Jordan Chiles Appeals Olympic Medal Decision to Swiss Court: 'Fundamental Unfairness'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jordan Chiles of Team USA, 2024 Paris Olympics.Photo:Naomi Baker/Getty

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Jordan Chilesis not backing down.

Jordan Chiles of Team United States, 2024 Paris Olympics.Tom Weller/VOIGT/Getty

Tom Weller/VOIGT/Getty

Chiles' lawyers claim that Chiles was never properly informed that CAS president Hamid G. Gharavi had “a serious conflict of interest," the press release states. Gharavi had acted as counsel for Romania for almost a decade and was actively representing Romania at the time of the incident, Chiles' lawyers said.

United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) filed a letter in support of Chiles' appeal, her lawyers said in the press release.

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USA Gymnastics announced their support for Chiles' appeal in a statement on Monday.

Jordan Chiles of Team United States; 2024 Paris Olympics.Jamie Squire/Getty

Jamie Squire/Getty

Chiles, who won a gold medal as a member of Team USA on July 30 in the women’s artistic team all-around competition, competed in the individual floor exercise competition on Aug. 5. At first, Chiles finished fifth, but her coach filed an appeal over a scoring error. After the Romanian gymnasts filed their appeal to the CAS, the International Olympic Committee ordered Chiles to return her bronze medal on Aug. 11.

The CAS claimed the gymnast’s coach was four seconds late when making an inquiry to correct her score of 13.766 to 13.666. Chiles disputed this finding, “even submitted video footage which unequivocally proves that the inquiry was submitted on time,” her lawyers' press release reads.

On Aug. 15, Chilesshared a statementto her Instagram account,breaking her silenceafter being stripped of her bronze medal amid back-and-forth appeals with Olympic committees.

“While celebrating my Olympic accomplishments, I heard the devastating news that my bronze medal had been stripped away,” the gymnast began.

“I have no words. This decision feels unjust and comes as a significant blow, not just to me, but to everyone who has championed my journey,” Chiles said, in part.

source: people.com