Shocking audio leak in Jordan Chiles scandal case could possibly change the outcome
Jordan Chiles has been at the center of a scandal since the Olympics ended, and now new audio evidence could possibly allow her to get her medal back.
New audio and video emerged on Monday that corroborated claims that the coach of U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles, Cecile Landi, did indeed request a scoring inquiry within the required one-minute window in the women's floor final at the Paris Olympics.
Chiles had originally finished fifth but was bumped up to third when an appeal was successful and earned a bronze medal. However, CAS later took that medal away from her by citing that the inquiry was not submitted within the time limit. Chiles appealed on the grounds of some major process issues that took place, such as late notice regarding Romania's appeal.
An analysis by The Washington Post, including footage from a documentary crew, revealed that CAS had based its ruling on timing that didn't accord with the official gymnastics rules. The rules stated that coaches have one minute from when a score appears in the arena scoreboard, not from when it is officially logged, to request an inquiry.
The new footage now shows that Landi had requested the review only 46 seconds after the score was on the board, thus, it contradicts the findings of CAS.
Notwithstanding this overlooked technicality, and without adequate time to prepare a proper defense from U.S. officials, when the new evidence was presented, CAS declined to reconsider the case.
Chiles' legal team has taken the case to Switzerland's Supreme Court in an effort to have her medal reinstated. At the moment, she is no longer recognized as the bronze medalist.
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