The BIG news of Monday was that the US Men won a bronze in the Team Gymnastics event!!! It is the first time they have medaled in this event since 2008. The whole competition, they say was very much in the spirit of an NCAA meet which is about the brotherhood and cheering each other on. The men on the team could be heard routing for each other throughout the competition. Their energy was different. What was particularly touching for me was seeing the men with their loved ones after they won their medals. Each of them has such special stories and I loved seeing how proud their families are. I felt a great sense of pride watching as an American.
The Japanese team beat China to win the gold.
Men's Gymnastics Team Competition
1. Japan, 259.594
2. China, 259.062
2. China, 259.062
3. USA, 257.793 (Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik, Frederick Richard)
Total Team Effort!
Paul Juda:
Floor Exercise-- 14.2, Vault-- 14.666, Pommel Horse-- 13.9, Horizontal Bar-- 13.366
Frederick Richard:
Floor Exercise-- 14.466, Parallel Bars 14.566, Rings-- 14.033, Horizontal Bar-- 14.833
Brody Malone:
Pommel Horse-- 13.700, Vault-- 14.533, Parallel Bars 14.433, Rings-- 14.166, Horizontal Bar-- 14.166
Asher Hong:
Floor Exercise-- 14.133, Vault-- 14.833, Rings 14.533, Parallel Bars-- 14.400
Stephen Nedoroscik:
Pommel Horse-- 14.866
29 year old Ryan Murphy wanted to medal in the backstroke in three Olympics. He snagged a bronze, but he got more than that, he also got a gender reveal from his wife who revealed that they're having a girl on a poster as she sat in the stands with his family. It was Italy's Thomas Ceccon who is the current world record holder to win the gold.
Men's 100m Backstroke
1. Thomas Ceccon, Italy 52.00
2. Jiayu Xu, China 52.32
3. Ryan Murphy, USA 52.39
from People magazine:
It's like everyone touched in the same second!!!
Men's 200m Freestyle
1. David Popovic, Romania 1:44.72
2. Matthew Richards, Great Britain 1:44:74
3. Luke Hobson, USA 1:44:79 😱😱😱
In the Women's 400m Individual Medley the US ladies did it again, but this time they went 2, 3. Katie Grimes just out touched Emma Weyant by a second and a half. The real news... Summer Mcintosh at 17 from Canada won gold in the event. Her mother was also an Olympic swimmer.
Women's 400m Individual Medley
1. Summer Mcintosh, Canada 4:27:71
2. Katie Grimes, USA 4:33:40
3. Emma Weyant, USA 4:34:93
7.30.24 Tuesday--
Simone Biles called this "the redemption tour", and that it was. She can be confident now and close that chapter called "Tokyo". Biles, along with Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey, and Hezly Rivera became the fourth American team to win an Olympic gold medal. They won in BIG form over 5 points ahead of Italy in second place. Italy got it's first Olympic medal in 96 years snagging silver, and Brazil won it's first ever team medal in history taking the bronze. This brought Simone's medal count to 8 (including five gold!), and she passed Shannon Miller as the most decorated gymnast. Fitting for the career that Simone has had. Her husband and parents watched proudly from the stands along with the other families cheering her on every step of the way.
Women's Team Gymnastics
1. USA, (Simone Biles, Jade Carey, Jordan Chiles, Suni Lee, Hezly Rivera) 171.296
2. Italy, 165.494
3. Brazil, 164.497
Team Scores:
Simone Biles:
Vault-- 14.9, Uneven Bars-- 14.4, Balance Beam-- 14.366, Floor Exercise-- 14.666
Jade Carey:
Vault-- 14.8
Jordan Chiles:
Vault-- 14.4, Uneven Bars-- 14.366, Balance Beam-- 12.733, Floor Exercise-- 13.966
Suni Lee:
Uneven Bars-- 14.566, Balance Beam-- 14.6, Floor Exercise-- 13.533
This US swim team has been struggling with grabbing golds thus far this Olympics....
Tuesday's results were not disappointing by any means, just not what we're used to from Team USA.
Robert (Bobby) Finke, Katie Ledecky's training partner came through with a silver medal in the Men's 800m Freestyle. Daniel Wiffen of Ireland won the first gold medal ever in swimming for Ireland.
Men's 800m Freestyle
1. Daniel Wiffen, Ireland 7:38:19
2. Robert Finke, USA 7:38:75
3. Gregorio Paltrinieri, Italy 7:39:38
Australia continued their swimming dominance this Olympics with a gold in the Women's 100m Backstroke. The US women took silver and bronze respectively.
Women's 100m Backstroke
1. Kaylee McKeown, Australia 57.33
2. Regan Smith, USA 57.66
3. Katharine Berkoff, USA 57.98
Lastly, the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay was all the usual suspects!
Men's 4x200m Freestyle
1. Great Britain 6:59:43
2. USA 7:00:78 (Luke Hobson, Carson Foster, Drew Kibler, Kieran Smith)
3. Australia 7:01:98
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