The floor final was undoubtedly one of the great moments of the Paris Olympic Games. Rebecca Andrade took the gold ahead Simone Bilessilver, and Jordan Chilesbrass. At the medal ceremony, the American gymnasts left a photo to commemorate the prostration before the Brazilian. But this ceremony was only the beginning of a controversy that remains to be resolved.
Chiles accesses the podium Paris after filing a claim as soon as he completes his year. His initial score of 13.666, which gave him fifth place, was changed and the judges added a tenth allowing him to move up to third position at the expense of the Romanians. Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea.
The soap opera did not end there. The Romanian delegation submitted an appeal to TAS stating that the US claim was not filed in a timely manner and should therefore be dismissed. According to the regulations, such a claim must be made within 60 seconds from the announcement of the score and in its appeal, the Romanian delegation alleged that it was made in 64 seconds and therefore cannot be valid.
In its ruling, the Court of Arbitration for Sport agreed with the claimant, considering that the challenge presented on behalf of Chiles “was raised after the end of the one-minute period”, so it was ineffective. Ana Barbosu He then regained third place, and therefore the bronze medal.
But one last twist of the script could change things again. USA Gymnastics chose to appeal the CAS decision to the Swiss Federal Court based on new video evidence that would show that the claim of Cecile LandiAmerican coach, it finished on time. These images are taken from the Netflix documentary ‘Simone Biles: Rising’, directed by Katie Walsh.
In the documentary you will hear how Landi asked to review Chile’s exercise 49 seconds after the score was announced and therefore, within the set limit. Some evidence rejected by CAS and that must now be reviewed by the Swiss Federal Court to determine whether Barbosu kept the bronze or will return to American hands.
Source: La Verdad
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