Jordan Chiles The American gymnast has turned to the Swiss Federal Court to legally reclaim the bronze medal in the women's floor final at the Paris Olympics, which after a series of warnings, the Romanian stripped her of the bronze medal. Anna Barbussy Lett.
According to the lawyer, the CAS violated the competitor's rights when it did not accept new evidence at trial, MTI reported.
In the finals in Paris on August 5, the Americans were safe, so Chiles got a higher score, pushing Barboso off the podium and taking the bronze medal. The Romanians then appealed, saying the American team had overstayed its welcome. The FIG initially refused the Romanians' request, and they then appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which in turn granted them the right, and the FIG subsequently modified the final score, bringing Barboso to third place.
However, that was not the end of it. The warning time is one minute, and according to the Romanians the Americans exceeded it, but they tried to prove that they acted on time with a video recording. Based on the materials sent to the Court of Arbitration for Sport for the appeal hearing – once the Chiles result was announced – Cecil Landy The coach gave the warning after just 47 seconds. However, the Court of Arbitration for Sport stated in the new procedure,
USA Gymnastics indicated at the time that it would appeal the ruling in every possible forum, including the Swiss Federal Court.
Barboso has since been awarded his Olympic bronze medal, but it is different from the one Chile managed to get at the awards ceremony in Paris.
