2024 Olympics: Ana Barbosu Awarded Bronze Medal After Jordan Chiles Controversy
Laurie Hernandez does not feel the Olympics stuck this specific landing.
In the wake of the bronze medal debate– which eventually saw Team USA's Jordan Chiles hand her medal over to Romania's Ana Barbosu– Laurie weighed in on how whatever decreased.
“I've connected a bit,” she just recently informed E! News in a special interview of Jordan. “I believe she's simply feeling a great deal of heartbreak. There's no words for it.”
Keeping in mind that as a 2024 Olympic analyst, seeing personally as Ana at first lost her medal was “difficult, however it's simply the nature of sport.” Laurie likewise confessed, “It's an actually untidy scenario.”
The 24-year-old– who just recently held a book finalizing at Sprouts Farmers Market for her 2018 book She's Got This— likewise regreted the reality that while both Team USA and Romania promoted for both professional athletes to get a medal amidst the back-and-forth, the demand was eventually rejected.
“So Jordan did need to consider that medal back, and Romania won that bronze when again,” she included. “It's heartbreaking. And all of this is performed in the general public eye. My heart heads out to Jordan due to the fact that it's not her fault by any ways. It's not her coach's fault by any ways. It's not the judge's fault.”
Where does Laurie position the blame?
“It's whoever had actually authorized the questions, if they understood it was late,” the professional athlete, who won a private silver and group gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics, included. “It's in those hands. I truly appreciate that the guidelines are the guidelines, however the professional athlete needs to enter factor to consider. My heart breaks for both professional athletes, understanding that this is occurring in the public eye.”
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Though Jordan had actually at first kept a mainly low profile while the powers that be battled for her to maintain her medal, she broke her silence with a moving social media message after it was validated she ‘d be required to provide up her bronze.
While keeping in mind the choice felt “feels unjustified and comes as a substantial blow,” in her Aug. 15 message Jordan likewise revealed thankfulness for those who had actually supported her– while calling out those who had actually revealed dislike her method.
“To contribute to the heartbreak, the unprompted racially driven attacks on social networks are incorrect and exceptionally painful,” the 23-year-old composed. “I've put my heart and soul into this sport and I am so happy to represent my culture and my nation.”
Jordan likewise kept in mind that regardless of the obstacle and the racist reaction she got, absolutely nothing would hinder her from continuing in the sport she so enjoys.
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“I will never ever fluctuate from my worths of taking on stability, pursuing quality, promoting the worths of sportsmanship and the guidelines that determine fairness,” the UCLA trainee included.
