American gymnast Jordan Chiles called an arbitration panel’s decision that she must return the bronze medal she was awarded in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics “unjust” and a “significant blow” in a message posted on social media Thursday.

The International Olympic Committee, in light of the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, announced it would reallocate the bronze to Ana Barbosu of Romania.

It was thought Chiles had won the bronze after judges changed her score following an appeal by Team USA coach Cecile Landi. Romania successfully protested to the CAS that Landi’s appeal was not made within one minute of Chiles’ score being posted, and the panel ruled Saturday the bronze should go to Barbosu.

“I have no words,” Chiles wrote in an Instagram post. “This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey. To add to the heartbreak, the unprompted racially driven attacks on social media are wrong and extremely hurtful. I’ve poured my heart and soul into this sport and I am so proud to represent my culture and my country.”

USA Gymnastics has said it will continue efforts to let Chiles keep the medal. The sport’s governing body in the United States disputes Romania’s claim that Landi’s appeal came 4 seconds too late, saying Sunday it submitted video evidence to CAS that showed Landi first appealed 13 seconds before the deadline.

“I am now confronted with one of the most challenging moments of my career,” Chiles posted. “Believe me when I say I have had many. I will approach the challenge as I have others — and will make every effort to ensure that justice is done. I believe that at the end of this journey, the people in control will do the right thing.”

Santiago product Billings released as Wings reload

Corona Santiago High and UCLA product Monique Billings, as well as Odyssey Sims, were released as the Dallas Wings made a series of roster moves in advance of the post-Olympics return to action.

Satou Sabally is set to make her season debut with the Wings after recovering from a shoulder injury and playing for Germany in the Olympics.

The Wings said Wednesday that Sabally, Maddy Siegrist (broken finger), and rookie Jaelyn Brown have been medically cleared to return to the active roster when play resumes after the monthlong Olympic break.

The team had to release Sims, the team’s second-leading scorer, and Billings, since they were playing on hardship contracts because of the injuries.

Sims, a 10-year veteran who went through the same situation with the Wings last year before finishing the season with the team, averaged 17.2 points and 5.6 assists in her nine games this year. Billings averaged 8.8 points and 6.6 rebounds in 24 games.

Sabally and Brown, who played only the season opener before a nasal fracture and an illness, are expected to be in uniform tonight when Dallas (6-19) plays host to Connecticut. Siegrist should return Tuesday night at New York.

Sabally, a 2023 All-Star who missed all 25 games before the break, averaged 18.8 points and 5.8 rebounds in four games in Paris. The 6-foot-4 forward suffered a shoulder injury in February while helping Germany qualify for its first Olympics.

Siegrist missed the last 12 games before the break because of a broken left index finger that required surgery. She was averaging 14.6 points in 34 minutes per game, way up from the averages of 3.7 points and eight minutes from her rookie season.

LAFC sends backup goalie Romero to Columbus

Before the closing of Major League Soccer’s secondary transfer window, the Los Angeles Football Club made one more move.

Backup goalkeeper Abraham Romero is headed to Columbus in exchange for $50,000 in general allocation money, LAFC announced, wrapping up a busy transaction period in which the club added an international superstar, Olivier Giroud, and midfielder Lewis O’Brien, a starter in the English Championship with previous MLS experience.

Giroud, 37, made his LAFC debut on Tuesday.

O’Brien, 25, is delayed by visa issues.

Last week, LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo described the global transfer market as “pretty slow,” noting that not many clubs are currently buying players.

“We are not the Alpha Male of the football world, so we don’t dictate the market,” Cherundolo said. “Nor do we have endless amounts of cash. We have a salary cap. We’re very specific in what we’re doing and we are dependent on other things, too.”

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Top seeds Swiatek, Sinner advance in Cincinnati

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek survived in her return to hard courts late Wednesday night in the Cincinnati Open, outlasting Varvara Gracheva 6-0, 6-7 (8), 6-2.

On the men’s side, top-ranked Jannik Sinner got past American Alex Michelsen 6-4, 7-5 in his first match. Sinner improved to 25-2 on hard courts this season and advanced to a third-round meeting with Australia’s Jordan Thompson.