In the Olympic men’s gymnastics individual all-around, the U.S. strikes out
The men’s team captured Americans’ hearts with a bronze medal in the team all-around final on Monday. But in the individual event, U.S. gymnasts Frederick Richard and Paul Juda couldn't keep up.
![Frederick Richard, who helped the U.S. win a gymnastics team medal earlier in the week, struggled at times during Wednesday](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5153x3435+0+0/resize/5153x3435!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F5d%2F2f33c25c45f880d4d93277cade1d%2Fgettyimages-2164664840.jpg)
The men’s team captured Americans’ hearts with a bronze medal in the team all-around final on Monday. But in the individual event, U.S. gymnasts Frederick Richard and Paul Juda couldn't keep up.
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