"They showed up under so much pressure";"Fellas are so bomb"-Fans react as USA Gymnastics men's team wins first medal in 16 years at Paris Olympics

By Abhiruchi Rout

Modified Jul 29, 2024 19:55 GMT

The USA gymnastics team delivered a sensational performance in the men’s all-around team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, securing an unexpected bronze medal. The five-member squad consisted of Frederick Richard, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik, and Asher Hong.

The USA men's gymnastics team secured an overall 257.793 points, scoring 42.799 on floor exercise, 42.466 on pommel horse, 42.732 on rings, 44.032 on vault, 43.399 on parallel bars, and 42.365 on horizontal bars to clinch a podium finish. With this, the men’s team won their first medal after sixteen years since they last collected a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Fans online were moved by the remarkable achievement of the USA men's gymnastics team. One fan expressed how the USA winning the bronze made them emotional and nearly brought tears to their eyes due to the immense pressure that the team overcame, writing on X (formerly Twitter):

“Just watched the men’s USA gymnastics team win bronze and fr almost cried for them, they really showed up under so much pressure”

Another fan commented about the USA gymnastics team members, addressing them as ‘bomb’.

“#USAGymnastics Fellas Are So Bomb 🔥”

Stephen Nedoroscik performed brilliantly in the pommel horse to score 14.866 points on the final rotation. One fan talked about Nedoroscik in their comment, believing that when the gymnast's glasses came off, it was an indication that they were going to win the medal. They wrote:

“When Stephen’s glasses came off, you knew they were getting the medal!”

Here are a few other fans' reactions to the USA gymnastics men's team's bronze medal victory:

“That last rotation was the jolt I needed injected into my veins to get through the rest of my work day,” one fan wrote.

“These dudes brought me so much joy (and anxiety) today. I love the Olympics,” another fan mentioned.

“Team USA gymnastics has some juice for the first time I can remember,” a fan opined.

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USA Gymnastics men's team performance at the Olympics over the years

Jonathan Horton celebrates his bronze medals from the men's team final at the Beijing Olympics 2008. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Besides their bronze medal triumph at the Paris Olympics, the USA men's gymnastics team has won four medals, including one gold, two silver, and one bronze medal. With their latest win at the current Summer Games, their medal count has now increased to five medals.

Since its introduction at the Summer Olympics in 1908, the USA men's gymnastics team won their first medal, a silver, in their home games in Los Angeles in 1932. They secured their first Olympic gold medal at the Summer Games hosted in Los Angeles in 1984.