After Simone Biles and “Pommel Horse Guy” Stephen Nedoroscik collected more equipment for Team USA on the first day of the gymnastics equipment finals, Suni Lee contributed to the US medal haul with bronze in uneven fields.
Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour won gold with 15.700 points from a beautiful, near-perfect routine. China’s Qiu Qiyuan won silver, scoring 15.500 – a big improvement from her 15.066 score in qualifying.
Lee won bronze in the event for the second consecutive Olympics, competing in the final and posting a score of 14.800 from the rest of the competition in third place.
Also in today’s finals are the men’s rings and vault, for which no Americans qualified even though Team USA took the bronze medal in the team competition. Speaking of Team USA’s medal tally, you can check it here, as the US heads into Sunday’s competition leading the overall medals and running second in the gold medals.
How to watch, schedule for 4 men’s and women’s gymnastics equipment finals:
Start time: 9 am ET/ 6 am PT (Americans qualify for the event)
Men’s earrings – 9 a.m. ET: No Americans qualify
Women’s uneven bars — 9:40 a.m. ET: Sunny Lee
Men’s vault — 10:24 a.m. ET: No Americans qualify
Location: Bercy Arena | Paris, France
TV series: NBC
Stream: Fubo, Peacock
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Suni Lee gets bronze in the bar final
American Suni Lee wins her sixth Olympic medal with a bronze on the uneven bars. Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour scored a whopping 15.700 to take gold – becoming the first gymnast representing an African country to win a medal in gymnastics – while China’s Qiu Qiyuan took silver on points 15,500.
Carlos Yulo won his second Olympic gold by finishing first in the reserve
Carlos Yulo, who won gold on vault yesterday to win the Philippines’ first gymnastics medal, took gold in the men’s Vault final with a huge score of 15.116. Armenia’s Artur Davtyan entered the final and snuck away to take silver, while Great Britain’s Harry Hepworth settled for bronze.
The final competitor is Artur Davtyan of Armenia, who scores a whopping 14.966 to take silver.
Iran’s Mahdi Olfat gives a strong showing, but holds back to reach his first room. He scores 14.266, and is out of contention for awards; Carlos Yulo and Harry Hepworth are guaranteed the award.
Croatia’s Aurel Benovic scores a total of 14.900, leaving Yulo and the two Brits on the podium – for now. Two more gymnasts to go.
Four-time Olympic champion Igor Radivilov of Ukraine makes a big kill on his first pitch, but falls as he tries to hang onto the second. He scores 14.166 points, and is currently in last place.
Carlos Yulo of the Philippines rose to the occasion, starting with an incredible 15.433 points and followed it up with a solid second place for 15.116 points.
Yulo won gold on floor yesterday, the Philippines’ first Olympic medal in gymnastics, and she may be poised for another: She now sits on top with a slight lead, still four fitness professionals.
Great Britain’s Jake Jarman, the reigning world champion in the event, delivers two impressive points but has some problems with the cut. He scores 14.933 and comes in second, behind his partner Harry Hepworth.
The finals of the men’s games, which are the last equipment finals of the day, are underway. Vault Competitors will place two vaults, and the two points are weighted for the total score.
Ukraine’s Nazar Chepurnyi leads the field with a score of 14.899, followed by Great Britain’s Harry Hepworth, who scored a total of 14.949.
In an interview after the event, Suni Lee recounts how grateful she is to be in Paris. Lee has been dealing with health issues for over a year, and wasn’t sure if he would be able to compete until a few months ago; he now has three medals from these games, with a chance for one more until the end of the beam tomorrow.
And he does it! Suni Lee scores 14.800 and wins her third Olympic medal of the Games with a bronze on the uneven bars.
Suni Lee looks gorgeous at the bar, as her colleagues and family cheer her on from the seats. The question remains: Will it be enough to get on that stage?
And now it’s Suni Lee’s turn. Lee will do everything in his power to defend his Tokyo bronze medal in this event. He needs more than 14.766 points to win the award – which is possible; he got 14.866 points in qualifying.
Germany’s Helen Kevric has to follow Nemour’s routine, but she does a solid job, winning 14.566. Unfortunately, it will not be enough to be in the competition for awards.
And here comes Kaylia Nemour, who excelled in style and scored a huge 15.700. Nemour got emotional right after he went down (near stick) in a relatively good manner. He’s guaranteed a medal – and it might just be gold.
China’s Qiu Qiyuan, who has one of the highest starting values in the field, gets a big stick when he arrives and zooms ahead with 15.500. Both Qiu and Kaylia Nemour, who will be next, are only 17 years old, and look like they could be at the top of the stage – assuming all goes as planned in Nemour’s schedule.
Great Britain’s Becky Downie fell when her hands slipped off the bar, before getting back up and coming back to score 13.633. Downie, 32, is a decorated gymnast but has never won an Olympic medal; unfortunately, that will continue in Paris.
Nina Derwael of Belgium, who won the Tokyo 2020 event, scored a strong 14.766 in hopes of defending her medal. He is the leader, with five contestants left.
Next up is Italy’s Alice D’Amato, who led Italy to the team silver medal last week. D’Amato looked good on the bars, getting up well and landing a 14.733 to put her in a good spot.
16-year-old Zhang Yihan is the first for China. He falls during his routine – putting him out of the running for the medal – but he gets up and completes the event. Zhang finished with a 12.800, setting the low for the entire field.
