After qualifying in fifth place, the U.S. men ended a 16-year drought to the delight of the dozens of fans waving American flags who chanted “USA, USA” throughout the evening.
Daiki Hashimoto, of Japan, celebrates after performing on the pommel horse during the men's artistic gymnastics team finals round at Bercy Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.The Japanese overtook their rivals on the final rotation, after China’s Su Weide fell twice off the horizontal bar. Japan won with a small margin of 0.532 points.
Russia, which won gold at the Tokyo Games, did not compete because of its role in the war against Ukraine.They faced off in the same group, starting their competition on floor exercise. China looked set for its first gold medal in the competition since 2012 after taking the lead midway through the competition.
But Takaaki Sugino, Shinnosuke Oka and Tokyo Olympics all-around champion Daiki Hashimoto nailed Japan’s comeback with excellent displays on the horizontal bar while Sue faltered.
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