Several events came down to the wire as Americans racked up medals at the Summer Games.
PARIS, France — It was a memorable day for Team USA, as the men’s gymnastics team ended a 16-year drought at the team final Monday.
Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik and the rest of the U.S. men delivered a stunning performance in the gymnastics competition, earning them the first team medal since 2008. In the pool, Americans racked up medals in the swimming events but couldn’t strike gold.
Men’s gymnastics all-around final
The Americans earned bronze for their first medal since 2008, a massive win for the U.S. facing strong competition from powerhouse nations Japan and China.
The Japanese men’s gymnastics team claimed Olympic gold with an epic comeback over its top rival.
With China looking poised to claim its first Olympic title in 12 years with one rotation to go, Japan surged ahead to win the men’s team competition after an intense and nail-biting duel. The Japanese overtook their rivals on the final rotation, after China’s Su Weide fell twice off the horizontal bar.
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.
Skateboarding
Americans Jagger Eaton and Nyjah Huston took home silver and bronze in a thrilling men’s street skateboarding final. Huston’s bronze is an improvement for him after a disappointing seventh-place finish three years ago in Tokyo when skateboarding made its Olympic debut.
Japan’s Yuto Horigome won back-to-back Olympic golds in men’s street skateboarding after scoring a nearly perfect 97.08 on his fifth and final trick.
Stacking up swimming medals
In the 400-meter individual medley American Katie Grimes held on against Canadian phenom Summer McIntosh to claim the silver, and the Americans also grabbed the bronze when Emma Weyant touched third.
Ryan Murphy couldn’t defend his Tokyo title in the men’s 100-meter backstroke, but still took third for the bronze.
American Luke Hobson took bronze in the men’s 200 freestyle final.
Lilly King came up short in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke and did not medal.
U.S. women’s water polo loses
The U.S. women’s water polo team was handed a rare loss at the Olympics, falling 13-11 to Bea Ortiz and Spain in a rematch of the final at the Tokyo Games.
The U.S. is going for its fourth consecutive gold medal. No team — men or women — has won four straight water polo titles at the Olympics. It was the program’s second loss at the Olympics since it dropped the 2008 final. It went 5-0-1 in London, 6-0 in Rio de Janeiro and 6-1 in Tokyo.
