Olympic gymnastics live updates: Simone Biles wins gold on vault, Stephen Nedoroscik takes bronze on pommel horse

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  Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 6:36pm GMT+2

  Stephen Nedoroscik – the gymnast with the glasses – wins bronze on the pommel horse

  Stephen Nedoroscik, the bespectacled, Rubik’s Cube-solving overnight sensation, proved he’s no one-hit wonder after claiming the United States’ first medal in the team event.

  On Saturday he won his own medal, namely bronze in the individual pommel horse, as the crowning achievement of a hectic week in Paris.

  Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan won gold with a 15.533, followed by Kazakh Nariman Kurbanov with a 15.433, good for silver.

  Nedoroscik scored a 15.300, good for a 6.4 for difficulty and an 8.9 for execution. That was better than the 15.200 he scored in qualifying.

  As his score flashed across the video screen at the Bercy Arena, Nedoroscik, again wearing his signature rims, embraced McClenaghan and the two talked about competing again at the 2028 Olympics in LA. “Do it again,” Nedoroscik said with a smile.

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• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 6:17pm GMT+2

  Stephen Nedoroscik wins bronze!

  Pommel Horse Guy did what he came for! He adds another bronze medal after winning team bronze earlier this week.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 6:16pm GMT+2

  South Korean Hur Woong falls off the pommel, but he won’t knock anyone off the podium.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 6:12pm GMT+2

  Ukraine’s Oleg Verniaiev, the 2016 Olympic champion on the parallel bars and silver medalist in the individual all-around, clocked 14.966. Nedoroscik retains bronze.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 6:08pm GMT+2

  The 14.933 of the Japanese Takaaki Sugino is not good enough to get on the podium. There are only a few gymnasts left.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 6:06pm GMT+2

  Stephen Nedoroscik just misses out on the top of the leaderboard, with a time of 15.300. He is currently in third place.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:58pm GMT+2

  Ireland’s Rhys McClenaghan, the “prince of the pommel”, smiles as he steps down after an impressive routine. That’s good for a 15.533, and he’s in tears as he jumps to the top of the leaderboard. Stephen Nedoroscik is next

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:54pm GMT+2

  Dutchman Loran de Munck hits the horse with his shin and falls off. He gets a 13.733.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:51pm GMT+2

  Britain’s Max Whitlock, who won gold in Rio and Tokyo, scores a 15.200 after a few minor mistakes. He is in second place behind Kurbanov.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:47pm GMT+2

  The men’s vaulting horse has started

  The first is Nariman Kurbanov from Kazakhstan.

  He sets the tone with a strong routine and opens the competition with a score of 15.433.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:37pm GMT+2

  Gold for Simone Biles, bronze for Jade Carey in women’s vault

  Simone Biles has won seven gold medals, which is tied for the second most gold medals of all time for an American female Olympian.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:20pm GMT+2

  Jade Carey brings two Americans on stage

  American Jade Carey scores a 14.466, earning her a podium finish. She finishes with bronze, earning the US two spots on the podium.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:15pm GMT+2

  Korea’s Yeo Seo-jeong scores a 13.416, likely saving her from a medal.

  She didn’t gain enough height, which made it difficult for her to land and thus lost her chance at the podium.

  American Jade Carey closes the event.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:11pm GMT+2

  Rebeca Andrade fails to catch Simone Biles

  Rebeca Andrade scores a total of 14.966 in her two attempts.

  She will not overtake Simone Biles for gold, it seems. But Andrade has assured herself a medal.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:07pm GMT+2

  Canada’s Ellie Black doesn’t quite land on her second attempt. She gets a total of 13.933.

  Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade is next.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 5:01pm GMT+2

  Simone Biles takes the lead

  Simone Biles manages to land a double pike on her first attempt.

  In her second she perfects her triple twist

  Her total is 15,300 and she takes the lead.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 4:52pm GMT+2

  Canada’s Shallon Olsen landed on her knees on her second attempt after not gaining enough height on her dismount. Her total score is 13.366.

  Simone Biles is next!

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 4:47pm GMT+2

  Next up is An Chang-ok from North Korea.

  She scores a total of 14.216 to take the current lead after two gymnasts left. Difficulty is rated higher for her routine.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 4:43pm GMT+2

  The women’s jumping final has begun

  Bulgaria’s Valentina Georgia is the first to start in the women’s vault final.

  She scores a 13.983, which probably won’t be enough for a medal. Solid performance, but not much creativity, according to commentators.

• Sat, Aug 3, 2024 at 4:29pm GMT+2

  Filipino Carlos Yulo wins gold in men’s floor exercise

  In the men’s floor exercise, Carlos Yulo of the Philippines wins the country’s first ever medal in gymnastics and its second gold medal.

  Israel’s Artem Dolgopyat wins silver (after gold in Tokyo) and Britain’s Jake Harman wins bronze.