Ana Bărbosu, la gimnasta rumana envuelta en la polémica de la medalla de bronce olímpica, se une a Stanford - The Athletic

La gimnasta rumana Ana Bărbosu, quien obtuvo una medalla de bronce en el ejercicio de suelo durante los Juegos Olímpicos de 2024 tras una controvertida decisión que despojó de la medalla a la estadounidense Jordan Chiles, se unirá al equipo de gimnasia de Stanford en otoño. Anunció su compromiso a través de Instagram el miércoles.

Bărbosu, 18, was awarded the bronze medal six days after the floor exercise final after her team appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). During the Aug. 5 event, Chiles made the podium after her coach, Cecile Landi, successfully inquired to have Chiles’ score raised by 0.1, bumping her from fifth to third place. The court ruled that the judges presiding over the final should not have accepted the inquiry because Landi’s request came four seconds after the one-minute deadline to submit it. The International Olympic Committee reallocated Chiles’ bronze medal to Bărbosu, who received it at a ceremony in Bucharest, Romania’s capital.

Bărbosu’s elation and devastation was in the spotlight on the day of the floor exercise final. When Chiles, the last competitor in the event, initially scored a 13.666, Bărbosu — who scored 13.700 — began celebrating what she thought was a third-place finish. After Landi’s inquiry led to Chiles’ score change, Bărbosu’s dropped her Romanian flag out of shock and left the floor in tears.