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Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

After Simone Biles and “Pommel Horse Guy” Stephen Nedoroscik collected more hardware for Team USA in the first day of gymnastics apparatus finals, Suni Lee added to the U.S. medal haul with a bronze on the uneven bars.

Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour took gold with an absolutely massive score of 15.700 off of a beautiful and near-perfect routine. Qiu Qiyuan from China earned silver, scoring a 15.500 — a significant boost from her score of 15.066 in qualifying.

Lee earned bronze in the event for the second Olympics in a row, competing last and posting a score of 14.800 to edge out the rest of the competition for third.

Also in today’s finals are the men’s rings and vault, which no Americans qualified for despite Team USA having taken home the bronze medal in the team competition. Speaking of Team USA’s medal count, you can check that out here, with the U.S. heading into Sunday’s competitions with a lead in overall medals and also running second in gold medals.

  • Start time: 9 am ET/ 6 am PT (Americans qualified for event)

    • Men’s rings — 9 am ET: No Americans qualified

    • Women’s uneven bars — 9:40 am ET: Sunny Lee

    • Men’s vault — 10:24 am ET: No Americans qualified

  • Location: Bercy Arena | Paris, France

  • TV channel: NBC

  • Streaming: Fubo, Peacock

Stay with Yahoo Sports for live updates and full coverage of the gymnastics apparatus finals at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Live21 updates

  • Suni Lee earns bronze in uneven bar final

    American Suni Lee earns her sixth Olympic medal with a bronze on the uneven bar. Kaylia Nemour of Algeria earns a massive 15.700 to take gold, while Qiu Qiyuan of China earns silver with a score of 15.500.

  • Carlos Yulo of the Philippines is up, starting off with an outrageous 15.433-point vault and following it up with a solid second vault for a total score of 15.116.

    Yulo won gold on floor yesterday, earning the Philippines’ first Olympic medal in gymnastics, and he might be poised for another: He now sits on top with a slight lead, with four gymnasts still to go.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Great Britain’s Jake Jarman, the reigning world champion on this event, puts up two stunners but has some issues with landing deductions. He earns a 14.933 and moves into second, behind his teammate Harry Hepworth.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    The men’s vault finals, the last apparatus final of the day, is now underway. Vault competitors will post two vaults, with the two scores averaged for a total score.

    Ukraine’s Nazar Chepurnyi starts off the field with a total score of 14.899, followed by Great Britain’s Harry Hepworth, who earned a total of 14.949.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    In an interview after the event, Suni Lee reiterates how grateful she is to be in Paris. Lee has been dealing with health issues for over a year, and was unsure if she would be able to compete even just a few months ago; now she has three medals from these games, with a chance for another at the beam final tomorrow.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    And she does it! Suni Lee earns a 14.800 and earns her third Olympic medal of these games with a bronze in the uneven bars.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Suni Lee looks great on bar, as her teammates and family cheer her on from the stands. The question remains: Will it be enough to get on that podium?

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    And now it’s time for Suni Lee. Lee will do her best to defend her Tokyo bronze medal in the event. She needs a score higher than 14.766 in order to medal — which is certainly possible; she scored a 14.866 in qualifiers.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Germany’s Helen Kevric has to follow up Nemour’s routine, but does a solid job, scoring a 14.566. Unfortunately, it will not be enough to be in medal contention.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    And here comes Kaylia Nemour, who absolutely nails a beautiful routine and earns a massive score of 15.700. Nemour was immediately emotional after she landed (a near stick) with the nearly perfect routine. She is guaranteed a medal — and it’s likely to be gold.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Qiu Qiyuan of China, who has one of the highest start values in the field, gets a huge stick on her landing and zooms to first with a 15.500. Both Qiu and Kaylia Nemour, who is going next, are only 17 years old, and they look like they could be at the top of the podium — assuming everything goes as planned in Nemour’s routine.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Great Britain’s Becky Downie gets a fall as her hands slip off the bar, before resetting and getting back on to earn a 13.633. Downie, who is 32, is a decorated gymnast but has never won an Olympic medal; unfortunately, that will continue in Paris.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Nina Derwael of Belgium, who won the event in Tokyo 2020, puts up a strong score of 14.766 in the hopes of defending her medal. She moves into the lead, with five competitors remaining.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Next up is Italian Alice D’Amato, who led Italy to a team silver medal last week. D’Amato looks graceful on the bars, getting good height and nailing her dismount to earn a 14.733 to put her in a good spot.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    16-year-old Zhang Yihan is up first for China. She falls during her routine — taking her out of the running for a medal — but she gets back up and finishes the event. Zhang finishes with a 12.800, setting a low bar for the rest of the field.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Suni Lee will be wearing a red leotard in the bars final today — the same leo that her teammate Simone Biles wore yesterday, on her way to winning the gold medal in the vault final. Biles is in the audience at Bercy Arena to support Lee; she competes in two events tomorrow.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Suni Lee takes on the uneven bars final

    The women’s uneven bars final is up, and American Suni Lee will vie for her third medal of the game. Lee is strong on bars, but does not have the highest start value; that would be Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour, who finished with a 15.533 in the event during the all-around final on Thursday.

    Lee, who is competing last in the event, will need to have an excellent performance in order to reach the podium with her routine, but that is well within her grasp.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    The rings final finishes with Great Britain’s Harry Hepworth, who earns a 14.800, and Armenia’s Vahagn Davtyan with 14.866.

    China will finish one-two on rings with Liu Yang taking gold and Zou Jingyuan taking silver. Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias holds on to take bronze.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    Big cheers for French gymnast Samir Ait Said, who performs a strong routine and gets a stick in front of his home crowd. He gets a 15.000, and just misses out on moving into one of the three medal spots.

    Turkey’s Adem Asil also missed out on the podium with a 14.966.

  • Paris Olympics gymnastics live updates: Suni Lee earns bronze on bars as apparatus finals continue

    The men’s rings final is underway in Paris

    The first four of eight competitors have completed their routines. Chinese gymnastics Liu Yang and Zou Jingyuan sit in the top two sports with scores of 15.300 and 15.233, with Greece’s Eleftherios Petrounias in third with a score of 15.100.

    Belgium’s Glen Cuyle fell on the landing and received a 13.833; he will not medal.

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