Here’s Why Jordan Chiles’s Olympic Score at the Women’s Floor Exercise Final Was Changed

Jordan Chiles had a lot to celebrate today after making the podium in the final women’s gymnastics event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The athlete ended up winning a bronze medal (her first individual Olympic medal!) at the women’s floor exercise final after a score inquiry bumped up her score.

ICYMI, Jordan was originally awarded 13.666 for her routine, which placed her below Romania’s Ana Barbosu in the competition. However, after her coaches submitted an inquiry, her score was changed to 13.766, meaning she ultimately secured third place. And yes, in case you were wondering, the vibes were very much:

We’re not crying, you are!!!

FYI, a skill in Jordan’s routine is called a Gogean and involves a split leap with a 1.5-turn. Originally, the athlete wasn’t credited by the judges for it, per NBC. According to the outlet, upon further investigation, she ultimately earned full credit for the move, which wound up making a truly huge difference and landed her the bronze medal. NBC also reported that Jordan said she wasn’t even aware her coaches had submitted the appeal (and paid the fee to file the inquiry in the first place) on her behalf.

Oh, and P.S. Once the score change was official official, Jordan was seen celebrating with her teammate Simone Biles in a truly sweet moment.

And speaking of the not-at-all-casual most decorated U.S. Olympic gymnast, Simone actually took home silver in the floor exercise final (Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade came in first) and ended her time in Paris with a total of four medals—three of which were gold, TYVM—following a bout of the twisties in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

The gymnast opened up about her physical and mental state recently and revealed the following, according to Cosmopolitan’s Olympics correspondent Kristy Alpert: “To see where I’ve grown even from Tokyo and even from the 19-year-old from Rio is so amazing. So I’m really proud of the work that she’s put in because I never thought I would be on another world stage competing. So I’m proud of Simone for never giving up."

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