USA Gymnastics officials say an arbitration panel won’t reconsider a decision asking gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze medal she won at the Paris Olympics
“wild a competition winner can even be appealed if the event is already over” is actually the crux of this.
Technically speaking, Romania states the US could not appeal, as the competition was de jure over. As the Americans has 60 seconds after the score was given to appeal, and didn’t appeal in time (whether this was the case, I do not know).
In a way, Romania is arguing exactly what you are saying: The game was over, final buzzer has gone and the Romanians were celebrating in the locker room, and all of a sudden the US appeals that a actually the 2-point shot at the buzzer was a 3-point shot which would have overturned the game (sort of speak).
In the end, we can debate all we want. A jury deciding on a winner is never good… There is always so much debate after these events. It’s the same with judo and taekwondo where there is always controversial decisions… In this instance the Romanian girl didn’t win the bronze, and neither did the American girl. But actually a different (also Romanian) girl that the jury wrongfully deducted points for an imaginary penalty that didn’t occur. Literally everyone saw it, it this sort of penalty you are NOT allowed to appeal for whatever ridiculous reason, so the real number 3 is still standing empty handed
“wild a competition winner can even be appealed if the event is already over” is actually the crux of this.
Technically speaking, Romania states the US could not appeal, as the competition was de jure over. As the Americans has 60 seconds after the score was given to appeal, and didn’t appeal in time (whether this was the case, I do not know).
In a way, Romania is arguing exactly what you are saying: The game was over, final buzzer has gone and the Romanians were celebrating in the locker room, and all of a sudden the US appeals that a actually the 2-point shot at the buzzer was a 3-point shot which would have overturned the game (sort of speak).
In the end, we can debate all we want. A jury deciding on a winner is never good… There is always so much debate after these events. It’s the same with judo and taekwondo where there is always controversial decisions… In this instance the Romanian girl didn’t win the bronze, and neither did the American girl. But actually a different (also Romanian) girl that the jury wrongfully deducted points for an imaginary penalty that didn’t occur. Literally everyone saw it, it this sort of penalty you are NOT allowed to appeal for whatever ridiculous reason, so the real number 3 is still standing empty handed