US gymnast may lose bronze Olympic medal after court ruling

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The International Gymnastics Federation restored Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu to third in the women’s floor exercise final on Saturday, potentially forcing American gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze she won in the event.

It’s unclear whether Chiles will be forced to return her medal. The federation, known as FIG, said while it has restored the initial order of finish — with Barbosu third, Romanian teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea fourth and Chiles fifth — the organization added that the allocation of medals was up to the International Olympic Committee.

FIG made the decision not long after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided an appeal from Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition that had vaulted Chiles onto the podium.

CAS ruled that Landi had made her appeal to have .1 added to Chiles’ score was made past the deadline mandated by FIG rules.

The Romanian team asked that the final ranking of their finalists and Chiles be adjusted "by placing all three athletes in 3rd position and the allocation of medals to all three athletes," the court said .

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