Court Denies USA Gymnastics' Appeal to Revise Jordan Chiles Bronze Medal Decision

[RandySF]

USA Gymnastics' efforts to get Jordan Chiles's bronze medal-winning score on the women's floor routine at the 2024 Olympics reinstated hit a snare on Monday.

In a statement issued Monday evening, USA Gymnastics announced that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had rebuked its efforts to overrule the decision that saw Chiles stripped of her bronze medal.

USA Gymnastics was notified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday that their rules do not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence is presented," the organization said in a statement. "We are deeply disappointed by the notification and will continue to pursue every possible avenue and appeal process, including to the Swiss Federal Tribunal, to ensure the just scoring, placement, and medal award for Jordan Chiles."

On Sunday, USA Gymnastics submitted new video evidence which it alleges disputes the decision made by the International Olympic Committee to award the bronze medal to Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu. Despite such evidence, the CAS informed the organization that its rules don't allow for reconsideration over such an award.





https://www.si.com/olympics/court-denies-usa-gymnastics-appeal-jordan-chiles-bronze-medal

[Cattledog]

1. It doesn't allow reconsideration "even when conclusive new evidence is presented".

WTF!

I say keep the medal!

[RandySF]

2. Or chuck it in the river.