On Monday, the U.S. men's gymnastics team captured the attention of the nation with an unlikely podium appearance.
In contrast to the dominant women's side, the men's gymnasts haven't enjoyed the same recent history of success. The last time they medaled was in 2008 in Beijing. This year's crop of gymnasts performed well enough to get the U.S. into the men's team final, but with a field of eight countries the odds were stacked against them.
But they pulled it off. Frederick Richard, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscick, Paul Juda, and Asher Hong powered the U.S. to a bronze medal finish with some electrifying performances. After scoring well in their events the young men had to wait for other countries to finish to solidify their podium placement and anticipation was clearly building.
Once it was official that they had medaled, the gymnasts went absolutely nuts in a joyous celebration that reminds us all what the Olympics are really about.
They did it! The US Men’s Gymnastics team gets gets in the podium for the first time since the 2008 #Olympics!#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/ntqYEGFyca
— Danny Bennett (@RealDannyB) July 29, 2024
OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALISTS! 🥉
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) July 29, 2024
For the first time since 2008, the U.S. Men are taking home hardware in the Olympic Team Competition! Congratulations to Asher, Paul, Brody, Stephen & Frederick - you are Olympic Medalists! pic.twitter.com/sodNiW76Ut
What a cool moment.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as U.S. Men's Gymnastics Team's Joyous Celebration After First Medal Since 2008 Was Perfect .
