Gallery: The best gymnastics moments from the Paris Olympics
Stephen Nedoroscik goes viral in the men's team event final
The first medal event for artistic gymnastics was the men's team event on July 29. Team USA was on the cusp of winning a bronze medal when pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik was the last to perform. He removed his glasses like Clark Kent and performed a flawless routine, earning a score of 14.866. His high score secured the bronze medal for the Team USA men, their first since the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Nedoroscik's iconic performance immediately went viral on YouTube and TikTok and earned him nicknames like "Team USA's Clark Kent" and the "pommel horse hero."
PHOTO: Tim Clayton - Corbis
Team USA men take home bronze medal
After qualifying in fifth place, the U.S. men ended a 16-year medal drought with a third-place finish.
The American men finished with a total of 257.793 points to come out ahead of Team Great Britain for the bronze.
PHOTO: Tim Clayton - Corbis
Simone Biles begins her Olympic comeback with a triumph
After withdrawing from multiple events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to mental health ailments, Simone Biles' Olympic future was up in the air until she announced she would be returning for Paris.
She competed in the women's team event final on July 30 and posted high scores on all four apparatuses, helping her team secure a win.
PHOTO: GABRIEL BOUYS
Suni Lee's unforgettable return
Tokyo 2020's all-around champion Suni Lee was also unsure of her Olympic future after being diagnosed with two kidney diseases last year. She had to take six months off of training for her medical treatment.
She became a champion once again during the team event with solid performances on uneven bars, balance beam and the floor exercise.
PHOTO: PAUL ELLIS
US women win team event, Biles breaks another record
Back on top after winning silver in 2020, Team USA's women won gold medals in the team event with a total score of 171.296. Italy took second place and Brazil came in third.
This gold medal brought Simone Biles to her eighth Olympic medal, breaking Shannon Miller's record of seven. This event made her the most decorated American gymnast in the history of the Olympics.
PHOTO: Europa Press Sports
Biles and Lee add to their medal collections in all-around final
Biles won another gold medal, bringing her Olympic total to nine, and Lee brought home a bronze in the women's all-around final. This is Biles' second individual all-around title, she won the event in Rio in 2016 as well.
After the final scores were announced, the pair took the floor of the arena with an American flag, enjoying the triumph for both athletes with a memorable celebration.
PHOTO: LOIC VENANCE
Jade Carey returns to the podium with a bronze in vault
Jade Carey saw immense success in Tokyo with a gold medal in the floor exercise. However, after falling in the floor event during the Paris 2024 qualifiers, she did not advance to the floor final 鈥� an event she was a medal contender for.
However, thanks to her stellar performance in the individual vault final, the 24-year-old secured a podium spot. She won a bronze medal with a score of 14.466.
PHOTO: Jamie Squire
Biles hits 10 Olympic medals with historic vault
Earning a massive score of 15.300, Biles completed one of the most difficult vaults in the world, the Yurchenko double pike. This vault is so difficult that Biles, the originator of the element, is the only competing gymnast who can perform it, which is why it is also known as the Biles II. This awe-inspiring vault brought her to the top of the podium once again, giving her another gold and her 10th Olympic medal.
PHOTO: Dan Mullan
Nedoroscik lays down another perfect routine for bronze
Nedoroscik performed in the pommel horse final on Aug. 3 and secured a second bronze medal. The top three in this event were extremely close, with Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan in first with a 15.533, Kazakhstan's Nariman Kubanov in second with a 15.433 and Nedoroscik in third with a 15.300.
PHOTO: Julian Finney
Lee scores on bars once again
Lee captured another medal in the individual uneven bars event, bringing her Olympic medal total to six, putting her in a tie with Aly Raisman for the third-most decorated American Olympic gymnast of all time.
PHOTO: Jamie Squire
Jordan Chiles brings home bronze in floor event
After Brazilian Rebeca Andrade laid down a flawless routine to win the floor final and Biles stepped out of bounds twice for silver, the door was open for a third-place finish. After a score review, American Jordan Chiles won a bronze medal.
PHOTO: Dan Mullan
Biles and Chiles bow to champion Andrade
Biles and Chiles show incredible sportsmanship on the podium, playfully bowing to floor champion Andrade. Andrade often comes in second to Biles, this floor win showing a major triumph for the Brazilian star.
PHOTO: Elsa
Stephen Nedoroscik goes viral in the men's team event final
The first medal event for artistic gymnastics was the men's team event on July 29. Team USA was on the cusp of winning a bronze medal when pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik was the last to perform. He removed his glasses like Clark Kent and performed a flawless routine, earning a score of 14.866. His high score secured the bronze medal for the Team USA men, their first since the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Nedoroscik's iconic performance immediately went viral on YouTube and TikTok and earned him nicknames like "Team USA's Clark Kent" and the "pommel horse hero."
PHOTO: Tim Clayton - Corbis
Team USA men take home bronze medal
After qualifying in fifth place, the U.S. men ended a 16-year medal drought with a third-place finish.
The American men finished with a total of 257.793 points to come out ahead of Team Great Britain for the bronze.
PHOTO: Tim Clayton - Corbis
Simone Biles begins her Olympic comeback with a triumph
After withdrawing from multiple events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to mental health ailments, Simone Biles' Olympic future was up in the air until she announced she would be returning for Paris.
She competed in the women's team event final on July 30 and posted high scores on all four apparatuses, helping her team secure a win.
PHOTO: GABRIEL BOUYS
Suni Lee's unforgettable return
Tokyo 2020's all-around champion Suni Lee was also unsure of her Olympic future after being diagnosed with two kidney diseases last year. She had to take six months off of training for her medical treatment.
She became a champion once again during the team event with solid performances on uneven bars, balance beam and the floor exercise.
PHOTO: PAUL ELLIS
US women win team event, Biles breaks another record
Back on top after winning silver in 2020, Team USA's women won gold medals in the team event with a total score of 171.296. Italy took second place and Brazil came in third.
This gold medal brought Simone Biles to her eighth Olympic medal, breaking Shannon Miller's record of seven. This event made her the most decorated American gymnast in the history of the Olympics.
PHOTO: Europa Press Sports
Biles and Lee add to their medal collections in all-around final
Biles won another gold medal, bringing her Olympic total to nine, and Lee brought home a bronze in the women's all-around final. This is Biles' second individual all-around title, she won the event in Rio in 2016 as well.
After the final scores were announced, the pair took the floor of the arena with an American flag, enjoying the triumph for both athletes with a memorable celebration.
PHOTO: LOIC VENANCE
Jade Carey returns to the podium with a bronze in vault
Jade Carey saw immense success in Tokyo with a gold medal in the floor exercise. However, after falling in the floor event during the Paris 2024 qualifiers, she did not advance to the floor final 鈥� an event she was a medal contender for.
However, thanks to her stellar performance in the individual vault final, the 24-year-old secured a podium spot. She won a bronze medal with a score of 14.466.
PHOTO: Jamie Squire
Biles hits 10 Olympic medals with historic vault
Earning a massive score of 15.300, Biles completed one of the most difficult vaults in the world, the Yurchenko double pike. This vault is so difficult that Biles, the originator of the element, is the only competing gymnast who can perform it, which is why it is also known as the Biles II. This awe-inspiring vault brought her to the top of the podium once again, giving her another gold and her 10th Olympic medal.
PHOTO: Dan Mullan
Nedoroscik lays down another perfect routine for bronze
Nedoroscik performed in the pommel horse final on Aug. 3 and secured a second bronze medal. The top three in this event were extremely close, with Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan in first with a 15.533, Kazakhstan's Nariman Kubanov in second with a 15.433 and Nedoroscik in third with a 15.300.
PHOTO: Julian Finney
Lee scores on bars once again
Lee captured another medal in the individual uneven bars event, bringing her Olympic medal total to six, putting her in a tie with Aly Raisman for the third-most decorated American Olympic gymnast of all time.
PHOTO: Jamie Squire
Jordan Chiles brings home bronze in floor event
After Brazilian Rebeca Andrade laid down a flawless routine to win the floor final and Biles stepped out of bounds twice for silver, the door was open for a third-place finish. After a score review, American Jordan Chiles won a bronze medal.
PHOTO: Dan Mullan
Biles and Chiles bow to champion Andrade
Biles and Chiles show incredible sportsmanship on the podium, playfully bowing to floor champion Andrade. Andrade often comes in second to Biles, this floor win showing a major triumph for the Brazilian star.
PHOTO: Elsa
Stephen Nedoroscik goes viral in the men's team event final
The first medal event for artistic gymnastics was the men's team event on July 29. Team USA was on the cusp of winning a bronze medal when pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik was the last to perform. He removed his glasses like Clark Kent and performed a flawless routine, earning a score of 14.866. His high score secured the bronze medal for the Team USA men, their first since the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Nedoroscik's iconic performance immediately went viral on YouTube and TikTok and earned him nicknames like "Team USA's Clark Kent" and the "pommel horse hero."
PHOTO: Tim Clayton - Corbis
Team USA men take home bronze medal
After qualifying in fifth place, the U.S. men ended a 16-year medal drought with a third-place finish.
The American men finished with a total of 257.793 points to come out ahead of Team Great Britain for the bronze.
PHOTO: Tim Clayton - Corbis
Simone Biles begins her Olympic comeback with a triumph
After withdrawing from multiple events in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics due to mental health ailments, Simone Biles' Olympic future was up in the air until she announced she would be returning for Paris.
She competed in the women's team event final on July 30 and posted high scores on all four apparatuses, helping her team secure a win.
PHOTO: GABRIEL BOUYS
Suni Lee's unforgettable return
Tokyo 2020's all-around champion Suni Lee was also unsure of her Olympic future after being diagnosed with two kidney diseases last year. She had to take six months off of training for her medical treatment.
She became a champion once again during the team event with solid performances on uneven bars, balance beam and the floor exercise.
PHOTO: PAUL ELLIS
US women win team event, Biles breaks another record
Back on top after winning silver in 2020, Team USA's women won gold medals in the team event with a total score of 171.296. Italy took second place and Brazil came in third.
This gold medal brought Simone Biles to her eighth Olympic medal, breaking Shannon Miller's record of seven. This event made her the most decorated American gymnast in the history of the Olympics.
PHOTO: Europa Press Sports
Biles and Lee add to their medal collections in all-around final
Biles won another gold medal, bringing her Olympic total to nine, and Lee brought home a bronze in the women's all-around final. This is Biles' second individual all-around title, she won the event in Rio in 2016 as well.
After the final scores were announced, the pair took the floor of the arena with an American flag, enjoying the triumph for both athletes with a memorable celebration.
PHOTO: LOIC VENANCE
Jade Carey returns to the podium with a bronze in vault
Jade Carey saw immense success in Tokyo with a gold medal in the floor exercise. However, after falling in the floor event during the Paris 2024 qualifiers, she did not advance to the floor final 鈥� an event she was a medal contender for.
However, thanks to her stellar performance in the individual vault final, the 24-year-old secured a podium spot. She won a bronze medal with a score of 14.466.
PHOTO: Jamie Squire
Biles hits 10 Olympic medals with historic vault
Earning a massive score of 15.300, Biles completed one of the most difficult vaults in the world, the Yurchenko double pike. This vault is so difficult that Biles, the originator of the element, is the only competing gymnast who can perform it, which is why it is also known as the Biles II. This awe-inspiring vault brought her to the top of the podium once again, giving her another gold and her 10th Olympic medal.
PHOTO: Dan Mullan
Nedoroscik lays down another perfect routine for bronze
Nedoroscik performed in the pommel horse final on Aug. 3 and secured a second bronze medal. The top three in this event were extremely close, with Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan in first with a 15.533, Kazakhstan's Nariman Kubanov in second with a 15.433 and Nedoroscik in third with a 15.300.
PHOTO: Julian Finney
Lee scores on bars once again
Lee captured another medal in the individual uneven bars event, bringing her Olympic medal total to six, putting her in a tie with Aly Raisman for the third-most decorated American Olympic gymnast of all time.
PHOTO: Jamie Squire
Jordan Chiles brings home bronze in floor event
After Brazilian Rebeca Andrade laid down a flawless routine to win the floor final and Biles stepped out of bounds twice for silver, the door was open for a third-place finish. After a score review, American Jordan Chiles won a bronze medal.
PHOTO: Dan Mullan
Biles and Chiles bow to champion Andrade
Biles and Chiles show incredible sportsmanship on the podium, playfully bowing to floor champion Andrade. Andrade often comes in second to Biles, this floor win showing a major triumph for the Brazilian star.
PHOTO: Elsa
The artistic gymnastics competition at the Paris Olympics concluded earlier today, and history was made multiple times throughout the events.
From Simone Biles breaking a medal record to the first men's team event medal in 16 years, the Paris Olympics showcased some of the most memorable gymnastics performances in recent history. We gathered some highlights from the viral moments of the Games that dazzled global audiences.