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New audio disputes ruling that stripped Jordan Chiles of Olympic medal
Washington Post ^ | 9/19/2024 | Jonathan Baran and Emily Giambalvo

Posted on 09/19/2024 9:32:26 AM PDT by Miami Rebel

A Post analysis of audio and visual evidence shows the U.S. gymnast’s coach initiated the inquiry into her score within the required one-minute timeframe.

For more than a month, debate over who finished third in the women’s floor final at the Paris Olympics has roiled the gymnastics community. On Aug. 5, Jordan Chiles received the bronze medal in Paris after her coach successfully appealed her score. Upon review, the judges increased Chiles’s mark by one-tenth, which moved her ahead of Romania’s Ana Barbosu. Nearly a week later, Chiles was stripped of her medal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled her coach, Cecile Landi, did not initiate the decisive inquiry before the one-minute deadline. On Monday in Switzerland’s Supreme Court, Chiles filed an appeal that raised procedural issues in the CAS hearing in hopes of overturning the decision and reclaiming the medal.

The Washington Post analyzed dozens of videos to examine the disputed inquiry, including footage from fans in the arena, television broadcasts and new video evidence in Chiles’s latest appeal. The link to the video evidence was later redacted from the public filing. Chiles’s lawyers did not respond to The Post’s questions about why it was redacted.

The Post’s review shows CAS ruled against Chiles based on time markers that don’t precisely match the sport’s protocol for inquiries. For the last gymnast in the rotation, the rule states a coach must verbally initiate an inquiry within one minute of the score being shown in the arena. The new video evidence, filmed by Religion of Sports, the documentary crew that followed Chiles’s teammate Simone Biles in Paris, captured audio of Landi asking for the inquiry within that minute.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: chiles; gymnastics; olympic; olympics

1 posted on 09/19/2024 9:32:26 AM PDT by Miami Rebel
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To: Miami Rebel

I guess she is a metal denier!

I judge ruled against her, according to the left that settles the issue!


2 posted on 09/19/2024 10:25:26 AM PDT by TexasFreeper2009
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To: TexasFreeper2009

Not the first time Olympic judges have screwed up

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lance_Larson

Lance Larson competed in the 1960 men’s 100 meter freestyle swimming. He completed his laps in 55.1 seconds. His competitor Australian John Devin completed his laps in 55.2 seconds. Even though there was videotape evidence showing Larson won the judges ruled for Australia. Then to add insult to injury they set Larson’s official time at 55.2 seconds.

Not to mention the Russian ice skating bribery scandal.


3 posted on 09/19/2024 3:41:21 PM PDT by sloanrb
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To: sloanrb

Or the 1972 Gold Medal Men’s Basketball game.


4 posted on 09/19/2024 3:42:05 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Miami Rebel

They were ultimately right to take away her metal. One of the Romanian girls was improperly penalized for stepping out of bounds when she did not. At least that’s my understanding. I don’t know why I care right now.


5 posted on 09/19/2024 5:12:42 PM PDT by refreshed (But we preach Christ crucified... 1 Corinthians 1:23)
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To: refreshed

Voice to text was very close on this one. Medal.


6 posted on 09/19/2024 5:14:40 PM PDT by refreshed (But we preach Christ crucified... 1 Corinthians 1:23)
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