The difficulty score inquiry, lodged by coach Cecile Landi, added .1 to her score, lifting her to the bronze medal as a devastated Barbosu thought the celebrations she started on the podium were premature.
The ruling Saturday says the American’s inquiry came outside the allotted time and is therefore invalid, reverting her score to 13.666.
“The inquiry submitted on behalf of Ms Jordan Chiles in the Final of the women’s Floor exercise was raised after the conclusion of the one-minute deadline provided by article 8.5 of the 2024 FIG Technical Regulations and is determined to be without effect,” the decision read in part.
Online, Chiles has faced a barrage of attacks.
