US' Chiles Appeals Olympic Bronze To Swiss Supreme Court
US gymnast Jordan Chiles has filed an appeal to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland after being stripped of a bronze medal she won at the Paris Olympics. Chiles, who had originally finished third in the women鈥檚 floor event, lost her medal to Romania鈥檚 Ana Barbosu following a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Chiles had scored 13.666 in the event, putting her in fifth place; however, her score was upgraded to 13.766 following an inquiry into her difficulty rating by her coach. Romania鈥檚 Olympic Committee filed an appeal to CAS, indicating that Team USA鈥檚 probe into Chiles鈥 score was submitted outside the one-minute time limit. The appeal was upheld after it was found that the inquiry by Chiles鈥 coach was submitted four seconds outside the time limit, with the medal being awarded to Barbosu. Chiles鈥 lawyers claimed that CAS refused to consider footage that 鈥渦nequivocally proves鈥 the athlete鈥檚 coach submitted the inquiry on time. US media reports claimed that the head of the panel overseeing the appeal had links to Romania, with CAS later condemning such 鈥渙utrageous statements.鈥
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Jordan Chiles filed an appeal of the decision that led to the U.S. gymnast being stripped of an Olympic bronze medal, her attorneys announced Monday.
