The International Olympic Committee said Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won.

PARIS – American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return her floor exercise bronze medal, the International Olympic Committee said Sunday, confirming findings that the coach who helped her reach the podium should not have been allowed to appeal.

Chiles, 23, had finished fifth in the competition on Monday before U.S. coach Cecile Landy took over. She successfully pressured the authorities to prove that her athlete’s difficulty level had been underestimated.

Officials In the scene The IOC agreed to adjust Chiles’ score by 0.1 points to 13.766, which raised her score to 13.766 ahead of Romanian athletes, which sparked an angry reaction from the delegation.

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Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said he would refuse to attend the Olympics closing ceremony in protest.

The International Olympic Committee said on Sunday it would abide by Court of Arbitration for SportTwhich ruled that Landy’s protest came 64 seconds after the results were published. The deadline for such action is one minute.

Romanian Anna Barboso18, will now become the bronze medalist in floor exercise.

“Following the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding the women’s artistic gymnastics final and the classification adjustment by the International Gymnastics Federation, the IOC will reallocate the bronze medal to Ana Barbosu (Romania),” the IOC said in a statement on Sunday. “We are in contact with the Romanian National Olympic Committee to discuss the reallocation ceremony and with the United States Olympic Committee regarding the return of the bronze medal.”

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee rejected the decision a few hours later and said it would file its own appeal.

“We strongly believe that Jordan was rightfully awarded the bronze medal, and there were serious errors in both the initial scoring by the International Gymnastics Federation and the subsequent appeal process to the Court of Arbitration for Sport that need to be addressed,” she said in a statement.

“Given these circumstances, we are committed to continuing the appeal to help Jordan Chiles receive the recognition she deserves,” the U.S. Olympic Committee said. “We remain committed to supporting her as an Olympic champion and will continue to work diligently to resolve this matter quickly and fairly.”

It was not immediately clear whether Chiles would return the medal, or how he would do so.

She has already left France and appeared on NBC’s “TODAY” show Thursday in New York City.

Chiles still holds the gold medal in the women’s team all-around. She also won silver in Tokyo, also in the team all-around.

“We are shocked by the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s ruling on the women’s floor exercise,” USA Gymnastics said in a statement late Saturday. “The investigation into the difficulty rating of Jordan Chiles’ floor exercise routine was conducted in good faith, and we believe it was in accordance with FIG rules to ensure accurate scoring.”

The sport’s governing body in the United States also said the athlete had been “subjected to continued, unfounded and extremely hurtful attacks on social media” since the matter came to light.

“No athlete should be subjected to such treatment,” they said in the statement. “We condemn the attacks and those who participate in, support or incite them. We commend Jordan for acting with integrity both on and off the court, and we continue to stand by her and support her.”

Chili’s posted four broken heart emojis on her Instagram account on Saturday and said she would be taking a break from social media to process the shocking turn of events.

“I will take some time off social media for my mental health, thank you.” I wrote.

The event was covered by David K. Lee from Paris, Sean Niven from London, and Katie Distler from New York.