Simone Biles has decided to handle the revelation that she might have won another gold at the Paris Olympics with no fuss. Footage from the Netflix documentary series Simone Biles: Rising, which was submitted to the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland to support Jordan Chiles’ bronze medal in the floor exercise, shows Team USA coach Cecile Landi submitting an inquiry on Biles’ behalf.
Unfortunately, it was overlooked. If the judges had adjusted Biles’ score, she would have secured her fourth gold of the Games, surpassing Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, the eventual winner, as reported by PEOPLE.
In the floor exercise final, Biles scored 14.133 with a 6.9 for difficulty. Had her inquiry been processed and her score adjusted, she would have received full credit for a split leap, boosting her score to 14.233 and surpassing Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade, who finished with 14.166.
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Despite the controversy that surfaced on X on September 17, Biles, the 11-time Olympic medalist, continued to show respect for Andrade.
“Honestly not a big deal for me, Rebeca had a better floor anyways,” Biles, 27, wrote, and added a hand-heart emoji. “Upsetting how it wasn’t processed but I’m not mad at the results.”
The G.O.A.T. then added: “BUT JUSTICE FOR JORDAN ya hear me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
During the August 5 competition, Chiles initially placed fifth but moved into bronze after Team USA coach Landi successfully submitted an inquiry to reassess her difficulty score. However, Chiles’ bronze was later rescinded by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which ruled that Landi had submitted the inquiry four seconds too late.
The medal was then awarded to Romanian Ana Barbosu. Chiles’ attorney has since filed documents including footage from Religion of Sports and director Katie Walsh, which they claim demonstrates the exact time Landi made the inquiry.
Monday’s filing contends that Landi requested an “inquiry for Jordan” 49 seconds after the results were announced, within the 60-second window allowed for appeals.
