Chiles Appeals to Swiss Court for Olympic Bronze.

Published: Sep. 21, 2024

American gymnast Jordan Chiles, whose Olympic bronze medal was revoked by an arbitration court days after the floor exercise final in Paris, has appealed her case to Switzerland's highest federal court. The medal ceremony, a historic moment with three Black women sharing the podium, was undone by a last-minute inquiry that boosted Chiles' score into third place. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) deemed the inquiry filed a few seconds too late, despite U.S. gymnastics officials providing video evidence to the contrary. The bronze medal was then reallocated to Ana Barbosu of Romania, leaving Chiles heartbroken and facing a barrage of racist online abuse.