Romanian Gymnast Who Fought Jordan Chiles’ 2024 Olympic Bronze Suspended for Missing Drug Testing

Ana Barbosu during the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
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“I wanted to share and clarify some information that has been circulating,” she wrote. “As you can imagine, moving to the US and starting college [at Stanford within the last year] has been a big transition. Navigating through all the changes has been challenging, and I’m continuing to learn and grow through each experience.”

She added, “To be clear, this situation has nothing to do with prohibited substances, and I have been grateful for the guidance and support throughout the process.”

During the floor exercise event in Paris in August 2024, Chiles initially finished fifth based on the judges' scoring, with a score of 13.666, and Barbosu and a Romanian teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea finished in third and fourth with scores of 13.700.

Ana Barbosu, Jordan Chiles
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Soon after, Chiles’ coach submitted an inquiry into the decision, arguing that her difficulty score had been too low. Judges from the CAS agreed with the coach and updated Chiles' score, which moved her up to third place overall, ahead of Barbosu and Maneca-Voinea.

The Romanian Olympic committee then contested the decision, and the CAS decided to reinstate Chiles' original score, moving her back to fifth place, and moving both Romanian gymnasts up. Chiles and USA Gymnastics have been appealing the decision in the months since, and the case is still ongoing.

Barbosu spoke out about the controversy days later.

“Sabrina [Maneca-Voinea], Jordan, my thoughts are with you. I know what you are feeling, because I've been through the same. But I know you'll come back stronger,” Barbosu wrote on Instagram at the time.

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"I hope from deep of my heart that at the next Olympics, all three of us will share [the] same podium," she continued. "This is my true dream!"

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