Olympic star Nadia Comaneci slams judges over controversial rule change in floor exercise, what is it? Here's all you need to know

There are a lot of talks around the Paris Olympics 2024 and some of its interesting rules and regulations, be it swimming, athletics or even floor exercise. In swimming, the update at the start of the event was that Speedo's full-body swimsuits would still stay banned at the Paris Olympics. Meanwhile, there were also major talks around the pools in France being little 'slower' than the pools in the other Olympic editions.

In athletics, people were in awe of the purple tracks that had sea-shells in its compounding material. Now, coming to floor exercise, there is a lot of talks around the sudden score change rule that simply snatched away a medal from Romania’s Ana Barbosu, which would have been the first ever Olympic prize of her career.

Massive Olympics controversy: How did Ana Barbosu miss out on a medal?

The Romanian athlete had already picked up her nation's flag and begun celebrating when the scoreboard clearly suggested that Barbosu had won a bronze, coming in the third position. However, a sudden score change saw her dropping from her third position, and Jordan Chiles climbed to the bronze medal-winning position instead.


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According to Olympic officials, this happened on the basis of Chiles' review around the points, and right after, judges reviewed their decision and revised the points tally. However, Barbosu had to bear the brunt of this score change and missed out on the first Olympic medal of her career

Nadia Comaneci expresses her anger

Retired Romanian athlete, Nadia Comaneci, who was one of the leading gymnasts of her time, was angered by this post-score declaration review in these final moments and claimed that it severely affects the mental health and emotions of the athletes, in cases like this, where a deserving athlete is deprived of a medal, even after showing the due expectations. This, according to Comaneci, won five gold medals during her Olympics career, was something that should not have been done in the first place and that athletes' mental health should be protected at all costs.

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FAQs:

Did Jordan Chiles win an Olympic medal?
Yes, Jordan Chiles managed to secure a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics event, although through a review in the final moments of the events.

How many gold medals did Nadia Comaneci win in Olympics?
Romania's Nadia Comaneci, who was a legendary gymnast during her days, achieved as many as five Olympic gold medals in her entire career.