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Jordan Chiles shares cryptic Instagram post about 'healing' amid Olympic bronze medal dispute
Jordan Chiles is apparently still 'healing' after being stripped of her bronze medal from the Olympic floor exercise.
The American gymnast claimed third place over Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca after an appeal from USA Gymnastics raised her score from the fifth spot that she originally finished in.
However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled days later that the Americans' appeal was late, thus ruling it invalid and returning the bronze to Barbosu.
There are 'no plans' currently for Chiles to return her medal, USA officials told USA Today, though the 23-year-old is evidently still reeling from the ordeal.
On Friday night, she posted an Instagram story with a screenshot of an X post that read: 'she's a 10 but she's still healing from things she didn't deserve.'
USA gymnast Jordan Chiles has been told to return her bronze medal after a CAS ruling
She re-posted a message onto her Instagram story about 'healing' amid the ordeal
Chiles has previously called the decision to strip her medal 'unjust,' while the US Olympic & Paralympic Committee also told USA Today that there were 'significant procedural errors' made by CAS.
According to the CAS, the Americans' appeal was clocked at one minute and four seconds - greater than the specified window of one minute.
However, USA Gymnastics says they have evidence to back up their claim that the appeal was lodged within the time limit at 47 seconds.
Former Olympian Aly Raisman also called the CAS' verdict 'confusing', and said that an appeal wouldn't even have been accepted if it was late.
'There's a designated trained official. It's their job to keep the time,' she told Us Weekly. 'They are not allowed to accept the inquiry if it's not under that minute window. They accepted the inquiry, which means that the person who's trained to do that, they saw it was under a minute.'
Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu had her third place finish restored after a CAS ruling determined that the USA's appeal of the floor exercise was late
Aly Raisman, who competed for Team USA in 2012 and 2016, told Chiles to keep her medal
Raisman continued, 'From there, the judges admitted they made a mistake with the score and raised the score. I think it's really unfair. It's unacceptable to me.'
Three-time gold medalist Raisman also said that Chiles should not give up her medal.
'It's so disappointing to me because I feel like it goes against the integrity of the sport and of the Olympics,' she said.
'Jordan deserves answers as to what evidence the Court of Arbitration for Sport has. It's very confusing to me. It makes no sense. I don't think Jordan should give her medal back.'
USA Gymnastics has also said it was 'devastated' by the CAS' ruling and has vowed to fight the decision by appealing to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. But it is rare for CAS decisions to be overturned.
The CAS also hit out at 'outrageous statements published in certain US media' over an alleged conflict of interest regarding its panel.
It emerged after Chiles was stripped over her medal that Hamid G. Gharavi, who led the panel, worked with the Romanian government for around 10 years.
Chiles originally placed fifth in the floor exercise, but was bumped up to third place after an appeal
According to The New York Times, panel members must complete a conflict of interest form before reviewing any case.
The publication said that Gharavi had disclosed his work with the Romanian government. The Times also says Gharavi refused to comment when approached by them.
Chiles, in previous comments to her 'healing' post, thanked fans for their support.
'I am overwhelmed by the love I have received over the past few days. I am also incredibly grateful to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, USAG and the USOPC for their unwavering support during this difficult time,' Chiles wrote on Instagram.
She later continued, 'I have no words. This decisions feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey.'