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Jordan Chiles knew exactly what score she had to obtain as the final gymnast competing on August 5th in order to take home a gold. Rebeca Andrade of Brazil placed first with a score of 14.166, followed by Simone Biles of the USA in second place with a score of 14.133, and Ana Barbosu of Romania in third place with a score of 13.700.
However, Chiles appeared to have lost after doing her Beyoncé-inspired act, as the judges awarded her a score of 13.666.
Then, Team USA sent in a scoring query regarding her routine just before the gold ceremony.
So what precisely is an inquiry in gymnastics? "An inquiry is a verbal challenge of a routine's score," per the NBC Olympics. A written question that needs to be sent in before the rotation ends comes next. Only after the gymnast's final score has been announced and before the conclusion of the subsequent gymnast's performance may the challenge be raised. You can review the query using a video.
It's reasonable to assume that Chiles is happy that the investigation was conducted because her score was adjusted to 13.766, which gave her the bronze and eliminated Barbosu from the podium.
Excited at her new total, Chiles sprang into the air and cried joyfully. She then accompanied silver medalist Biles and gold medalist Andrade in picking up their awards. Barbosu, meanwhile, had already begun celebrating with the Romanian flag, which she believed to be a third-place win, but she dropped it in amazement. Then, she was observed sobbing as she left Paris's Bercy Arena.
During the show, Olympian and NBC gymnastics expert John Roethlisberger said, "The element in question is called a tour jeté full." She did not receive credit for this talent in the team qualifier or team final. She needs to completely rotate around; therefore, she should return to the opposite direction after completion. Her credit for that was not acknowledged by the judges during the first assessment of her skill.
He went on, "I spoke with her coaches, Cecile and Laurent Landi, and they said we believed she performed much better here in the final. We reasoned, "We have nothing to lose, so let's submit a request." And the judges made a decision. to give it to her. That’s your one-tenth, and that’s the difference in the medal.”
