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Gymnast Chiles could get Paris bronze medal back
Summary
Jordan Chiles may regain the bronze stripped after an appeal at the 2024 Paris Olympics after Switzerland's supreme court sent the case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport so it can examine an audio-visual recording that could affect the timing of the original challenge.
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US gymnast Jordan Chiles may win back the bronze medal she lost after an appeal following the 2024 Paris Olympics. The medal was reassigned to Romania's Ana Barbosu after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled that a challenge about Chiles's score exceeded the one-minute time limit. Switzerland's supreme court has now sent the case back to CAS so the court can examine a recording that might show the challenge was lodged in time. The article also reports that Chiles faced online racist abuse after the incident and later finished third on the US television show Dancing with the Stars.
What is known:
- Jordan Chiles originally finished third in the Paris 2024 final but lost the bronze after an appeal.
- Romania's Ana Barbosu was upgraded from fourth to bronze following the CAS decision in 2024.
- CAS had found in favour of Barbosu on the timing of the US team's inquiry.
- The Swiss Federal Tribunal sent the case back, citing a likelihood that the audio-visual recording could lead to a modification of the contested award.
- CAS says it can now carry out a judicial review of the new evidence that has become available.
Summary:
CAS will re-examine the audio-visual recording as requested by the Swiss Federal Tribunal, and it will review the new evidence in a judicial process. Any change to the original medal allocation is undetermined at this time.
