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Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

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After Simone Biles and “Pommel Horse Guy” Stephen Nedoroscik collected more honors for Team USA on the first day of gymnastics apparatus finals, Suni Lee added to the U.S. medal tally with a bronze on uneven bars.

Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour took gold with an absolutely stunning score of 15.700 points in a beautiful, near-perfect routine. China’s Qiu Qiyuan won silver with a score of 15.500 points, a significant increase from her qualifying score of 15.066.

Lee won bronze in the event for the second consecutive Olympics, competing last and recording a score of 14.800 to edge out the rest of the competition for third place.

Also in today’s finals will be the rings and men’s vault events, for which no Americans qualified despite Team USA taking home the bronze medal in the team competition. Speaking of Team USA’s medal count, you can check it out here, as the U.S. comes into Sunday’s competition with a lead in the overall medal count and also in second place in gold medals.

  • Start time: 9am Eastern Time/6am Pacific Time (The Americans qualified for the event)

    • Men’s rings — 9 am ET: No Americans qualified

    • Women’s uneven bars — 9:40 am ET: Suni Lee

    • Men’s Jumping — 10:24 am ET: No Americans qualified

  • Location: Bercy Arena | Paris, France

  • Television channel: NBC

  • Transmission: Fubo, peacock

Stay with Yahoo Sports for live updates and full coverage of the gymnastics apparatus finals at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics.

Live20 updates

  • Suni Lee wins bronze in uneven bars final

    USA’s Suni Lee takes her sixth Olympic medal with a bronze on the uneven bars. Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour scores an impressive 15.700 to take gold, while China’s Qiu Qiyuan takes silver with a score of 15.500.

  • Britain’s Jake Jarman, the reigning world champion in this event, puts in two impressive laps, but has some problems with landing deductions. He clocks a time of 14.933 and moves into second place behind teammate Harry Hepworth.

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    The men’s vault final, the last apparatus final of the day, is now underway. The sprint vault competitors will do two vaults, and the two scores will be averaged to obtain the total score.

    Ukraine’s Nazar Chepurnyi starts the field with a total score of 14.899, followed by Britain’s Harry Hepworth, who scored a total of 14.949.

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    In a post-event interview, Suni Lee reiterates how grateful she is to be in Paris. Lee has been dealing with health issues for over a year and was unsure if she would be able to compete even a few months ago; she now has three medals at these games, with the possibility of another in the beam final tomorrow.

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    And she does it! Suni Lee scores a 14.800 and takes her third Olympic medal of these games with a bronze on the uneven bars.

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    Suni Lee looks great on the beam, as her teammates and family cheer her on from the stands. The question remains: will it be enough to make it onto the podium?

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    And now it’s Suni Lee’s turn. Lee will do her best to defend her bronze medal in Tokyo in this event. She needs a score above 14.766 to win a medal, which is certainly possible; she scored 14.866 in the qualifying round.

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    Germany’s Helen Kevric has to follow Nemour’s routine, but she does a good job and scores 14.566. Unfortunately, she will not be able to compete for the medals.

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    And here comes Kaylia Nemour, who executes an absolutely beautiful routine and earns an impressive score of 15.700. Nemour was immediately thrilled after achieving (almost a stick) a near-perfect routine. She is guaranteed a medal, and it is likely to be gold.

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    China’s Qiu Qiyuan, who has one of the highest starting values ​​in the competition, takes a big hit on her landing and launches into first place with a 15.500. Both Qiu and Kaylia Nemour, who will be next, are just 17 years old and look like they could be on the top step of the podium, assuming everything goes as planned in Nemour’s routine.

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    Britain’s Becky Downie falls when her hands slip off the bar, but then gets back up and scores 13.633. Downie, 32, is a decorated gymnast but has never won an Olympic medal – unfortunately, that will continue in Paris.

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    Belgian Nina Derwael, who won the event at Tokyo 2020, achieved a good score of 14.766 in the hope of defending her medal. She is in the lead, with five competitors remaining.

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    Next up is Italy’s Alice D’Amato, who led Italy to a team silver medal last week. D’Amato looks classy on the handlebars, getting some good height and nailing her dismount to score a 14.733 that puts her in a good spot.

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    Sixteen-year-old Zhang Yihan is the first to compete for China. She falls during her routine, which puts her out of contention for a medal, but she gets up and finishes the event. Zhang finishes with a time of 12.800, which sets the bar low for the rest of the competitors.

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    Suni Lee will wear a red leotard in the bars final today, the same leotard worn yesterday by her teammate Simone Biles, who won the gold medal in the vault final. Biles is in the crowd at the Bercy Arena to support Lee; she will compete in two events tomorrow.

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    Suni Lee competes in the uneven bars final

    The women’s uneven bars final is here and American Suni Lee will be looking for her third medal of the tournament. Lee is strong on bars, but she doesn’t have the highest starting value; that value is held by Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour, who finished with a 15.533 on the event during the all-around final on Thursday.

    Lee, who is competing last in the event, will need to have a strong performance to reach the podium with her routine, but that is within her reach.

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    The rings final will be contested by Britain’s Harry Hepworth, with 14.800, and Armenia’s Vahagn Davtyan, with 14.866.

    China will finish first and second in rings, with Liu Yang taking gold and Zou Jingyuan silver. Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias will take bronze.

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    French gymnast Samir Ait Said was given a standing ovation after performing an excellent routine and being beaten in front of his home crowd. He earned 15,000 points and was just a few short of one of the three medal spots.

    Turkey’s Adem Asil also missed out on the podium with a score of 14.966.

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    Men’s rings final begins in Paris

    The top four of the eight competitors have completed their routines. Chinese gymnasts Liu Yang and Zou Jingyuan are in the top two spots with scores of 15.300 and 15.233, while Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias is in third place with a score of 15.100.

    Belgium’s Glen Cuyle fell on landing and received a 13.833; he will not medal.

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    Day two of the artistic gymnastics apparatus finals has begun, with Sunisa Lee competing for the United States on the uneven bars. There are three events on the schedule for today: men’s rings, women’s bars and men’s vault. Lee will be the only American competing today, as none of the U.S. male gymnasts qualified for those two finals.

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