American gymnast Jordan Chiles said her “skin color” was part of the reason she lost her Olympic medal, which was intertwined in controversy. She sobbed in her first interview since she lost the bronze medal.

The Olympian gave her first sit-down interview since the Paris Olympics during a panel at the Forbes Power Women Summit 2024 on Wednesday.

The controversy comes after Ana Barbosu from Romania’s team had initially finished with a higher score than Chiles. However, after judges reviewed Chiles’ footage, they changed her score which bumped the American to third place.

When asked about the topic during her interview, the gymnast began sobbing and said her “skin color” was part of the reason she lost.

“To me, everything that has gone on is not about the medal, it’s about, you know, my skin color,” Chiles said. 

Funny, skin color didn’t affect the scoring for Simone Biles

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She finished 5th and her score was bumped to 3rd. It’s the easy go to though, every time