U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles’ floor final score changed due to inquiry technicality

At the last second, U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles was awarded the bronze medal in the women’s floor final. But, as it turns out, it came four seconds too late. 

Chiles initially finished in fifth place with a score of 13.666. Her coach filed an inquiry into the calculation of her difficulty score. It was accepted and her score increased to 13.766, which bumped her up two spots — over Romanian gymnasts Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea — and into third.

On Saturday, five days after the competition, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of Barbosu that Chiles’ inquiry came after the required time frame of one minute. The inquiry was submitted one minute and four seconds after her routine. 

Due to the untimely inquiry, Chiles’ initial score of 13.666 was reinstated. FIG, the international governing body for gymnastics, confirmed that the results of the floor final will be amended, with Barbosu ranking third.

Brazilian Rebeca Andrade won gold with a score of 14.166 and American Simone Biles took silver with a 14.133.