Press, Stop Saying Jordan Chiles Was "Stripped" of Her Bronze Medal

Press, I'm talking to you.

Maybe you're just trying to be melodramatic/make Jordan the victim, but instead, it just ends up sounding like Jordan did something wrong, when she didn't - the judges screwed up on both Jordan and Ana's scores.

In fact, the judges failed to give both gymnasts points for certain aspects of their routines.

So when I first saw this headline, I thought Jordan must've done something wrong, until I read the actual article.

No - we only say people are "stripped" of medals or awards when they've done something wrong.

If you need headline, the correct verbiage should be she "must return" her medal, or even her medal was "revoked."

Because both the USA and Romania coaches (correctly) challenged the judge's scoring - NOT complaining each other - but about missed points by judges for both gymnast's routines, respectively.

After review, both of their scores were adjusted and elevated.

However, considering the USA coach did not file her complaint within the allotted 1 minute, point Jordan's elevation was revoked, ending with Ana's score of 13.700 and Jordan's score at 13.666

We are literally talking about tenths of a point, here, people.

(The scoring is unnecessarily complicated anyway, which is part of the problem.)

Either make them redo it or give them both a bronze medal and be done with it, geez!