Swiss Court Grants Chiles Partial Olympic Medal Victory

Switzerland's Federal Supreme Court has granted American gymnast Jordan Chiles a partial victory in her appeal to reclaim the bronze medal she earned in the women's floor exercise at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ordering the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reconsider new video evidence.

The ruling, announced Thursday, focuses on whether Team USA's inquiry into Chiles' score was submitted within the one-minute deadline allowed by regulations. The court cited "highly exceptional circumstances" and stated that an audiovisual recording from the August 5 final could demonstrate the inquiry occurred before the limit expired, potentially altering the original decision in Chiles' favor. However, the court rejected Chiles' broader challenge to the independence of the CAS.

Chiles, 24, initially placed fifth with a score of 13.666 in the event. Her coaches filed an inquiry arguing that judges had undervalued the difficulty of one of her jumps. The appeal succeeded, raising her score to 13.766 and securing the bronze, which displaced Romanian gymnast Ana Maria Bărbosu from the podium. Romania contested the timing of the U.S. inquiry, claiming it arrived four seconds late. The CAS sided with...