Andscape at Olympics: Discussion on return order for bronze-medal gymnast Jordan Chiles

PARIS – Welcome to , a video series by which Andscape columnist William C. Rhoden, NBA senior author Marc J. Spears and Andscape/ESPN commentator Arielle Chambers discuss key topics affecting Black athletes and culture at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

In this special episode, Chambers and Rhoden discuss the history of ladies’s gymnastics: International Olympic Committee announcing Sunday that American gymnast Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won within the free exercise after the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned an appeal by U.S. coach Cecile Landi. The group explores the context of the way it happened (0:38), the damage done (3:50), how Chambers will rule on the appeal (7:13), the role of politics within the appeal and the talk surrounding it (8:47), and Chambers recaps her first Olympic experience (12:35).

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— Episode 2: Conversations about American women’s sports from Simone Biles to Sha’Carri Richardson.
— Episode 1: USA Basketball Talk, Opening Ceremony.
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