Kohei Uchimura of Japan took home the gold medal in the men’s individual all-around gymnastics competition on Wednesday with a score of 92.365. It was an incredibly close contest with Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine finishing just barely behind him with a score of 92.266. Max Whitlock of Great Britain finished in third for the bronze medal at 90.641. Uchimura also won the gold in this event in London in 2012.
Kohei Uchimura wins 2016 Olympic men’s individual all-around gold medal in gymnastics
The US didn’t earn a medal in the men’s individual all-around gymnastics competition, with Kohei Uchimura of Japan taking his second straight Olympic all-around gold.
The United States men’s gymnasts, Chris Brooks and Sam Mikulak, both flirted with the possibility of earning a medal but ultimately finished well behind. Mikulak wound up with an 89.631 score for seventh place, with Brooks’ 87.632 giving him 14th place.
After the first three rotations, Brooks found himself not far away from the podium, tied for fifth place. Mikulak had struggled to that point and was sitting in 16th place at that stage.
As a team, the US men’s gymnasts came very close to earning a medal, despite expectations that they wouldn’t be in the running with the top countries. After the first couple events, they were trailing in seventh place, but put themselves right on the cusp of a medal with a strong vault. Unfortunately, Danell Leyva made an error on the high bar on the country’s final attempt, and it may have cost them. So they came up short in the all-around.
One place the US didn’t come up short was the women’s gymnastics team. If it were allowed by the rules, the women’s team would be favored to sweep the podium in the individual all-around. However, with only two participants allowed from each nation, the US will have to hope Simone Biles and Aly Raisman can grab gold and silver.
The country already earned a gold medal as a team from the women’s side.
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