The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has refused to reopen the appeal for gymnast Jordan Chiles to keep her medal amid controversy following the 2024 Paris Olympics. “USA Gymnastics was notified by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday that their rules do not allow for an arbitral award to be reconsidered even when conclusive new evidence is presented,” USA Gymnastics wrote in a statement via X on Monday, August 12. The statement continued, “We are deeply disappointed by the notification and will continue to pursue every possible avenue and appeal process, including to the Swiss Federal Tribunal, to ensure the just scoring, placement and medal award for Jordan.
” The update comes one day after USA Gymnastics alleged they had “video evidence” Chiles, 23, should keep her bronze medal. “USA Gymnastics on Sunday 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,” a Sunday, August 11, X statement read. In the letter, USA Gymnastics requested that the CAS ruling be “revised” and Chiles’ adjusted score of 13.
766 be reinstated. “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 afte.