Newly released footage shows that gymnastics judges in the women's floor routine final at the Paris Olympics did not process a request from U.S. coaches to review Simone Biles' routine. Had the request been considered and her score changed with what the U.S. coaches saw, Biles likely would have won gold.
Biles initially won silver with a score of 14.133, just 0.333 points behind Brazil's Rebeca Andrade, who won her second Olympic gold after a famous comeback from three ACL tears.
The video, submitted to the Swiss Federal Court as part of a court case involving American teammate Jordan Chiles' attempt to claim bronze in the event, was made public in an official filing with the Swiss court.
In the video, Biles is seen asking coach Cecile Landi if she is asking the judges about her appeal. The coach's wife, Laurent Landi, responded to Biles by saying, “She said yes.”
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Laurent was then heard speaking in French before Cecile turned to Biles and said: “They didn't send him.”
Biles was penalized 0.6 points for stepping off the competition mat. Had she gotten full credit for her split vault, she would have earned 0.10 more points on difficulty and earned a score of 14.233. That would have put her ahead of Andrade, who earned a score of 14.166.
Had Biles won gold in that event, the United States would have finished with 41 gold medals at the Paris Games and in sole possession of the gold medal lead. Instead, the United States settled for a tie with China at 40 golds.
It would also have taken away one of the many much-talked-about moments from the Paris Olympics, when Chiles and Biles bowed to Andrade on opposite sides of the medal podium. It was, before further review, the first all-backstroke gymnastics podium in Olympic history.
Biles responded to the images in a post on X on Wednesday, saying she is happy with the outcome and is more focused on Chiles' court case.
“Rebeca had a better floor anyway, it's upsetting that it wasn't prosecuted but I'm not mad about the results,” Chiles wrote. “BUT JUSTICE FOR JORDAN.”
Biles has won more Olympic medals than any gymnast in U.S. history, with 11, seven of them gold, including in the team events. Her 11 Olympic medals and 30 world championship medals make her the most decorated gymnast in history.
The video was provided to Chiles by the director of Biles' latest documentary project, “Simone Biles: Rising,” on Netflix. Director Katie Walsh and production company Religion of Sports, who received permission to film Biles and her team during Olympic competition, have now released the footage to help Chiles in her quest for the bronze medal, which was stripped from her and awarded to Romania's Ana Barbosu at the end of the Paris Games.
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Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles of the United States pose with their Paris 2024 Olympic medals after the artistic gymnastics women's floor exercise final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Bercy Arena on August 5, 2024 in Paris. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
According to court documents filed Monday at the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, Chiles' lawyer has submitted images from the company that produces Biles' Netflix series that they claim show visual evidence in Chiles' favor. They claim the images prove the request for review that raised Chiles' score was not filed after the deadline, according to multiple reports.
Barbosu had initially claimed the bronze medal on floor and began celebrating on the mat. But then the U.S. coaches appealed to the judges about Chiles' score and a review resulted in a 0.1 point increase, putting Chiles ahead of Barbosu in the bronze medal match.
The initial decision sparked a wave of backlash. Gymnastics legend Nadia Comaneci criticised the scoring change on social media and Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu said he would boycott the event. Paris Olympics' closing ceremony by scoreboard decision.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) later ruled that the event's judging panel had improperly granted an investigation that increased Chiles' score. The next day, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) ruled that Chiles would have to return the medal. However, several reports indicate that she has not and will not return it.
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Simone Biles of the United States competes during the artistic gymnastics women's team final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Bercy Arena in Paris on July 30, 2024. (Aytac Unal/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Chiles' lawyers have argued that CAS, which issued the final ruling, “violated Chiles' 'fundamental right to be heard' by refusing to consider video evidence showing that her request was submitted in a timely manner, in direct contradiction to the conclusions of the CAS decision.”
His lawyers also alleged that CAS President Hamid G. Gharavi had a conflict of interest. Gharavi acted as Romania’s lawyer for nearly a decade and had been an active representative of the nation at the time CAS decided to strip Chiles of his medal.
Chiles gave his first interview about the incident during a panel at the Forbes Most Powerful Women Summit Wednesday 2024. The gymnast became visibly emotional when asked about the subject.
“For me, everything that has happened has nothing to do with the medal, it has to do, you know, with the color of my skin,” Chiles said through tears.
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