00:00Jordan Childs has responded to her Olympic bronze medal being revoked after the International
00:05Olympic Committee decided against their previous decision.
00:09Jordan Childs, a key member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team, found herself at the center
00:13of a heated controversy during the 2024 Paris Olympics after a disputed bronze medal finish.
00:20While competing in the individual women's floor exercise final, Childs initially finished
00:24in fifth place.
00:25However, after this, the USA Gymnastics team asked if the difficulty of Childs' routine
00:30could be taken into account.
00:32The International Olympic Committee, or the IOC, approved, and Childs' score was raised,
00:37pushing her up to third place and securing her the bronze medal, or so we thought.
00:42Team Romania argued that the IOC and Team USA's request to take the difficulty of Childs'
00:47routine into account was delivered four seconds too late.
00:50After reviewing Team Romania's claim, the IOC ruled in their favor and stated that Childs
00:55would be required to return the medal to Romanian gymnast Anna Barbosu.
00:59Now, four days after the final decision on the matter, Jordan Childs is addressing the
01:03debacle on Instagram, where she wrote,
01:05While celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating news that my bronze
01:09medal had been stripped away.
01:11I had confidence in the appeal brought by USAG, who gave conclusive evidence that my
01:16score followed all the rules.
01:18This appeal was unsuccessful.
01:19To add to the heartbreak, the unprompted and racially driven attacks on social media are
01:23wrong and extremely hurtful.
01:25I've poured my heart and soul into this sport, and I am so proud to represent my culture
01:30and my country.
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