WATCH: Michigan Wolverines' Paris 2024 bronze medalists Paul Juda and Frederick Richard bang the drum to kick off Big Ten clash vs Fresno State

By Animesh Pandey

Modified Sep 01, 2024 07:11 GMT

Olympic medalist gymnasts Paul Juda and Frederick Richard recently attended the much-awaited game between the Michigan Wolverines and Fresno State Bulldogs at Michigan Stadium. Paul Juda and Frederick Richard represent the Michigan Wolverines in the NCAA gymnastics championships.

The two gymnasts banged the drum at Michigan Stadium to kick off the game between Michigan Wolverines and Fresno State Bulldogs, where Michigan Wolverines prevailed with a score of 30-10.

Both contributed to the historic team's all-around bronze medal win by the USA at the Paris Olympics. It was the USA's first Olympic medal in this category since the 2008 Beijing Olympics

Juda recently delivered a silver medal to the Michigan Wolverines in the team all-around event at the 2024 NCAA Championships, apart from an individual gold medal in the floor exercise and a silver medal in the individual vault event.

Besides that, Paul Juda received the title of 'Big Ten Freshman of the Year' from the NCAA in 2020 and the 'Big Ten Gymnast of the Year' in 2021 and 2022.

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Paul Juda's performance at the Paris Olympics 2024

Asher Hong, Paul Juda, Brody Malone, Stephen Nedoroscik and Fred Richard with their medals from the men's team all around event at the Paris Olympics 2024 [Image Source: Getty]

Paul Juda went to the Paris Olympics hoping for an improved performance compared to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics when the American men's team returned without any medals for the first time in the history of the Summer Olympics.

Paul Juda had finished fourth in the individual all-around event, 2nd in the floor exercise, and 3rd in the pommel horse event to qualify for the Paris Olympics at the US Olympic trials. He joined the team of Frederick Richard, Stephen Nedoroscik, Brody Malone, and Asher Hong, who would represent the USA at the Paris Olympics.

Paul Juda managed to qualify for the finals for the individual and the team all-around event. The American gymnast scored 14.200 in the floor exercise, 13.900 in the pommel horse, 14.666 in the vault, and 13.366 in the horizontal bar category. Juda's teammate Fred Richard also contributed with an impressive scoreline of 14.466 in the floor exercise, 14.033 in the still rings, 14.566 in the parallel bars, and 14.833 in the horizontal bar category.

The combined score of Team USA was 257.793, ahead of Great Britain's score of 255.527, who finished fourth overall. Japan won the gold medal with a score of 259.594, while China won the silver medal with a score of 259.062.

Paul Juda and Fred Richard also qualified for the finals of the individual all-around event. However, their campaign ended in disappointment, with Juda and Richard ranking 14th and 15th respectively.