Overview
- Switzerland’s Federal Supreme Court partially upheld Jordan Chiles’ appeal and sent the case back to the Court of Arbitration for Sport to assess newly surfaced audio-visual material.
- The court said the footage could indicate Chiles’ coach made the verbal inquiry within the required 60 seconds, which may justify modifying the prior award.
- CAS had previously reinstated Chiles’ original score based on Omega timing data showing the inquiry was registered four seconds late, leading to the bronze being awarded to Romania’s Ana Maria Bărbosu.
- USA Gymnastics and Chiles’ attorneys say video obtained after the initial ruling shows the inquiry at 47 seconds, which CAS would not consider once the Olympic procedure had closed.
- CAS said it can now review the new evidence, set no hearing date, and observers expect the process could take months to a year, with any decision potentially affecting the official results again.