The moment that Stephen Nedoroscik’s feet touched the floor — one last perfect landing in the final routine of the night — the U.S. men’s gymnastics team exploded in joy.
It didn’t matter that the medal was bronze, not gold. The achievement was monumental all the same: the first team medal for U.S. men’s gymnastics in the Olympics since 2008. Accordingly, there were plenty of hugs to go around.
The U.S. men were nearly flawless in the team final, held Monday before a crowd of nearly 15,000 people in Paris’s Bercy Arena.
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