But
then
her
coaches
submitted
an
inquiry
upon
her
behalf.
According
to NBC
Olympics,
“an
inquiry
is
a
verbal
challenge
of
a
routine’s
score.
It
is
followed
by
a
written
inquiry
that
must
be
submitted
before
the
end
of
the
rotation.
The
challenge
can
only
be
brought
forward
after
the
gymnast’s
final
score
is
posted
and
before
the
end
of
the
next
gymnast’s
routine.”
If
the
gymnast
is
the
last
to
compete,
there
is
a
one-minute
time
limit
that
begins
after
the
score
is
shown
on
the
scoreboard,
according
to
the
International
Gymnastic
Federation
(FIG).
The
scoring
inquiry
was
about
a
split
leap
in
Chiles’
routine
called
the
tour
jeté
full.
“In
the
team
qualification,
in
the
team
final,
she
did
not
get
credit
for
this
skill,”
Olympian
and
NBC
gymnastics
analyst
John
Roethlisberger
said
during
the
broadcast.
“In
the
initial
evaluation
of
the
skill,
the
judges
did
not
give
her
credit
for
that.
I
talked
to
Cecile and Laurent
Landi,
her
coaches,
and
they
said,
‘We
thought
she
did
it
much
better
here
in
the
final.
So
we
thought
we
have
nothing
to
lose,
let’s
put
in
an
inquiry.’”
After
reviewing
Chiles’
routine,
the
judges
accepted
the
inquiry
and
credited
Chiles
0.1
for
the
leap,
bumping
her
score
up
to
13.766
for
third
place.
As
a
result,
Chiles—who
burst
into
happy
tears
when
she
saw
the
results—won
bronze.
Meanwhile,
Barbosu,
who’d
already
been
waving
Romania’s
flag
in
celebration
of
her
own
performance,
lost
her
place
on
the
podium.
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