USA's Jordan Chiles May Have to Return Olympic Floor Exercise Bronze After CAS Ruling

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United States gymnast Jordan Chiles may have to surrender the bronze medal she won in the floor exercise at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris following a decision handed down by the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding an inquiry into her score.

According to Tom Schad of USA Today, CAS ruled Saturday that Chiles was improperly granted an inquiry, as it was not submitted before the passage of a one-minute deadline.

Chiles' floor routine was initially scored a 13.666, which placed her fifth, but her coaches submitted an inquiry, and it was determined that the judges made an error on a deduction.

One-tenth of a point was added to Chiles' score, and a 13.766…