The U.S. men's gymnastics team will have their first chance at an Olympic medal in Paris Monday, with suburban Chicago gymnast Paul Juda expected to be a…
The USA men's gymnastics team will be competing in the men's team final competition where they'll be looking to medal for the first time since 2008The U.S. came to Paris believing it could return to the medal stand at the Games for the first time since 2008.as one of the two U.S. contenders for the individual all-around medals, topping U.S. star Brody Malone, the Americans are hoping to move past a sloppy fifth-place finish during qualifications.
Richard and Juda, who are teammates at the University of Michigan, finished in 10th and 13th place, respectively, on Saturday - Richard with a score of 83.498 and Juda with 82.865. “Of course I'm upset with myself,” Malone said. “But at the same time, I'm extremely happy for Fred and Paul. I know they're going to crush it.”
Juda won't be favored to finish on the podium in the individual all-around. He knows that. But he could have a bigger shot with the team on Monday.The Americans, who finished third at the 2023 world championships ahead of Great Britain, ultimately finished second in their subdivision with 253.229. After Subdivision 2, with long-time rivals and goal medal favorites China and Japan, and Subdivision 3, the U.S. finished in fifth, qualifying them for a spot in the finals.
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