Jordan Chiles appeals to Swiss supreme court over stripping of Olympic bronze

  • Romanian athlete was awarded bronze over Chiles
  • IOC ordered American to return Olympic medal

Jordan Chiles is asking Switzerland’s supreme court to overturn a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport that stripped the gymnast of a bronze medal in the floor exercise at the 2024 Olympics.

Chiles, with the support of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed the appeal on Monday.

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Jordan Chiles says stripping of Olympic bronze took away ‘the person I am’

  • Romanian athlete was awarded bronze over Chiles
  • IOC ordered American to return Olympic medal

US gymnast Jordan Chiles has spoken about the emotional fallout after she was stripped of the bronze medal she won at this summer’s Paris Olympics.

“The biggest thing that was taken from me was, it was the recognition of who I was. Not just my sport, but the person I am,” she said, her voice breaking at times with emotion, during an appearance at the Forbes Power Women’s Summit on Wednesday.

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