Jordan Chiles files appeal with Swiss court in attempt to reclaim Olympic bronze medal

Jordan Chiles isn’t done trying to reclaim her bronze medal from the Paris Olympics.

The American gymnast filed a formal appeal with the Swiss Federal Tribunal on Monday in an attempt to overturn an earlier ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped her of the bronze medal she won in the individual floor exercise in Paris earlier this summer, according to The athletic.

Chiles’ lawyers argued that the CAS decision violated her “right to be heard” and called the move “procedurally deficient.” They said CAS refused to consider video evidence showing that Chiles’ application was filed on time and that Chiles was not adequately informed that the president of the CAS panel that made the decision had “a serious conflict of interest” because he had worked as a legal adviser to Romania. Ana Bǎrbosu, who received the bronze medal at the end, is Romanian.

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee also filed a letter in support of the appeal to the court, which is the highest in Switzerland. USA Gymnastics plans to follow suit to obtain “justice for Jordan.”

Chiles initially finished fifth in the floor routine final at the Paris Olympics earlier this summer, but was awarded the bronze medal after a score adjustment, which came after her coach filed an appeal of the ruling on her routine. It was determined that she was not given full credit for a skill, and her score increased from 13.666 to 13.766. That moved her up two spots, placing her third.

However, CAS later determined that the appeal came four seconds too late. That triggered this lengthy battle (USA Gymnastics has said it filed with a 13-second margin and did not have enough time to properly present its case) and Chiles’ appeal to CAS was officially denied in August.