Jordan Chiles of the United States competes in the women’s artistic gymnastics individual floor final at Percy Arena on Monday at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Chiles won the bronze after a last-minute hearing found the judges had underscored him by a tenth. On Saturday, an appeals court vacated the trial, saying it was four seconds too late.
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Paris – has an independent arbitral tribunal He vacated the hearing at the last minute American gymnast Jordan Chiles’ score was raised in the Olympic gymnastics floor exercise final – a result that now calls her bronze medal into question.
In last Monday’s final in Paris, the judges initially gave the Chilean a score of 13.666, which placed her in fifth place behind Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinia, who both scored 13.7.
As Chiles performed her floor routine for the last time, Barbosu and Maneka-Voinia started celebrating when the opening score came, thinking they had won bronze instead.
But Chiles’ coaches believed the judges had underestimated her, and they filed a hearing shortly after the initial score. The judges agreed and raised her score by a tenth of a point to 13.766, moving her into third place ahead of Barbosu and Maneka-Wonia. Chile was awarded the bronze medal.
The next day, the Romanian gymnastics organization Filed an objection The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastics, the sport’s international governing body, is seeking to quash the trial.
In a ruling Saturday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Chiles’ lawsuit was filed too late. The rules of gymnastics require that inquiries be filed within one minute; Chile’s trial was filed one minute and four seconds later. His score was changed to 13.666 as the inquiry was vacated.
Chile’s bronze medal is now in question.
Jordan Chiles of the United States retained her medals after Monday’s gymnastics final. Her bronze could be stripped of her left, which she won during the floor exercise.
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The final ranking will be subject to determination International Gymnastics Federation. The Romanian opposition asked the FIG to rank all three athletes together at No. 3 in order to share the bronze. It was not immediately clear how FIG would proceed.
In A joint statementUSA Gymnastics and the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said they were “devastated” by the ruling.
“The inquiry into the difficulty value of Jordan Chiles’ floor exercise routine was filed in good faith, and we relied on FIG rules to ensure accurate scoring,” the statement said.
In a post on her Instagram, Chiles said she was heartbroken. “I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health,” she wrote.
“Throughout the appeals process, Jordan has been subject to constant, completely baseless and highly offensive attacks on social media,” USA Gymnastics and the USOPC said in a statement. No athlete should be subjected to such treatment. We condemn the attacks and those who support or incite them.”
