Aug 10, 02:49 PM

Jordan Chiles Still Awaits Swiss Ruling on Disputed Paris 2024 Bronze

A year after the 2024 Paris Olympics, U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles is still embroiled in a legal battle over the bronze medal she briefly held in the women’s floor-exercise final. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) stripped Chiles of the medal last August, ruling that her coach’s inquiry challenging her score was filed four seconds after the 60-second deadline, allowing two Romanian gymnasts to reclaim podium positions. Chiles contends the inquiry was timely and argues the CAS panel mishandled the case, citing late notice, misdirected emails and an undisclosed potential conflict of interest involving the panel’s chair. Video evidence discovered after the ruling appears to show the inquiry was lodged within the time limit, but CAS declined to reconsider, prompting Chiles to appeal to Switzerland’s Supreme Court, the Swiss Federal Tribunal, last September. The tribunal has yet to issue a decision. The controversy has already prompted the International Gymnastics Federation to tighten its inquiry procedures: as of June, protest decisions are final and cannot be appealed to CAS, and officials must time-stamp inquiries electronically or on a written form. USA Gymnastics President Li Li Leung said this week the organisation is still awaiting the Swiss court’s ruling. While the case drags on, Chiles has continued her collegiate career at UCLA and remains undecided on pursuing a berth at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. If the Swiss Federal Tribunal rules in her favour, the case would return to CAS; if it upholds the original decision, Chiles could be required to surrender the medal, although enforcement could prove difficult.

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Jordan Chiles Still Awaits Swiss Ruling on Disputed Paris 2024 Bronze

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