PARIS — The Court of Arbitration for Sport made a ruling and the Federation of International Gymnastics honored it, but neither wanted to be so bold that they actually wanted to say which gymnast actually won the bronze in Monday’s women's floor final.
Maybe two people did win it: Romania’s Ana Barbosu and the United States’ Jordan Chiles.
The International Olympic Committee made the final determination Sunday and opted to strip Chiles of her bronze and reallocate it to Barbosu. It should have done the right thing and awarded medals to both of them for a mess that has been made that isn’t any of the athletes' fault.