FIG does not come out looking well.
Key points I’ve taken away:
1. Yes, there appears to have been a failure to get ahold of the appropriate people at USAG initially. This was identified, new contact information from FIG requested, the full case info sent, an extension granted. USOPC did not participate.
2. USAG was aware of the the disclosure of potential COI by Hamid Gharavi and OK’d his presence on the panel, so that bias argument is going nowhere.
3. Cecile testified that she believed the inquiry was recorded “immediately” and it appears the US did not dispute the omega timing of 1:04. They did not present any evidence that the inquiry was submitted before 1 minute. She confirmed she was aware of the time limit and had attended a training session about the importance of the time limit at the games.
4. The panel dismissed the Romanian accusations that the inquiry for Jordan was done in bad faith and suggested this argument should never have been made.
5. FIG has fucked up beyond belief. Donatella said both that she didn’t check the timing of the inquiry, could have checked the timing of the inquiry, and would have rejected the inquiry if she had known it was late. FIG and Donatella were unable to identify who recorded the timing and apparently had no concrete system for recording or verifying inquiries at the Olympics.
It seems pretty cut and dry. Jordan was royally fucked over by the FIG. There is no wild corruption. I do hope Donatella and the FIG are scalped for this to be honest — it’s such a shitshow.
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