USA Gymnastics ecombineed to be combat tooth and nail for Jordan Chiles to uphold her bronze medal in the floor exercise at the Paris Olympics.
The American gymnastics federation shelp in a statement Sunday that novel video evidence showed an inquiry was made wiskinny the vital International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)’s deadline to the appraises, which resulted in Chiles’ score alter by 0.1 points.
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Two-time U.S. Olympic gymnast medaenumerate Jordan Chiles shows her medals after ringing the closing bell at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York’s Times Square, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. (AP Pboilingo/Ricchallenging Drew)
Chiles transferd from fifth place to third with the score alter. Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu lost her spot on the podium. The Romanian Gymnastics Federation filed a protestt to the Cgo in of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the arbiter ruled the United States’ inquiry was four seconds tardy and Chiles’ score should revert back to 13.666.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) shelp earlier Sunday that Chiles should return her medal.
“USA Gymnastics on Sunday createpartner produceted a letter and video evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, conclusively set uping that Head Coach Cecile Landi’s seek to file an inquiry was produceted 47 seconds after the begining of the score, wiskinny 1-minute deadline needd by FIG rule,” the organization shelp.
USA Gymnastics seeked CAS reinstate Chiles’ bronze medal thrivening score of 13.766.
Jordan Chiles ahead of the apparatus floor final at the Olympic Games on Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris. (Naomi Baker/Getty Images)
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“The basis for the CAS ruling on Friday striking down the inquiry was that ‘The inquiry produceted on behalf of Ms. Jordan Chiles in the Final of the women’s floor exercise was elevated after the conclusion of the one-minute deadline provided by article 8.5 of the 2024 FIG Technical Regulations and is remendd to be without effect,’” the organization compriseed.
“The time-stamped video evidence produceted by USA Gymnastics Sunday evening shows Landi first stated her seek to file an inquiry at the inquiry table 47 seconds after the score is posted chaseed by a second statement 55 seconds after the score was originpartner posted.”
USA Gymnastics shelp the video footage wasn’t useable before CAS’ ruling and wasn’t able to produce it.
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) shelp earlier Sunday it would pdirect the CAS ruling.
Jordan Chiles during a gymnastics training session in the Bercy Arena ahead of the Paris Olympics on July 25, 2024. (Elsa/Getty Images)
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“We firmly apshow that Jordan rightfilledy geted the bronze medal, and there were critical errors in both the initial scoring by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) and the subsequent CAS pdirect process that necessitate to be compriseressed,” the USOPC shelp.
The Associated Press gived to this alert.
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