American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return bronze medal after court mandates score change, IOC says

TO BE RETURNED: American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA Wire.

American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport’s highest court voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles’ coach that vaulted Chiles to third, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Sunday.

The IOC announced early Sunday it was reallocating the bronze from last Monday’s women’s floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said Saturday night it would respect the court’s decision and elevate Barbosu to third.