American gymnast Jordan Chiles takes bid to have Olympic bronze restored to the Swiss Supreme Court

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

Chiles, with support of United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, filed appeal on Monday, a little over a month after CAS voided an on-floor appeal by Chiles’ coach Cecile Landi during event finals on Aug. 5 that vaulted Chiles from fifth to third.

CAS, following a hearing requested by Romanian officials, ruled Landi's appeal came 4 seconds beyond 1-minute time limit for scoring inquiries and recommended initial finishing order be restored. International Gymnastics Federation complied and International Olympic Committee ended up awarding bronze to Romanian Ana Barbosu on Aug. 16.

Chiles' appeal maintains that CAS hearing violated her “right to be heard” by refusing to allow video evidence that Chiles and USA Gymnastics believe showed Landi appealed within 1-minute time allotment. Chiles' appeal also argues that Hamid G. Gharavi, president of CAS panel, has a conflict of interest due to past legal ties to Romania.

USA Gymnastics wrote in a statement Monday night that it me a “collective, strategic decision to have Jordan le initial filing. USAG is closely coordinating with Jordan and her legal team and will make supportive filings with court in continued pursuit of justice for Jordan.”

appeal is next step in what could be a months- or years-long legal battle over gymnastics scores.

Chiles was last among eight women to compete during floor exercise finals initially given a score of 13.666 that placed her fifth, right behind Barbosu and fellow Romanian Sabrina Maneca-Voinea. Landi called for an inquiry on Chiles’ score.

“At this point, we h nothing to lose, so I was like ‘We’re just going to try,’” Landi said after awards ceremony. “I honestly didn’t think it was going to happen, but when I heard her scream, I turned around and was like ‘What?’”

Judges awarded appeal, leapfrogging Chiles past Barbosu and Maneca-Voinea for last spot on podium.

Romanian officials appealed to CAS on several fronts while also asking a bronze medal be awarded to Chiles, Barbosu and Maneca-Voinea. FIG and IOC ultimately gave bronze to Barbosu, who beat her teammate on a tiebreaker because she produced a higher execution score during her routine.