The U.S. men's gymnastics team broke the spell of bad luck on Monday, earning its first team medal in 16 years. Among the group were two Massachusetts natives…
. Residents of Stoughton gathered at a watch party on Monday to watch Richard help his team take home bronze.
"We kept saying we're gonna see him in the Olympics, not knowing he's going to make it to the Olympics, but we just, I guess, manifested it," added Alexia Etienne, a family friend.Sign up for NECN newsletters. Fred Richard's near-perfect landing on the high bars propels US men's gymnastics to bronze, its first Olympic medal since 2008.
"You're never quite just quite still while you're doing gymnastics. It's always really fun," they said."Kids really see themselves in him, even though he's obviously extraordinary in his talents and achievements," said Matt Colantonio, assistant superintendent of Stoughton Public Schools.
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