Jordan Chiles' Battle for Olympic Bronze: New Evidence Emerges

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles is challenging a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that stripped her of her Olympic bronze medal. The appeal, based on newly surfaced video evidence, aims to prove Chiles adhered to all competition rules. A decision from the Swiss Federal Supreme Court is awaited.

U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles is urging the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to reconsider its decision that stripped her of her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics floor exercise final. Chiles claims newly surfaced video evidence proves she followed the rules.

Last month, CAS ruled in favor of an appeal by Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Barbosu, who was awarded the medal Chiles initially received. According to CAS, the U.S. team's inquiry into the floor exercise results was filed four seconds late, violating the International Gymnastics Federation's (FIG) one-minute deadline.

Chiles' score was initially bumped from 13.666 to 13.766, promoting her to third place. However, following the appeal, her score was downgraded, and she dropped to fifth place. Brazilian Rebeca Andrade took gold, while pre-competition favorite Simone Biles won silver.

Chiles has appealed the CAS decision to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland. Her lawyers argue that the CAS should consider new video and audio evidence recorded for a Netflix documentary about Simone Biles. Maurice Suh, counsel for Chiles, described the exclusion of such evidence as fundamentally unfair.

The Swiss court's decision is expected to take four to six months, said a source close to the case.

(With inputs from agencies.)