Scandalous’ Gymnastics Medal Dispute Leads Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu To Boycott Olympics Ceremony

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced Tuesday that he will boycott the Paris Olympics closing ceremony in protest over a controversial scoring decision in women’s gymnastics, Fox News reported.

This decision affected Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu, who initially celebrated winning the bronze medal in the floor event before a score review promoted American gymnast Jordan Chiles ahead of her, according to Fox News. The score change followed an appeal by U.S. coaches concerning Chiles’ initial score, which after review was increased by 0.1 points, thus moving Chiles into third place and displacing Barbosu from the podium.