USA Gymnastics Says They Have Video Evidence Jordan Chiles' Inquiry Was in Time, Bronze Should Be 'Reinstated'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jordan Chiles of USA after the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Floor Exercise Final.Photo:Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty

Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty

USA Gymnastics says they have video evidence that will proveJordan Chilesdeserves to keep her bronze medal.

The letter sent to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) includes a request from USA Gymnastics that the “ruling be revised and Chiles’ bronze-medal score of 13.766 reinstated,” per the Aug. 11 statement.

Chiles, 23, initially earned a score of 13.666 in the women’s floor exercise final on Aug. 5, putting her in fifth place. After her coach Cecile Landi argued that the judges had inaccurately assessed the difficulty level of Chiles' routine in the initial score, the judges agreed. That changed her score to 13.766, bumping her up to third place over Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea, who both finished with a score of 13.700.

Romania’s Olympic Committee then protested to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) that Landi’s inquiry resulting in Chiles' third-place score wasn’t submitted in time. The petition claimed that Landi was four seconds late.

Jordan Chiles of Team United States competes in the Artistic Gymnastics Women’s Floor Exercise Final.Jamie Squire/Getty

Jamie Squire/Getty

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“The video footage provided was not available to USA Gymnastics prior to the tribunal’s decision and thus USAG did not have the opportunity to previously submit it.”

Earlier on Sunday, the IOC determined that Chiles would bestripped of her bronze medal, a decision which resulted in zealous discourse on social media.

Chiles said she will be stepping away from the online discourse after she learned of the ruling. “I am taking this time and removing myself from social media for my mental health, thank you,” she wrote in a post on Instagram.

source: people.com