Gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's floor

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Women's floor
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg
Olympic artistic gymnastics
Venue Accor Arena
Dates28 July 2024 (qualifying)
5 August 2024 (final)
Competitors9 from 6 nations
Winning score14.166
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Rebeca Andrade Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg Simone Biles Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Ana Bărbosu Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
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The women's floor event at the 2024 Summer Olympics was held on 28 July and 5 August 2024 at the Accor Arena (referred to as the Bercy Arena due to IOC sponsorship rules). [1] 76 gymnasts from 33 nations (of the 95 total gymnasts) competed on floor in the qualifying round. [2]

Background

This was the 20th appearance of the event, after making its debut at the 1952 Summer Olympics. 2016 champion Simone Biles qualified for the final for a third consecutive Olympics. However, she only competed in the event final for a second time after pulling out of the 2020 final due to the twisties. [3] The defending gold medalist Jade Carey also competed in the qualifying round but did not advance after falling on one of her tumbling passes. She later revealed she had not been feeling well in the days leading up to qualification. [4]

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 5 qualified gymnasts. A total of 95 quota places are allocated to women's artistic gymnastics. [5]

The 12 teams that qualified were able to send 5 gymnasts in the team competition, for a total of 60 of the 95 quota places. The top three teams at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (the United States, Great Britain, and Canada) and the top nine teams (excluding those already qualified) at the 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships (China, Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Japan, Australia, Romania, and South Korea) earned team qualification places.

The remaining 35 quota places are awarded individually. Each gymnast can only earn one place. These places are filled through various criteria based on the 2023 World Championships, the 2024 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series, continental championships, a reallocation guarantee and a Tripartite Commission invitation.

Each of the 95 qualified gymnasts are eligible for the floor competition, but many gymnasts do not compete in each of the apparatus events.

Competition format

The top 8 qualifiers in the qualification phase (limit two per NOC) advanced to the apparatus final. The finalists performed on the floor again. Qualification scores were then ignored, with only final round scores counting. Due to a tie in qualifying scores between Rina Kishi and Ana Bărbosu, 9 gymnasts advanced to the final round.

Schedule

DateTimeRoundSubdivision
28 July09:30QualificationSubdivision 1
11:40Subdivision 2
14:50Subdivision 3
18:00Subdivision 4
21:10Subdivision 5
5 August14:25Final–
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Results

Qualifying

The gymnasts who ranked in the top eight qualified for the final round. In a case where more than two gymnasts from the same NOC were in the top eight, the last ranked among them would not qualify to final round. The next-best ranked gymnast would qualify instead.

RankGymnastD ScoreE ScorePen.TotalQual.
1Flag of the United States.svg  Simone Biles  (USA)6.87.9000.10014.600Q
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Rebeca Andrade  (BRA)5.98.00013.900Q
3Flag of the United States.svg  Jordan Chiles  (USA)5.88.06613.866Q
4Flag of Romania.svg  Sabrina Voinea  (ROU)6.27.60013.800Q
5Flag of Italy.svg  Alice D'Amato  (ITA)5.68.10013.700Q
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ou Yushan  (CHN)5.68.06613.666Q
7Flag of Italy.svg  Manila Esposito  (ITA)5.77.93313.633Q
8 [lower-alpha 1] Flag of Japan.svg  Rina Kishi  (JPN)5.68.00013.600Q
Flag of Romania.svg  Ana Bărbosu  (ROU)5.68.00013.600Q
10Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Yihan  (CHN)5.58.03313.533R1
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Júlia Soares  (BRA)5.48.10013.500R2
12Flag of Brazil.svg  Jade Barbosa  (BRA)5.58.00013.500–
13Flag of Italy.svg  Angela Andreoli  (ITA)5.87.70013.500–
14Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhou Yaqin  (CHN)5.57.96613.466–
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ellie Black  (CAN)5.67.9000.10013.400R3
  1. ↑ Rina Kishi and Ana Bărbosu tied for eighth place on the floor exercise. Because they both had the same D-score (5.6) and the same E-score (8.000), the tie was unable to be broken, meaning nine gymnasts qualified for the floor exercise final

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Reserves

The reserves for the floor event final were:

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Yihan  (CHN)
  2. Flag of Brazil.svg  Júlia Soares  (BRA)
  3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ellie Black  (CAN)

Only two gymnasts from each country may advance to the floor final. Gymnasts who did not qualify for the final or reserve positions because of the quota, but had high enough scores to do so were:

Final

RankGymnastD ScoreE ScorePen.Total
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Rebeca Andrade  (BRA)5.98.26614.166
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  Simone Biles  (USA)6.97.8330.60014.133
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Romania.svg  Ana Bărbosu  (ROU)5.88.0000.10013.700
4Flag of Romania.svg  Sabrina Voinea  (ROU)5.97.9000.10013.700
5Flag of the United States.svg  Jordan Chiles  (USA)5.87.86613.666
6Flag of Italy.svg  Alice D'Amato  (ITA)5.68.1000.10013.600
7Flag of Japan.svg  Rina Kishi  (JPN)5.77.5660.10013.166
8Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ou Yushan  (CHN)5.67.7000.30013.000
9Flag of Italy.svg  Manila Esposito  (ITA)5.76.5330.10012.133

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Controversy

American gymnast Jordan Chiles, who was the last competitor to perform in the final, initially received a score of 13.666, which put her in fifth place directly behind Romanian gymnasts Ana Bărbosu and Sabrina Voinea who each received a score of 13.700 with Bărbosu winning the execution-score tie-breaker. Chiles's coach, Cécile Canqueteau-Landi, filed an inquiry on Chiles's score which resulted in a review that increased her difficulty score by a tenth (0.1) – it was adjusted to 5.9 from 5.8. Therefore the overall score was upgraded to 13.766, moving her from fifth into a bronze medal position. [8] Further controversy arose when it was revealed that Voinea had received a 0.1 point deduction for going out of bounds. The replay showed that Voinea may not have gone out of bounds. If the deduction was not taken, Voinea would have scored 13.800, which would have put her in the bronze medal position even after Chiles's score was increased. [9]

Former Romanian Olympic gymnast, Nadia Comăneci, and Mihai Covaliu, president of the Romanian Olympic and Sports Committee, requested that Morinari Watanabe, the president of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), allow for Voinea's floor exercise to be re-analyzed. [9] [10] The Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Ciolacu, stated that he would boycott the closing ceremony due to "the scandalous situation in the gymnastics, where [Romanian] athletes were treated in an absolutely dishonorable manner". [9]

Subsequently Bărbosu and Voinea both appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Bărbosu appealed that Chiles's inquiry was filed twenty-four seconds [11] after the one-minute deadline, and therefore should not have been reviewed in the first place. On August 10, five days after the final, the CAS found that Chiles' inquiry was filed beyond the 1-minute deadline specified in art. 8.5 of FIG 2024 Technical Regulations, with the official Omega system time clocking the inquiry at 1 minute and 4 seconds. [11] [12] The CAS therefore ruled that the "initial score of 13.666 given to Ms Jordan Chiles in the final of the women's floor exercise shall be reinstated" and ordered the FIG to determine the ranking of the final and "assign the medal(s) in accordance with the above decision." [13] Voinea's appeal was simultaneously rejected. [14] The FIG reinstated the original standings, which led to Bărbosu placing third, Voinea placing fourth, and Chiles placing fifth. [15]

Later that day Bărbosu posted on her Instagram a message to Voinea and Chiles saying that "my thoughts are with you. I know what you are feeling, because I've been through the same. [...] This situation would not have existed if the persons in charge had respected the regulation. We, athletes are not to be blamed, and the hate directed to us is painful." [16]

"I can't help but think about Sabrina and Jordan right now. It's a difficult situation for us, with so many uncertainties and overwhelming emotions. I hope everyone understands that we have not done anything wrong at the Olympics. And that the Olympic spirit is more important than any misunderstanding between authorities. I want to believe that the day will come when all three of us will receive a bronze medal each."

-Ana Bărbosu when receiving her bronze medal [17]

On 11 August the International Olympic Committee formally confirmed the new rankings and ordered that Chiles return the bronze medal and it be reallocated to Bărbosu. [18] Later that day USA Gymnastics (USAG) submitted additional video evidence suggesting that the inquiry was made at 47 seconds opposed to the official time of 1 minute and 4 seconds and requested reinstatement of the 13.766 score. [19] [20] The CAS denied USAG's appeal to reopen the case. [21] USAG stated its intent to continue pursuing "every possible avenue and appeal process, including to the Swiss Federal Tribunal". [22]

The Romanian Federation eventually proposed that there could be three bronze medals awarded one each to Bărbosu, Voinea and Chiles, given the complicated nature of the situation but the proposal never went ahead.

On 16 August Bărbosu was officially awarded the Olympic bronze medal in her hometown of Focșani. [17]

On 16 September 2024, it was confirmed Chiles had filed an appeal in the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. [23] [24] The appeal was filed on two separate grounds, with the first being that the panel's chair is claimed to have had a conflict of interest with regards to representing Romania in International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes cases in a claimed violation of art. 190.2.a of the Swiss Private International Law Act and the second being that CAS is accused to have violated art. 190.2.d. of the Swiss Private International Law Act by not ensuring the right to be heard due to claims that CAS failed to properly contact the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee until 15 hours prior to the hearing, that the CAS decision was not final until 14 August when its written decision was officially published, and that the panel supposedly did not follow procedure by failing to independently attempt to obtain the video footage that USAG obtained on 11 August. [25]

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