Olympic judges ignored Simone Biles' score review that could have given her gold, breaking US tie with China

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Newly released footage shows the women's gymnastics judges at the Paris Olympics floor routine final neglected to process a request from U.S. coaches for a review of Simone Biles' routine. Had the request been considered and her score changed with what the U.S. coaches saw, it likely would have resulted in Biles taking gold. 

Biles initially won silver with a score of 14.133, just 0.333 points behind Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, who won her second Olympic gold after a famed comeback from three ACL tears. 

The footage, submitted to the Swiss Federal Tribunal as part of a court case involving American teammate Jordan Chiles' attempt to claim bronze in the event, was released to the public in an official Swiss court filing. 

It shows Biles asking coach Cecile Landi if he's asking the judges about her appeal. The coach's wife, Laurent Landi, replied to Biles, saying, "He said he did."

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Laurent was then heard speaking French before Cecile turned back to Biles and said, "They didn't send it."

Biles was penalized 0.6 points for stepping outside of the competition mat. If she had she gotten full credit for her split leap, it would have given her an additional 0.10 in difficulty and a 14.233. That would have put her ahead of Andrade, who scored a 14.166.

If Biles had won gold in that event, the U.S. would have finished with 41 gold medals at the Paris Games and in sole possession of the gold medal lead. Instead, the U.S. settled for a tie with China at 40 golds.

It also would have taken away one of the many highly