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2. This should have been noted by the judges AT THE TIME,
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 07:53 AM
Aug 2024

not days later. Shame on them for yanking these young women around like this! It was their mistake both in the score they originally awarded
Chiles, and in not noticing the tardiness of her coaches' inquiry. So, own up, apologize. Award them both a medal. They each deserve that much for what they were put through.

I watched this event, and it was tough on them. Almost every one of them fell off the beam, even Simone Biles and Rebeca Andrade, the other two medalists. The Romanian gymnast was the only one I saw who didn't fall off. I even wondered, as did some of the commentators, if there was something wrong with the beam. It was that bad. This, on top of that, is just disgraceful. Award them both a bronze medal.

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