Romania’s Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu announced that he will skip the Paris Olympics closing ceremony due to a controversial situation involving Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles and two Romanian competitors, Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Maneca-Voinea.
“I decided not to attend the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics, following the scandalous situation in the gymnastics, where our athletes were treated in an absolutely dishonorable manner,” read a translation of his Facebook post. “To withdraw a medal earned for honest work on the basis of an appeal, which neither the coaches nor the top technicians understand, is totally unacceptable!”
The uproar came after a scoring dispute that deprived 18-year-old Ana of a bronze medal in the women’s floor exercise final.
