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The United States men's gymnastics team won a bronze medal in the team final Monday, its first team Olympic medal since 2008 and the product of a major culture change in the sport.
From Paul Juda's triumphant vault in the first round to pommel horse specialist Stephen Nedoroscik's 14.866 final routine, and from Brody Malone's redemptive high bar performance after two falls in qualifications to Asher Hong's and Frederick Richard's heroics across four events apiece, the men looked stronger across the board than they have in years, even more so than when they won bronze at the world championships in Antwerp last year.