The Unfortunate Saga of Jordan Childs: A Legal Battle for Olympic Justice

It was announced that Jordan Childs was stripped of her bronze medal and floor from the Paris Olympics after the Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Romanian gymnasts. And unfortunately, we have an update to this absolute clusterfuck, making it more of a clusterfuck if that’s even possible. USA Gym announced that they were providing new video evidence that they previously didn’t have access to, showing that the inquiry made on Jordan’s behalf was in fact submitted under a minute and not done at one minute and four seconds, which was what this entire thing is all about. And unfortunately, USA Gymnastics posted this statement. USA Gymnastics was notified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday that their rules do not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence is presented. We are deeply disappointed by the notification and will continue to pursue every possible avenue and appeal process, including to the Swiss Federal Tribunal, to ensure the just scoring, placement, and medal award for Jordan. No, because at this point, I don’t know whose ass I’m going to have to kick, but this is so fucking embarrassing. So let me get this straight, yeah? Jordan wasn’t given full difficulty credit for her routine. And Jordan is getting punished because her coaches allegedly didn’t submit their inquiry soon enough? Make it make sense. And then USA Gymnastics was like, hold my beer, hold me back, try me boo. Because what did they have? Receipts, proof, timelines, screenshots, fucking everything. So the United States presented that new evidence, that the inquiry was in fact submitted under one minute and not one minute and four seconds. And now they’re responding to the US and they’re like, sorry, we’ve already made our decision. When? We don’t know. Why? Not sure. To who? Couldn’t tell you. But it’s not you. Oprah didn’t get her career break until she was 32. How old am I? 32. What am I about to do? I’m about to become a lawyer to make sure that Jordan gets her fucking medal back. And if not, I’m going to have a new career change and you’re going to see me in all the boxing classes around New York City because I’m about to knock someone out. Allegedly.