Swiss court ruling hands Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles legal win in bronze medal fight

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After more than 17 months, American gymnast Jordan Chiles secured a legal victory following the loss of one of her Olympic medals.

On Thursday, the Swiss Federal Tribunal, Switzerland's highest court, announced the approval of Chiles' appeal. The case concerning Chiles' bronze medal is now set to return to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), where it will be reconsidered. 

The court cited video evidence that apparently shows Chiles’ coach making an inquiry about the star gymnast's score within the required time frame.

The ruling advances Chiles toward resolving a dispute marked by errors that cost her the floor exercise bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Games.

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Jordan Chiles of the United States stands at the podium for the women's all-around at Parque Deportivo Estadio Nacional during the 2023 Pan Am Games Oct. 23, 2023, in Santiago, Chile. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

Medal reallocations have historically surfaced after doping or other cheating cases, but Chiles’ dispute centered on an apparent error by the International Gymnastics Federation — the sport’s governing body.

"In the highly exceptional circumstances of the case in question, it considers that there is a likelihood for the audio-visual recording of the final on [Aug. 5, 2024], to lead to a modification of the contested award in [favor] of the applicants, since the CAS could consider, in the light of this audio-visual sequence, that the verbal inquiry made on behalf of Jordan Chiles had been made before the expiry of the regulatory one-minute time limit," the court said in a statement issued on Jan. 23.

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