Jordan Chiles Appeal Denied

USA Gymnastics has responded to the IOC’s decision to strip Jordan Chiles of her Olympic gold medal.In the statement shared on Aug. 11, USA Gymnastics revealed that it “formally submitted a letter and video evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, conclusively establishing that Head Coach Cecile Landi’s request to file an inquiry was submitted 47 seconds after the publishing of the score, within the 1-minute deadline required by FIG rule.”“In the letter, USA Gymnastics requests that the CAS ruling be revised and Chiles’ bronze-medal score of 13.766 reinstated,” the statement continued. “The basis for the CAS ruling on Friday striking down the inquiry was that “The inquiry submitted on behalf of Ms. Jordan Chiles in the Final of the women’s floor exercise was raised after the conclusion of the one-minute deadline provided by article 8.5 of the 2024 FIG Technical Regulations and is determined to be without effect.”According to USAG, “the time-stamped, video evidence submitted show...