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Gymnastics: USA’s Leyva doubles his medal count with high bar silver

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The United States men’s gymnastics team did not hit its goals in team medals, but one of its components took care of business on Tuesday in Rio.

Danell Leyva scooped up his second silver medal of the day after putting inn 15.5 a solid performance on the high bar.

MORE: Leyva medals in parallel bars

In doing so, he helped keep teammate Sam Mikulak off the podum, as Mikulak posted a 15.4.

Germany’s Fabian Hambuechen and Great Britain’s Nile Wilson took gold and bronze, respectively.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 16:  (L-R) Silver medalist Sarah Hammer of the United States, gold medalist Laura Trott of Great Britain and bronze medalist Jolien D'Hoore of Belgium celebrate during the medal ceremony after the women's Omnium Points race on Day 11 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Rio Olympic Velodrome on August 16, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 15:  Ilia Zakharov of Russia competes in the Men's Diving 3m Springboard Preliminary Round on Day 10 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maria Lenk Aquatics Centre on August 15, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)