The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday rejected USA Gymnastics’ request to reopen its Olympic women’s floor exercise scoring case, a day after the International Olympic Committee said Jordan Chile’s bronze medal would be reassigned to Romania’s Ana Bărbosu.

The court ruled Saturday that an intervention by Chiles’ coach – which increased the American gymnast’s score and gave her the bronze medal – was invalid because it occurred four seconds after the one-minute time window for such a competition had expired.

This prompted the International Gymnastics Federation to change its rankings in floor exercise, demoting Chile to fifth place. The IOC adjusted its medal allocation accordingly.

However, USA Gymnastics said on Sunday that it had received video evidence showing that coach Cecile Landi raised an objection 47 seconds after Chiles’ score was announced – 13 seconds within the time window – and that it had submitted the evidence to CAS for review.

She announced on Monday that she would continue her appeal before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court.

“USA Gymnastics was informed on Monday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that the CAS rules do not allow for a reconsideration of an arbitration award, even when conclusive new evidence is presented,” it said. “We are deeply disappointed by the notification and will continue to pursue all possible avenues and appeals, including the Swiss Federal Court, to ensure a fair score, ranking and medal award for Jordan.”

CAS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Monday’s decision is the latest in a complex back-and-forth between national gymnastics federations and international organizations. It comes a week after one of the most emotional moments of the Games, which ended with Chiles on the winners’ podium and Bărbosu in tears.

Chiles was the last of nine competitors in the floor final. She needed more than 13.7 points to overtake Romanian gymnasts Bărbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea for third place, but was initially given a score of 13.666 by the judges.

But Landi filed a request to challenge the difficulty level of Chiles’ routine. The judges gave her an additional 0.1 point, raising her score to 13.766 and moving her up to third place.

The Romanian team later appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, claiming that Landi’s request was made after the one-minute time limit had expired. The court agreed, saying the challenge was made four seconds too late. Its ruling voided Chile’s score.

The court rejected part of the Romanians’ request: the gymnasts should be awarded medals, each with an argument for bronze.

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