Jordan Chiles may have to hand back the bronze medal she won at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Earlier this week, the 23-year-old gymnast came in third place in the floor exercise, but she originally placed fifth behind Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Voinea.
Following her routine, Jordan was initially given a score of 13.666, but her coach Cecile Landi had filed an inquiry challenging the judge’s decision revolving around a tour jeté full, or split leap, believing that her score was too low. Keep reading to find out more…The judges ended up ruling in Jordan‘s favor and she went from fifth to third place, winning the bronze medal.
Now, the Romanian gymnasts are challenging Jordan‘s score change, arguing that the inquiry was improperly filed.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on Saturday (August 10) that Jordan‘s appeal was submitted past the one-minute deadline for such requests and therefore should not have been granted. “The Applicants sought a ruling from the CAS Ad hoc Division concluding that the Inquiry was filed beyond the 1-minute deadline specified in art.
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