Hamm still holding gold medal

South Korea continues to protest, but with no success.
ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- International gymnastics officials said, "Sorry, but no."
The U.S. Olympic Committee said, "Uh-uh."
The International Olympic Committee said, "No way."
Undeterred, the South Koreans keep looking for someone -- anyone -- who will tell them yes in their pursuit of the gymnastics gold medal given to Paul Hamm.
Hours before the Olympics ended Sunday, Yang Tae-young appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, asking it to order international gymnastics officials to correct the results from the all-around, and adjust the medal rankings so he gets gold and the American gets a silver.
Koreans want reversal
"We said we wanted this misjudgment to be corrected. That was very clear from the beginning," said Jae Soon-yoo, spokeswoman for the South Korean delegation. "We are talking about our own rights, our own medal, not anyone else's."
But USOC spokesman Darryl Seibel said the appeal was a moot point. The International Gymnastics Federation, known as FIG, has already said it won't change its results, and the IOC has refused to even consider the idea of giving Yang a gold medal.
"We consider this a closed matter," Seibel said. "The IOC and the International Gymnastics Federation have both indicated there is no basis by which the results will be revisited, and we see no reason why that would happen."
To consider appeal
CAS said it would consider the appeal in Lausanne, Switzerland, where it is based. With the games over, there wasn't time to hear the case in Athens. CAS put off setting a date for the hearing until FIG and the USOC could prepare responses.
But there's no guarantee the case will even be heard. CAS traditionally avoids reviewing "field of play" decisions. If CAS does decide to hear the case, though, Seibel said the USOC will "absolutely be there to protect Paul's rights and his gold medal."
Won't give it up
Hamm has repeatedly said he believes he is the rightful winner, and he won't give up the gold unless ordered to.
FIG spokesman Philippe Silacci had no comment on the appeal.
Yang, who finished with a bronze, was wrongly docked a tenth of a point on his second-to-last routine, the parallel bars. He finished third, 0.049 points behind Hamm, who became the first American man to win gymnastics' biggest prize. But add the extra 0.100, and Yang would have finished 0.051 points ahead of Hamm. That, however, assumes everything in the final rotation played out the same way.
Three judges were suspended because of the error, but FIG said the results would stand because the South Koreans didn't protest after the meet.