In 2024, the Bronze Was Unfairly Taken from Jordan Chiles. A Recent Court Win Means She Might Get It Back

Take a break from the downfall of democracy and instead get outraged at the deep injustice of a year-long feud over a bronze medal in women’s gymnastics. This story’s got everything: bravery, racism, the best and the worst of sportsmanship, bad blood that’s been brewing since the Cold War, and, somehow, the Swiss Federal Court. Come for the weird gymnastics scoring rules, stay for the legal analysis of international arbitration rules. Rory Carroll (August 5, 2024). Gymnastics - Biles bows to Andrade in floor final at Paris games. Reuters. International Gymnastics Federation, Code of Points 2022-2024: https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_2022-2024%20WAG%20COP.pdf 2025-2028: https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_1.1%20-%20WAG%20COP%202025-2028.pdf International Gymnastics Federation, Technical Regulations 2024: https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_1.1%20-%20Technical%20Regulations%202024.pdf 2025: https://www.gymnastics.sport/publicdir/rules/files/en_1.1%20-%20Technical%20Regulations%202025.pdf English press release from Swiss Federal Court. Further reading: Richard McLaren, The CAS Ad Hoc Division at the Athens Olympic Games, 15 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 175 (2004). Video of the relevant floor routines, plus a time stamp for when they all attempt the infamous Gogean leap: Rebeca Andrade: 0:55; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXKM8ThtYOE Simone Biles: 0:53; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2m2UL5bljw Jordan Chiles: 1:29; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU0769SvbWE Ana Bărbosu: 1:06; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik01tvmwV9c Sabrina Maneca-Voinea: 1:49; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuF-smKa4Vo Check out the OA Linktree for all the places to go and things to do!