan Chiles Medal Controversy

After U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles’ Olympic bronze medal was put in jeopardy following a court ruling that lowered her floor exercise score, her teammates spoke out about the decision.

Jordan Chiles’ 2024 Olympics teammates are rallying behind her after the U.S. gymnast was moved down in the rankings in the women’s gymnastics individual floor final, putting her bronze medal in jeopardy.

After the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Aug. 10 to invalidate an inquiry from her coach that had boosted the 23-year-old’s individual floor exercise final routine score to move her from fifth to third place, Simone Biles and other members of Team USA shared supportive messages for the embattled athlete.

“Sending you so much love Jordan,” Biles, who won silver at the event, wrote on her Instagram Stories. “Keep your chin up Olympic champ! We love you!”

The 27-year-old, the most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast with seven gold medals and 11 overall, shared a photo of herself hugging her crying teammate following the score increase at the floor exercise final, which led to Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu or Sabrina Maneca-Voinea moving down to fourth and fifth place, respectively, and filing an appeal with the court.

Barbosu now ranks No. 3 in the competition, the International Gymnastics Federation said in a statement in response to the court’s ruling. The group did not specify whether or not Chiles would still keep her medal, or comment on the Romanian team’s request in their appeal to have all three gymnasts tie for third and win bronze.

Suni Lee, who did not compete in the floor exercise final at the Paris Olympic Games but won individual bronze medals in both the all-around competition and in the uneven bars contest, expressed outrage at the court’s decision to reinstate Chiles’ lower score, which it said it made because her coach’s inquiry was submitted a total of four seconds too late.

“All this talk about the athlete, what about the judges?” the 21-year-old wrote on her Instagram Stories. “Completely unacceptable. This is awful and I’m gutted for Jordan. I got your back forever Jo. U have all my flowers and you will ALWAYS be an Olympic champion.”

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Lee also reposted a joint statement from the USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, who said they were “devastated” by the court’s ruling.

“The inquiry into the difficulty value of Jordan Chiles’ floor exercise routine was filed in good faith,” they wrote in an Instagram post, “and, we believed, in accordance with FIG [International Gymnastics Federation] rules.”

Fellow Team USA gymnast Jade Carey, 24, and Hezly Rivera, 16, also reposted their statement.

“Don’t punish the athlete for someone else’s mistake,” Carey, who won bronze in the individual vault final, wrote on her Instagram Stories. “With you all the way Jo. You are forever an Olympic champion that has so much to be proud of.”

Rivera said on her own page, “Love you @jordanchiles and will always support you!!!”

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The bronze Chiles received marked the first individual Olympic medal for the athlete, who helped Team USA win gold in the team all-around event in Paris and silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. After the court issued its ruling, she shared a series of broken heart emojis on her Instagram Stories.

Chiles, who has in recent days been the target of hateful online comments from many users supporting the Romanian competitors, added, “I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health thank you.”

Her sister Jazmin Chiles called for fans to keep their family in their prayers and slammed the internet trolls. “Racism is real, it exists, it is alive and well,” she wrote on her Instagram Stories. “The racism that’s BEHIND the comments and vulgar and vile comments that are being made toward my sister is what I’m speaking on.”

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She also expressed support for the idea of a third place tie.

“Just give the other girls a bronze and leave it at that!” she wrote. “Period.”

Read on for more controversies at the 2024 Paris Olympics…

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Jordan Chiles Medal Controversy

After the U.S. gymnast won bronze in the women’s gymnastics individual floor exercise final, the Romanian Gymnastics Federation and Romanian finalists Ana Maria Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, who came in fourth and fifth place, filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The Romanian side argued that an inquiry that Chiles’ coach had submitted at the competition that had led to the athlete’s score to be raised by 0.1 of a point should not have been granted because it was submitted four seconds past a one-minute deadline.

The court agreed and ruled that the U.S. athlete’s initial score of 13.666 would be reinstated, a decision also adopted later by the International Gymnastics Federation, which said in a statement that it had modified the rankings to put Barbosu in third place.

The International Olympics Committee then announced that it “will reallocate the bronze medal to Ana Barbosu (Romania),” adding, “We are in touch with the NOC of Romania to discuss the reallocation ceremony and with USOPC regarding the return of the bronze medal.”

The  U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee says it plans to appeal the decision.

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Canada Boots Women’s Soccer Coach

The 2024 Olympics had barely begun when Bev Priestman, head coach of the  Canadian women’s soccer team, was removed from her post by Canada Soccer after her staff was accused of using drones to spy on the New Zealand team ahead of their group stage match.

“Additional information has come to our attention regarding previous drone use against opponents, predating the Paris 2024 Olympic Games,” Canada Soccer CEO and general secretary Kevin Blue said in a July 25 statement explaining the decision. “In light of these new revelations, Canada Soccer has made the decision to suspend…Bev Priestman for the remainder of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and until the completion of our recently announced independent external review.”

Priestman apologized, saying in a statement, “I am absolutely heartbroken for the players, and I would like to apologize from the bottom of my heart for the impact this situation has had on all of them.”

The team, which won gold in Tokyo, is “a group of people who care very much about sportsmanship and integrity,” she continued. “As the leader of the team on the field, I want to take accountability, and I plan to fully co-operate with the [Canadian Soccer Association] investigation.”

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South Korea Mistaken for North Korea During the Opening Ceremony

As the boat carrying athletes from South Korea came into view during the July 26 Opening Ceremony, they were incorrectly announced in both French and English as being from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea—which is North Korea.

South Korea, meanwhile, is the Republic of Korea.

In a July 27 statement, the International Olympic Committee noted, “We deeply apologize for the mistake that occurred when introducing the Korean team during the Opening Ceremony broadcast.”

IOC President Thomas Bach also called South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to apologize, per the chief executive’s office, which relayed that Yoon told Bach the people of South Korea were “very shocked and embarrassed” by the mistake. An IOC spokesperson called the error an “operational mistake” that was “clearly deeply regrettable.”

Parade order is determined alphabetically according to the host nation’s language—minus Greece, which always goes first as the home of the first Olympics, and the host nation goes last. South Korea was the 48th country in the Parade of Nations, while North Korea was 153rd.