Gymnast Jordan Chiles stripped of her bronze medal, but new video proves she did everything right

In a fresh twist to the ongoing Olympic gymnastics controversy, Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal in the women’s floor exercise final is once again under scrutiny. USA Gymnastics announced on Sunday that it has obtained new video evidence suggesting that Chiles’ coach, Cecile Landi, did indeed file an inquiry regarding her score well within the allotted time frame — 47 seconds after the score was posted, to be precise. This development comes after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had previously ruled to strip Chiles of her bronze medal, citing a delayed inquiry by her coach. USA Gymnastics, now armed with this time-stamped video evidence, has formally submitted the footage along with a request to CAS to reinstate Chiles’ original score of 13.766, which secured her the bronze medal during the 2024 Paris Olympics. “The time-stamped, video evidence submitted by USA Gymnastics Sunday evening shows Landi first stated her request to file an inquiry at the inquiry table 47 seconds after the score is posted, followed by a second statement 55 seconds after the score was originally posted,” USA Gymnastics revealed in its statement. According to USA Today, the governing body further clarified that this crucial video footage was not...