hina, with its 13 world championships and bronze from Tokyo, and Japan, defending silver medalist and last year’s world champs, are overwhelming favorites for...
Asher Hong of the United States competes on the floor during men’s gymnastics qualifying at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Paris.PARIS — On a day when the U.S. men’s most decorated gymnast and unquestioned leader flamed out in the all-around, the littlest and least members came up big in qualifying Saturday, preserving their medal hopes a couple more days, anyway.
Here’s why that’s problematic: China, with its 13 world championships and bronze from Tokyo, and Japan, defending silver medalist and last year’s world champs, are overwhelming favorites for the top two spots in Monday’s finals. Third place is probably up for grabs between the U.S. and Great Britain, which took third and fourth, respectively, at last year’s worlds.“Some days you’re gonna be off and some days you’re gonna be on,” said Hong, who grew up in Plano and now lives outside Houston.
“I wanted to tone it down a little bit because it’s not team finals,” he said. “And, you know, it’s not a marathon, it’s a sprint.Malone made it a little bit longer Saturday. Brett McClure, the men’s high-performance director, said he was “surprised” by the two-time Olympian’s day. He conceded they must get him right for Monday in order to have a shot at a team medal. Finishing fifth, as they have in the last three Olympics, is getting a little stale.
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