The Olympics are over and I’m sad about it. The last two weeks, I’ve been living my best Olympic life. But it’s not over yet. There’s still some drama going on. Have y’all been keeping up with the drama and controversy surrounding the women’s floor bronze medal? Let me give you a quick recap. So, Rebecca Andragi won the gold medal. Simone Biles won silver. Originally, Anna Barbasu from Romania won the bronze medal. But an inquiry was submitted by Jordan Childs’ coach, Cecile Landy. They submitted the inquiry because they felt that her score was a little off. They felt like Jordan didn’t get full credit for one of the skills that she performed. And after review, it was determined that she did not get the full credit, even though she completed the skill. And that review bumped her up to third place. So she won the bronze medal. Now, Barbasu from Romania had already been announced as the bronze medalist. This was prior to the inquiry. So once the adjustment happened, obviously she was devastated. So the podium ceremony went through. So on the podium for the medal ceremony, we had Andragi, Biles, and Childs. And that’s where this iconic photo happened. According to the rules, you have a one-minute time limit to submit an inquiry. So we thought everything was good. You know, they made the decision. Ruling is final. Bronze medal goes to Jordan Childs. But the Romanian prime minister was like, you know what? Uh-uh. I’m not going to the closing ceremonies in protest. So the competition was on Monday. And on Saturday, several days later, keep that in mind, IOC, that’s the International Olympic Committee, said that they would abide by the court of arbitration for sport. And they ruled that Cecile Landy, Jordan’s coach, made her protest 64 seconds after scores were posted, meaning that she was four seconds past the one-minute deadline for submitting a protest. Also keep in mind, Jordan went last in this rotation. The athletes ahead of her had until the next gymnast went to make their protest, which is usually around three or four minutes. So there was a bunch of chatter on the internet yesterday about what was going to happen with Jordan’s medal. There were so many people supporting Jordan, including her teammates and USA Gymnastics. Understandably, it was a lot for Jordan, so she made this post on social media. I’m taking this time in removing myself from social media for my mental health. Thank you. It’s really sad and very unfair to Jordan and to the other athletes because it’s not their fault that the judges didn’t do their job. So today the IOC decided to uphold the findings that Cecile Landy’s inquiry was too late. So because of that decision, Jordan Childs has been stripped of her bronze medal and she has to return it. But wait, there’s more. It’s not over. USA Gymnastics was like, uh-uh, you are not going to mess with our girl because Jordan is that girl. So this is what USA Gymnastics posted. You can pause to read. So to sum that up, USA Gymnastics is stating that Coach Landy submitted the request within the time frame at 47 seconds, which is within the one-minute window, and they submitted time-stamped video evidence. So as of now, there’s no decision on the latest submission of video evidence, but there has been a statement from Barbasue. I’m just going to read it. So Barbasue, and I hope I’m pronouncing that right, said in a statement that she sympathizes with the fifth place Childs and the fourth place Sabrina Meneca-Vionea. She says, Sabrina and Jordan, my thoughts are with you. I know what you are feeling because I’ve been through the same, but I know you’ll come back stronger. She says she looks forward to competing again with Childs and Meneca-Vionea. And she says, I hope from deep of my heart that the next Olympics, all three of us will share the same podium. So as of now, Jordan Childs has been stripped of her bronze medal, but the US OPC, that’s the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee, will be appealing. So the IOC said they’d be in contact with the US OPC regarding the return of Childs’ medal, and they’ll be working with the Romanian Committee to discuss reallocation of the medal to Barbasue. It’s not really clear how the US OPC appeal will take place, but according to news reports, two potential places the US OPC could take the appeal would be to Switzerland’s highest court, the Swiss Tribunal, or the European Court of Human Rights. So as of now, Jordan has to return the medal, but we still don’t know what the outcome will be for the new evidence that’s going to be presented. This is devastating and unfair to all of the gymnasts involved, and really the focus should be on the errors and judging. I’ll be keeping an eye out for updates, so I’ll keep you posted when one’s available.