Romanian Leader Won’t Attend Olympics Closing Ceremony After Gymnastics Controversy

The prime minister of Romania said he will not attend the Paris Olympics closing ceremony in protest of the gymnastics judges’ decision that allowed two gymnasts from his country to controversially miss medals during the women’s final. “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,” Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu wrote on Facebook. “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!” U.S. gymnast Jordan Chiles won the bronze medal after appealing her score during the women’s floor final earlier this week. Before she made the appeal, two Romanian gymnasts, Ana Barbosu and Sabrina Voinea, were tied for third place, and Barbosu would have kept the bronze medal position....