After Simone Biles and Stephen Nedoroscik, the “Pommel Horse Guy,” collected more medals for Team USA on the first day of gymnastics apparatus finals, Suni Lee added to the American medal haul with a bronze on uneven bars.
Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour took gold with an absolutely stunning score of 15.700 after a beautiful and near-perfect routine. China’s Qiu Qiyuan took silver with a score of 15.500, a significant improvement on her qualifying score of 15.066.
Lee won bronze in the event for the second consecutive time at the Olympics, competing last and posting a score of 14.800 to edge out the rest of the field for third place.
Today’s finals also took place on rings and vault, for which no Americans qualified despite the U.S. team winning bronze in the team competition. Carlos Edirel Yulo of the Philippines won gold in the men’s vault with a score of 15.116. Artur Davtyan of Armenia and Harry Hepworth of Great Britain won silver and bronze, respectively. China dominated the men’s rings, with Yang Liu winning gold and Jingyuan Zou taking silver. Eleftherios Petrounias of Greece took bronze.
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Suni Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final
American Suni Lee won her sixth Olympic medal with a bronze on the uneven bars. Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour scored an impressive 15.700 to win gold — becoming the first gymnast representing an African country to win a gymnastics medal — while China’s Qiu Qiyuan took silver with a score of 15.500.
Carlos Yulo wins second individual Olympic gold medal with first place in vault
Carlos Yulo, who won gold in vault yesterday, giving the Philippines its first medal in gymnastics, wins gold in the men’s vault final with a whopping score of 15.116. Armenia’s Artur Davtyan competes last and sneaks in to take silver, while Britain’s Harry Hepworth settles for bronze.
The final competitor was Armenia’s Artur Davtyan, who scored a whopping 14.966 to take silver.
Iran’s Mahdi Olfat had a great performance, but he missed his first jump. He scored 14.266 and is out of the medal race; Carlos Yulo and Harry Hepworth are assured of one.
Croatia’s Aurel Benovic scores a total of 14.900, leaving Yulo and the two Brits on the podium — for now. There are still two gymnasts to go.
Four-time Olympic champion Igor Radivilov of Ukraine performed well on his first jump, but fell while attempting to land his second. He scored 14.166 and currently sits in last place.
Carlos Yulo of the Philippines leads the way, opening with an outrageous 15.433 and following up with a solid second jump for a total score of 15.116.
Yulo won gold on floor yesterday, giving the Philippines its first Olympic medal in gymnastics, and he could be ready to win another: he now leads by a slight margin with four gymnasts still to go.
Britain’s Jake Jarman, the reigning world champion in the event, performed two superb tricks but struggled with landing deductions. He scored 14.933 and moved into second place, behind teammate Harry Hepworth.
The men’s vault final, the last apparatus final of the day, is now underway. Vault competitors will perform two vaults, with the two scores averaged to arrive at a total score.
Ukraine’s Nazar Chepurnyi leads the field with a total score of 14.899, followed by Britain’s Harry Hepworth, who scored 14.949.
In an interview after the event, Suni Lee reiterated her gratitude to be in Paris. Lee has been battling health issues for more than a year and wasn’t sure she would be able to compete until a few months ago. She now has three medals at these Games, with a chance to win another in the beam final tomorrow.
And she does! Suni Lee scores a 14.800 and wins her third Olympic medal of these Games with a bronze on the uneven bars.
Suni Lee looks great at the helm, with her teammates and family cheering her on from the stands. The question remains: will it be enough to get on the podium?
And now it’s Suni Lee’s turn. Lee will do her best to defend her bronze medal in Tokyo. She needs a score higher than 14.766 to get a medal, which is certainly possible, she scored 14.866 in qualifying.
Germany’s Helen Kevric had to follow Nemour’s routine, but she did a solid job, scoring 14.566. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to be in contention for a medal.
And here’s Kaylia Nemour, who perfectly nailed a beautiful routine and earned a whopping 15.700. Nemour was immediately emotional after nailing (almost a stick) a near-perfect routine. She’s guaranteed a medal – and it’ll probably be gold.
China’s Qiu Qiyuan, who has one of the best starting values in the field, takes a big hit on her landing and launches into first place with a 15.500. Qiu and Kaylia Nemour, who goes next, are only 17 years old and look like they could end up on the top step of the podium, provided everything goes as planned in Nemour’s routine.
Britain’s Becky Downie falls, her hands slipping off the bar, before recovering and climbing back up to score 13.633. Downie, who is 32, is a decorated gymnast but has never won an Olympic medal; sadly, that will continue in Paris.
Belgium’s Nina Derwael, who won the event at Tokyo 2020, posted a solid score of 14.766 points in hopes of defending her medal. She takes the lead, with five competitors still in contention.
Next up is Italy’s Alice D’Amato, who led Italy to a team silver medal last week. D’Amato looked graceful on bars, getting a good height and nailing her dismount for a 14.733 that puts her in a good position.
Zhang Yihan, 16, was the first to go for China. She fell during her routine, which prevented her from winning a medal, but she got back up and finished the event. Zhang finished with a 12.800, which set the bar very low for the rest of the field.
