Jordan Chiles: Dispute over U.S. Olympic floor routine continues as U.S. claims CAS sent emails to wrong addresses

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the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) The International Olympic Committee stands by its decision that Romania’s Ana Barbosu is the third-place floor exercise competitor at the Paris Olympics.

This decision led to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) requesting that the American gymnast be disqualified. Jordan Chiles Return the bronze medal you originally received.

In a press release issued Wednesday, CAS confirmed that during the hearing with Romanian and U.S. officials, there was no dispute at all regarding USA Gymnastics’ failure to meet the one-minute deadline to appeal Chile’s floor exercise result.

Olympic judges had initially adjusted Chiles’ score, raising her to third place, and knocking Barboso off the podium.

“At the hearing, there was no dispute between the parties that Ms. Chiles’ inquiry was filed one minute and four seconds after her result was officially announced. [sic] “It was displayed on the scoreboard,” CAS said. He said In its release.

“All parties have accepted the report prepared by Omega, the official body responsible for recording Olympic time, and submitted by FINA itself, as clear and conclusive. No party has requested the admission of other evidence.”

The USOC had previously said it had not obtained the video, and claims it proves its investigation was conducted only 47 seconds after the Court of Arbitration for Sport had already issued its ruling.

“The video footage provided was not available to USA Gymnastics prior to the court’s decision and therefore USA Gymnastics did not have the opportunity to provide it in advance,” the USOC said Sunday.

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Athletics now also allege that CAS initially sent “critical communications” to the wrong email addresses, and as a result, the parties were unable to properly prepare for the hearing.

“The USOC strongly disagrees with the CAS decision due to significant procedural errors,” the USOC told CNN on Thursday. “Between August 6 and 9, CAS sent critical emails to the wrong email addresses at the USOC and USA Boxing, an error that was not corrected until August 9 — three days after the application was filed, two days after the deadline for objections, and less than 24 hours before the hearing.

“This has denied us sufficient time to respond meaningfully or gather the necessary evidence. We have immediately notified CAS of our objections.”

Both sides said they would continue to appeal the matter.

“Our relentless pursuit of the truth in this matter remains steadfast,” the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said.

chili Posted on Instagram She said Thursday she was “overwhelmed” by the love and support she received in the wake of the incident.

“I am so grateful to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, USA Gymnastics, and the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee for their unwavering support during these difficult times,” she wrote.

“I can’t find the right words to express this. This decision feels unfair and is a huge blow, not only to me, but to everyone who has supported me on my journey,” Chiles continued. “I have given my all to this sport and I am so proud to represent my culture and country.”

“I will approach this challenge as I have approached other challenges – and I will do everything I can to ensure that justice is served.”

The USOC said Monday it “will continue to pursue all possible avenues and appeals, including before the Swiss Federal Court, to ensure Jordan receives a fair result, place and medal.”

The national governing body also expressed concerns about Dr. Hamed J. Gharavi, who has represented Romania in previous arbitration cases and who chairs the CAS arbitration panel. CAS says none of the parties involved objected to Gharavi’s appointment to the panel, but USA Gymnastics claims it was never informed of his ties to Romania.

“CAS has not sent any conflict of interest disclosures to USA Gymnastics from any of the panel members, and we have not seen the disclosures to date,” the statement said.

Last week, Chili’s posted four broken heart emojis on her Instagram Story, explaining how she was “taking this time and removing myself from social media for the sake of my mental health.”