Corn Flakes: Jordan Chiles, Fall Practice, and the End of the Olympics

Maybe I forget because it happens only every four years, but I don’t remember all the drama with prior Olympics.

The one that really blows my mind is the Jordan Chiles bronze medal debacle. Chiles was awarded the bronze medal on the floor finals after her coaches appealed her score, thinking the judges missed a tenth of a point on her difficulty. After looking at the replay the judges agreed.

Now it’s being said that the coaches appealed too late and that Chiles didn’t actually get the medal. She is being told to return her medal. I feel like this is so unfair to Chiles. They need to find a better way.

Arbitration panel won’t reconsider decision on Chiles’ medal – ESPN
USA Gymnastics officials said an arbitration panel won’t reconsider a decision asking Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she was awarded for floor exercise in Paris, but the governing body said it will continue efforts to let Chiles keep the medal.

Anyway, the Olympics are over and now it’s time to turn our thoughts to Husker Football and Volleyball, just a few more weeks until game day.

Nebraska

Hutmacher Named to Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List – University of Nebraska – Official Athletics Website

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Elsewhere

Topps unveils rare LeBron, Curry, Durant-signed Paris Olympics card – ESPN
As rare as it was for LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant to team up for a handful of games this summer, now there is a collectable commemorating their time together at the Paris Olympics that’s even rarer.

AP Top 25 reactions: Michigan starts low for reigning champion, keep an eye on Miami in preseason release – CBSSports.com
The Wolverines’ No. 9 ranking is the lowest for a reigning champ since 2011

Paris Olympics: From Noah Lyles to B-girl Raygun, 24 of the most unforgettable moments of the 2024 Games – CBSSports.com
Plus: Simone Biles, Stephen Curry, Katie Ledecky, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Stephen Nedoroscik, the USWNT and so many more

NPR’s wow-moments from the Paris Summer Olympics : NPR
A team of NPR journalists spent more than two weeks covering the Paris Summer Olympics. Here are some of our highlight moments from seeing the Games up close.

Women won more than half of Team USA’s Olympic medals : NPR
If American women were their own country, they would rank third in the 2024 Olympic medal count. Women brought home 67 of Team USA’s 126 medals, though one remains in contention.