Jordan Chiles has been ordered to return her Olympic bronze medal following a ruling by the International Olympic Committee, with the American the victim of a verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport voiding a scoring inquiry.
Chiles is being made to relinquish her hardware as CAS voided an on-floor appeal by the gymnast’s coach that sent her into third place, claiming the appeal came four seconds after the one-minute scoring time limit.
Her sister, Jazmin Chiles, has lashed out at the decision via social media, also exposing some of the racist remarks she has been treated to.
“Please keep Jordan (and my family) in your prayers,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “Racism is real, it exists, it is alive and well. They have officially, five days later, stripped her of one of her medals.
“Not because she didn’t win, not because she was drugged, not because she stepped out of bounds. Not because she wasn’t good enough. But because the judges failed to give her difficulty [score] and forced an inquiry to be made.”
Jazmin Chiles IG Story (Photo via jsolovely_/IG)
Jordan Chiles Exposed Racist Messages She Received Online
Jazmin made it clear that she wasn’t asserting that racism was the reason for the decision and wasn’t accusing any of the competitors of racism. However, she was pointing to the “vulgar and vile” comments her family has had to endure amid the saga.
She disclosed having been called a monkey and the N-word by various users, sharing one such message to her story.
“Just some more clowns I’m going to continue to post this so yall can see it with your EYES,” she wrote. “Like I said, racism is alive and well.”
“Funny thing is yall think I’m pulling the race card as a reason to WHY she got her medal stripped,” she added. “NO, I’m saying that because y’all’s mouths need SOAP.”
Gina Chiles, the mother of Jordan and Jazmin Chiles, has also alluded to the abuse her family has suffered during the row.
“The racist disgusting comments are still happening in 2024. I’m tired of people who say it no longer exists,” she wrote. “My daughter is a highly decorated Olympian with the biggest heart and a level of sportsmanship that is unmatched…and she’s being called disgusting things.”
