Jordan Chiles Officially Stripped of Bronze Medal, Parker McCollum Welcomes First Child, Ellen DeGeneres Sells California Home for $96M

From the LifeMinute.tv Team 

August 13, 2024

Jordan Chiles to lose Olympic bronze medal following rejection of Team USA’s appeal by Court of Arbitration
USA Gymnastics revealed in a social media statement on Monday that the Court of Arbitration for Sport rejected Chiles’ appeal to reinstate her Bronze medal. Chiles originally placed fifth in the women's individual floor exercise final, until Coach Cecile Landi submitted an appeal that boosted her score to 13.766. Chiles then qualified for the podium, surpassing Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea. However on Saturday, August 10 the CAS backtracked on their decision, ruling in favor of Romania’s appeal that Coach Landi submitted the challenge four seconds past the one minute deadline. The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has since claimed there is video evidence of Landi submitting the challenge within the allotted time, but the CAS rejected that appeal as of August 12, officially stripping Chiles of the Bronze.

Country singer Parker McCollum and wife Hallie Ray Light welcome first child together
The couple announced the birth of their son Major in a joint social media post, writing “Major Yancey Tyler McCollum 8/8/24.” The post also featured photos of the new family both in the hospital and at home. McCollum and Light have been married since March of 2022, and initially announced they were expecting back in February of this year.

Ellen DeGeneres sells Santa Barbara estate for $96 million
DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi originally purchased the home back in 2022 for a whopping $70 million. The house sits on 10 acres of land at 9,000 square feet, and includes 5 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. It is reported that the sale was made to mining financier Robert Friedland, whom DeGeneres recently sold a separate California home to earlier this year. It is believed that DeGeneres has since repurchased that home for over $30 million.

In today’s birthday news:
Actor Danny Bonaduce turns 65, author Tom Perrotta 63, actor John Slattery 62, actress Debi Mazar 60, actor Sebastian Stan 42, politician Sarah Huckabee Sanders 42, musician Nili Brosh 36.