But then her coach filed an investigation on her behalf. According to NBC Olympics, “An investigation is a verbal appeal of a routine’s score. It is followed by a written investigation, which must be submitted before the end of a rotation. Appeals can only be raised after a gymnast’s final score has been posted and before the end of the next gymnast’s routine.”
According to the International Gymnastics Federation (see figure), the last time a gymnast competes, there will be a one-minute time limit from the time their score appears on the scoreboard.
The scoring study was about the split leap in a Chilean routine called Tour Jeté Full.
Olympian and NBC gymnastics analyst John Roethlisberger said on the broadcast that “she was not recognized for this skill in the team heats or in the team finals.” “In the first evaluation of her skills, the judges didn’t give her credit. I spoke to her coaches, Cécile and Laurent Landy, and they said, ‘I think she was much better in the final, so I thought we had nothing to lose. Let’s do some research.'”
After reviewing Chili’s routine, the judges accepted their investigation and awarded Chili’s leap of 0.1, increasing her score to 13.766 for third place.
As a result, Chiles, who shed tears of joy upon seeing the result, won the bronze medal. Meanwhile, Barbos, who had already been waving the Romanian flag in celebration of his performance, lost his place on the podium.
