Jordan Chiles‘The coach is trying to set the record straight.
Cecil Kanketo Randy Bless Chile, Simone Biles With victory at the Olympic Games Instagram In a post on Tuesday, August 6, Chiles also responded to a user who accused the 23-year-old and team of cheating to win the bronze medal in the floor exercise final.
“I shouldn’t have to explain this, but I’ll explain it once and for all,” wrote Kanketo Randy, 44. “Jordan’s best [start value] “She got a 5.9 on floor exercise. She got a 5.8 in prelims and the team final, but we knew she didn’t complete all her elements, so we didn’t question it.”
“As I was in fifth place I had nothing to lose so I enquired so I wouldn’t regret not enquiring. I didn’t expect to be accepted but to my surprise I was.”
Although Cecil is an Olympian herself, having competed at the 1996 Atlanta Games, she was only involved in the job of coaching and made it clear that everything was done in the open, stressing that Childs “didn’t steal anything from anyone” and “just [her] I fought for my job and I fought for my athletes.
She continued: “Do I feel sorry for the Romanian athletes? Of course! It was very sad and heartbreaking to watch, but that’s sport!”
Cecil concluded her post by clarifying once again, “You can’t like it, but you have to respect the result. And more importantly, respect Jordan and don’t take offense to her because you don’t agree with her. She won the bronze medal.”
The coach’s explanation comes amid continuing controversy over the events.
During Monday’s competition, the Romanian team Sabrina Maneka Voineaperformance improved, but the score remained the same. Mihai KovariuThe president of the Romanian Olympic Sports Committee sent a letter of protest to the gymnastics federation in a Facebook post on Tuesday, calling for a review of Maneka Boinea’s score.
Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolak He later announced he would skip the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics in protest: “In light of the scandalous situation in gymnastics, where our athletes have been treated with utter disgrace, I have decided not to attend the Closing Ceremony of the Paris Olympics,” he wrote in a Facebook post on Tuesday.
“It is completely unacceptable to take away a medal that was earned through good faith effort, based on an appeal that neither the coaching staff nor top technical personnel can understand!”