The U.S. men's gymnastics team ended a lengthy Olympic medal drought. They hope the NCAA notices
The U.S. men's gymnastics team hopes the program's first Olympic team medal in 16 years can give the sport a boost back home
PARIS (AP) — Before they stood with their arms wrapped around each other in a brotherhood forever etched into U.S. Olympic lore, Brody Malone, Frederick Richard, Asher Hong, Paul Juda and Stephen Nedoroscik were collegians.
Yes, the dreams the members of the U.S. men's gymnastics team had fostered since childhood began in small gyms scattered across the country. But they became tangible at Stanford, Michigan and Penn State.
So when it was time for those dreams to become fully, vividly realized inside a raucous Bercy Arena on Monday night, they leaned on the experiences they gained during all those meets in all those sometimes sparsely filled gyms that taught them about pressure and teamwork and belief.
Yes, the bronze medal the Americans so emphatically earned ended a 16-year drought on the sport's biggest stage.
