Olympic gymnastics at Paris 2024: Biggest stories, replays, medal results, top athletes, new records (2024)

Men's Team Final

Coming into the Games, winning a team medal was the No. 1 goal for the U.S. men's gymnastics team. The team had not been on an Olympic medal podium since 2008, but didn't miss a beat in Paris to clinch the bronze.

The team was led by 2023 World all-around medalist Frederick Richard and three-time U.S. national all-around champion Brody Malone, who rebounded from a tough day in qualifications just two days prior to hit when his team needed it most. It's was storybook ending for Malone, who missed the majority of the 2023 season due to a devastating knee injury where he had to re-learn how to walk. At one point in time, his chances of making it to Paris seemed uncertain, but he continued to fight and brought his journey full circle with an Olympic bronze medal.

Asher Hong and Paul Juda, 2023 world team bronze medalists, also contributed solid efforts to the team score, leaving it all up to pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik to seal the deal as the final routine for the U.S. men.

Nedoroscik was affectionately dubbed the Clark Kent of men's gymnastics and became an internet meme after the world noticed he had waited on the sidelines for over two hours for his one chance to shine. When it was time for Nedoroscik to compete in the sixth and final rotation, he calmly took off his glasses and did exactly what he was brought to Paris to do. His clean, difficult pommel horse routine made the long-awaited dream a reality, and the U.S. men's gymnastics team was able to bring home a medal for the first time in 16 years.

Japan reclaimed the gold medal, getting back on the top of the podium after winning the silver at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. China took the silver.

Event Finals

Men's Floor Final

The Philippines has a new hero in Carlos Yulo, who was undeniable on the floor to not only win the first Olympic medal for the Philippines in gymnastics, but just the second Olympic gold medal in the country's Olympic history. Yulo is also the first man in any sport to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines.

His feat has been celebrated with a plethora of rewards, including thousands of dollars in cash, a free house, a fully furnished two-bedroom condo and a lifetime of free ramen.

Yulo knocked off Tokyo Olympic championArtem Dolgopyat of Israel, who improved his performance from the qualification round by five tenths, but gave away too many tenths on his landings to defend his title.

Great Britain’sJake Jarman entered the final as the top qualifier and impressed with his high level of difficulty — including a triple twisting double layout and a triple twisting double tuck. Jarman, however, did not stick any of his landings and was unable to top Yulo in the end. Jarman finished third, securing the first Olympic medal of his career.

Medalists
Gold:Carlos Yulo - Philippines (15.000)
Silver:Artem Dolgopyat - Israel (14.966)
Bronze:Jake Jarman - Great Britain (14.933)

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Women's Vault Final

Afterpulling out of the vault finalat the Tokyo 2020 Games, Simone Biles landed back on top of the medal podium thanks to two explosive and extremely difficult vaults — a Yurchenko double pike and Cheng.

Although defending Olympic champion Rebeca Andrade outscored Biles' Cheng with a remarkable Cheng of her own, she was unable to contend with Biles’ level of difficulty on the Yurchenko double pike and finished second. Freshly minted two-time Olympic gold medalistJade Carey finished third to add a third Olympic medal to her haul.

Carey was on a bit of a mission — perhaps her own personal "Redemption Tour" — after an uncharacteristic mistake on vault forced her to the bottom of the standings in Tokyo. Carey performed two of the best vaults of her career to secure the bronze in Paris.

Medalists
Gold:Simone Biles - United States (15.300)
Silver:Rebeca Andrade - Brazil (14.966)
Bronze:Jade Carey - United States (14.466)

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Men's Pommel Horse Final

The two-time pommel horse world champion,Rhys McClenaghan, upgraded his status to Olympic champion in Paris.

McClenaghan left very little to deduct, perhaps performing one of the best routines of his career to clinch the first Olympic gymnastics medal for Ireland.

Nariman Kurbanov of Kazakhstan was the first routine of the final and set the bar extremely high with a 15.433, which was over two tenths higher than the highest qualifying score. In the end, Kurbanov’s efforts were enough to secure Kazakhstan’s first Olympic medal in gymnastics.

The American sensationStephen Nedoroscik performed a tenth higher than he did in the qualifying round to lock up his second Olympic bronze medal of the Games.

Two-time Olympic champion Max Whitlock of Great Britain was looking to win his third consecutive title on the event but had a few form breaks that made it difficult for him to keep pace for the medal race.

Medalists
Gold:Rhys McClenaghan - Ireland (15.533)
Silver: Nariman Kurbanov - Kazakhstan (15.433)
Bronze:Stephen Nedoroscik - United States (15.300)

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Men's Rings Final

The Chinese gymnasts have long been known for being masters of the rings and proved it once again in Paris.

Defending Olympic rings champion and two-time world champion Liu Yang qualified into the final in second, but was exceptionally clean to ensure he would go back-to-back at the Games.

Zou Jingyuan, perhaps Liu's strongest competition, entered as the top qualifier but finished second, less than a tenth behind first.

Women's Uneven Bars Final

For the first time in history, Algeria has not just an Olympic medalist in gymnastics — but a gold medalist.The French-born Kaylia Nemour, who started representing Algeria after a dispute with the French Gymnastics Federation, is also the first Olympic medalist in gymnastics from the African continent, topped the reigning world champion from China,Qiu Qiyuan and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalistSuni Lee.

Both Nemour and Qiu performed two of the most difficult routines being done in the world (7.1 D-score) and put on a fierce battle for gold and silver. Lee and Tokyo Olympic uneven bar champion Nina Derwael couldn't quite contend for gold with their difficulty level in Paris, but provided an intense battle for the bronze.

Medalists
Gold: Kaylia Nemour - Algeria (15.700)
Silver: Qiu Qiyuan - China (15.500)
Bronze:Suni Lee - United States (14.800)

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Men's Vault Final

Just one day after winning an historic gold medal for the Philippines on the floor exercise, Yulo picked up a second gold medal on the vault, topping Artur Davtyan (14.966) - the first-ever Olympic medal for Armenia in gymnastics - and Great Britain's Harry Hepworth.

Medalists
Gold:Carlos Yulo - Philippines (15.116)
Silver: Artur Davtyan - Armenia (14.966)
Bronze:Harry Hepworth - Great Britain (14.949)

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Men's Parallel Bar Final

China’sZou Jingyuanundoubtedly came to Paris as the best parallel bar worker in the world and further solidified that status with his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the event at the Games. The defending Olympic champion posted the top score in qualifications by nearly a point, over Ukraine’sIllia Kovtun and Japan’s newest rising starShinnosuke Oka, who delivered a phenomenal routine as the very last gymnast in the rotation to lock in the bronze (15.300).

Medalists
Gold:Zou Jingyuan - China (16.200)
Silver: Illia Kovtun - Ukraine (15.500)
Bronze:Shinnosuke Oka - China (15.4300)

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Women's Balance Beam Final

Coming into Paris, Alice D’Amato wasn’t necessarily the favorite to win the gold medal on balance beam but she made the absolute most of the opportunity when many of the top contenders faltered.

The door opened early when the top qualifier, Zhou Yaqin of China, who was the very first athlete to compete, touched her hands down on the beam after a full straight jump — a five tenth deduction. Yaqin managed to hold on to second place while D'Amato's teammate Manila Esposito, the 2024 European balance beam champion, grabbed the bronze.

D'Amato is the first Olympic gold medalist in Italian women's gymnastics history.

Simone Biles and Suni Lee both competed in the final, but had falls on their acrobatic series which placed them fifth and sixth. Paris marks the first time since 2000 that an American has not finished on the balance beam medal podium.

Medalists
Gold:Alice D'Amato - Italy (14.366)
Silver: Zhou Yaqin - China (14.100)
Bronze:Manila Esposito (14.000)

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Men's High Bar

The door was wide open for a new champion to emerge in the men’s high bar final after defending championDaiki Hashimoto shockingly did not advance to the final and it was his teammate Shinnosuke Oka rose to the occasion to win the gold in his absence.

Oka and Colombia’sAngel Barajas both scored a 14.533, which meant the tie had to be broken by execution scores. Oka had a 8.633 and Barajas had a 7.933, which put Barajas in silver medal position — the first Olympic medal for Colombia in gymnastics.

China's Zhang Boheng, who was the top qualifier, was excellent throughout his routine, but put his hands down on the dismount (13.966). Tang Chia-Hung of Chinese Taipei also had gold medal potential but fell on his Cassina for a 13.966.

Since Chia-Hung and Boheng had the same execution score and difficulty score, both athletes received the bronze medal.

Medalists
Gold:Shinnosuke Oka - China (14.533)
Silver: Angel Barajas - Colombia (14.533)
Bronze:Zhang Boheng - China & Tang Chia-Hung - Chinese Taipei (13.966)

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Women's Floor Exercise Final

To close out the gymnastics competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Brazil’sRebeca Andradepulled off a feat that very few gymnasts have ever been able to do: she beat Simone Biles.

Andrade had one of her best floor routine of the Games to grab the lead. However, when Biles went out of bounds on two of her tumbling passes, the gold was all but assured for Andrade.

Andrade's Olympic medal tally bumped up to six, making her the most decorated Brazilian Olympian in history.

American Jordan Chiles had originally finished fifth, but a last-second inquiry (as a result of a leap not getting credited) bumped her score by one tenth to give her the bronze (13.766) over Romania's Ana Barbosu (13.700).

As it turns out, the inquiry came four seconds too late.

Five days after the competition concluded, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in favor of Barbosu that Chiles' inquiry came after the required time frame of one minute.

Due to the untimely inquiry, Chiles' initial score of 13.666 was reinstated. The FIG, the international governing body for gymnastics, confirmed that the results of the floor final will be amended, with Barbosu ranking third. The IOC confirmed that Chiles' medal will be reallocated to Barbosu.

Although she didn't take home any gold medals on the final day of competition, Biles’ performance in Paris has further cemented her place in the history books. She concludes her third Olympic Games with 11 Olympic medals, seven of which are gold, and even hinted that she might not be done with the sport just yet.

Medalists
Gold: Rebeca Andrade - Brazil (14.166)
Silver: Simone Biles - United States (14.133)
Bronze: Jordan Chiles - United States (13.766)

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