Jordan Chiles May Keep Olympic Bronze Medal After All as USA Gymnastics Submits New Evidence to Court - E! Online
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Watch:2024 Olympics: Jordan Chiles May Keep Bronze Medal After New Evidence SubmissionTeam USA's Jordan Chiles and Romania's Ana Barbosu's battle for the bronze just took a major turn.After the International Olympics Committee said that the medal Chiles received for her individual floor exercise routine at the 2024 Paris Olympics last week be reallocated to the latter competitor, USA Gymnastics announced they had submitted new evidence to challenge a court ruling that had led to the decision.In response to an appeal from Barbosu and Romanian Gymnastics Federation, the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport had invalidated an inquiry that Chiles' coach had made during the Aug. 5 gymnastics event, which boosted her score to elevate her to third place, above Barbosu. The Romanian side argued the coach made the inquiry four seconds past a one-minute time limit."USA Gymnastics formally submitted a letter and video evidence to the Court of Arbitration for Sport," the group said in a stat...