"On Jan. 23, Swiss Federal Supreme Court sent the U.S. gymnast's case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to re-examine the matter "on the basis of an audio-visual recording" that could provide evidence in Chiles' favor, the court said Thursday in a news release."
"Chiles initially was deemed the fifth-place finisher in the women's floor exercise final on Aug. 5, 2024, but was bumped up to third place after a judging inquiry placed by U.S. coach Cecile Landi gave Chiles an extra tenth of a point. The decision resulted in a viral moment on the medal stand, as Chiles and U.S. teammate and silver medalist Simone Biles bowed to gold medalist Rebeca Andrade of Brazil."
Swiss Federal Supreme Court referred Jordan Chiles' appeal back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Jan. 23 to re-examine the matter on the basis of an audio-visual recording that could provide evidence that an inquiry was filed within the required timeframe. Chiles was initially moved from fifth to third in the women's floor final after U.S. coach Cecile Landi filed a judging inquiry that added 0.1 to Chiles' score. CAS later ruled the inquiry was registered four seconds too late, restored Chiles' original 13.666 score, and returned her to fifth. Chiles, supported by USOPC and USA Gymnastics, appealed in September 2024 alleging CAS refused relevant video evidence.
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