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Aly Raisman’s heart is aching for Jordan Chiles.
Raisman, who won two gold medals in 2012 in London and another in 2016 in Rio, joined NBC’s “Today” show to discuss the controversy in which Chiles was stripped of her bronze medal.
“This is just so heartbreaking, and I’m just so gutted for Jordan,” Raisman said on the program. “I can’t even imagine what this past week has been like for Jordan and the other athletes involved. This is completely devastating.”
“I don’t think people realize these gymnasts work their entire lives for this moment, and it’s supposed to be a celebration,” Raisman continued. “This was one of my favorite moments at the Olympics, watching Jordan celebrate. I think it’s so unfair. It’s so cruel.”
Raisman brought up the precedent of multiple athletes earning the same medal.
“I don’t think that Jordan should have to give her medal back. The IOC has given more than one medal before, and I think that they should do that now,” Raisman said.
The controversy surrounding Chiles’ bronze medal at the Paris Olympics stems from the floor exercise, where the third-place result was originally awarded to Romania’s Ana Barbosu.
After the United States asked for Chiles’ score to be reviewed, she leapfrogged Barbosu.
However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that the United States’ request for the re-score was not made within the one-minute time limit, and denied an appeal from USA Gymnastics, which had claimed to have proof that the review was indeed submitted on time.
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In her “Today” show interview, which aired before the appeal was denied, Raisman said that she found the process to be “appalling”.
“As an athlete, we trust the process. We trust that the rules are in place, that there’s been a lot of thought behind it, and that the rules are there to be fair,” she said. “Going forward, we need to understand how this is happening and how to ensure this doesn’t happen again.”
“It’s appalling, but I think that the organizations that are in charge of this need to really look at the athletes’ mental health and how much this is affecting them, and how cruel it is to take a medal away from someone,” she continued. “It’s just, like, unfathomable to me.”
