Arrr, me hearties! USA Gymnastics be claimin' Jordan Chiles scored, with proof caught on video, aye!
2024-08-11
Arrr matey! USA Gymnastics be returnin' with proof o' treasure, battlin' to keep young Jordan Chiles' shiny bronze from slippin' through their fingers after the grand Paris Games last week! A fine tussle for a bit o' bling, I say! Yarrr!
Arrr, mateys! Gather 'round as I regale ye with the tale of Jordan Chiles, a lass in the grand sport of gymnastics who found herself in a tempest over a shiny bronze medal, won at the Paris Olympics! The USA Gymnastics crew be raisin' a ruckus, fightin’ tooth and nail to keep that medal, as new video evidence emerged like a treasure map, claimin’ they inquired o' the judges just in the nick of time!With a wee score change of 0.1 points, our fair Chiles sailed from fifth to third place, leavin' the Romanian gymnastic wench, Ana Barbosu, to walk the plank of disappointment. But alas! The folks at the Center of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that the inquiry be four seconds late, causin’ the score to drop back to 13.666, much to the chagrin of the US crew.
The International Olympic Committee then hollered for Chiles to return her medal, but USA Gymnastics, with a hearty spirit, claimed they had video proof that their inquiry was within the bounds of the law! They demanded the CAS restore Chiles' rightful score of 13.766 and vowed to keep fightin’ for their brave gymnast, insistin’ that errors in judgment be corrected. So, hoist the sails and keep an eye on this high-seas drama, me hearties!