A detailed analysis of the Olympic controversy surrounding Jordan Chiles and Ana Barbosu
Her coaches submitted an inquiry on her behalf, as reported by NBC Olympics. An inquiry involves challenging a routine’s score verbally, followed by a written submission before the rotation ends. It can only be made after the gymnast’s final score is posted and before the next gymnast’s routine.
If the gymnast is last to compete, there is a one-minute time limit starting after the score is displayed on the scoreboard, according to the International Gymnastic Federation (FIG).
The inquiry focused on a split leap in Chiles’ routine known as the tour jeté full.
During the broadcast, Olympic gymnast and NBC analyst John Roethlisberger explained, “In the team qualification, she did not receive credit for this skill in the team final. Her coaches Cecile and Laurent Landi believed she performed it better in the final and decided to submit an inquiry.”
Upon review, the judges accepted the inquiry and awarded Chiles 0.1 for the leap, raising her score to 13.766, placing her third.
Chiles, moved to tears by the results, won the bronze medal. Barbosu, who had been celebrating her own performance with Romania’s flag, lost her podium position.