Jordan Chiles might have to return bronze medal after CAS ruling

PARIS — Jordan Chiles might have to return the bronze medal she won at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Saturday that the judging panel at the women’s floor exercise final improperly granted an inquiry that increased Chiles’ score and moved her into bronze medal position. The Swiss-based court found that Chiles’ appeal was submitted past the one-minute deadline for such requests and therefore should not have been granted.
As a result, CAS said, Chiles should have received a score of 13.666 in the event – which would’ve placed her fifth, just shy of the Olympic podium. But it stopped short of ruling on the order of finish, or whether Chiles will keep her bronze.
“The Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG) shall determine the ranking of the Final of the women’s Floor exercise and assign the medal(s) in accordance with the above decision,” CAS said in its ruling.
Spokespeople for FIG, which is the international federation that oversees gymnastics, did not imediately reply to multiple messages seeking comment.
A spokesperson for the International Olympic Committee also did not reply to messages.
USA Gymnastics and U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee said in a joint statement that they were “devastated” by Saturday’s ruling, arguing that the inquiry into Chiles’ score was “filed in good faith and … in accordance with FIG rules.”
“Throughout the appeal process, Jordan has been subject to consistent, utterly baseless and extremely hurtful attacks on social media. No athlete should be subject to such treatment,” the two governing bodies said in their statement.
“We condemn the attacks and those who engage, support or instigate them. We commend Jordan for conducting herself with integrity both on and off the competition floor, and we continue to stand by and support her.”
Chiles, 23, said imme