Recap: Men’s Artistic Gymnastics Qualifying at the Paris Olympic Games

Men’s qualifiers at Paris 2024

Team

Floor

Pommel horse

Still rings

Vault

Parallel bars

High bar

Sat. July 27 @ 9:55 p.m.

Yumin Abbadini goes 14.200 on horse and moves Italy to 6th currently, with Turkey out of the team final. Still waiting on a score from Spain to conclude qualifying.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:51 p.m.

Turkey is currently 8th. Ibrahim Colak is up. They’re coming off a fall from Ahmet Onder that they hope to drop. Tak full. Stalder. Tak half. One-arm giant. Stalder Tkatchev. Piked Tkatchev. Stalder. Double back, hop forward. He’s not their best, but he delivered a hit when his team needed it. Now they’ll wait and see if they’ll make history and qualify to the team final for the first time. 12.266.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:45 p.m.

Emre Dodanli’s day may have started rough, but his final routine is superb. Cassina, Kolman, STUCK dismount. The team is hyped up! 13.733.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:37 p.m.

Other notable scores from Rotation 5:

• Hur Woong (KOR) PH = 14.900 – 7th with one rotation to go
• Glen Cuyle (BEL) SR = 14.900 – 4th with one rotation to go
• Ferhat Arican (TUR) PB = 15.033 – 7th with one rotation to go

Sat. July 27 @ 9:32 p.m.

Nicola Bartolini (ITA) FX: Randi, stuck. 3.5 twist, hop back. Tucked double-double, large step forward. 1.5 to front full. Front double full, stuck. 2.5 to front layout. Triple twist, stuck. Think that was too many little mistakes, but what a beautiful tumbler. 14.000 – 18th.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:30 p.m.

Rayderley Zapata (ESP) VT 1: Tsuk double pike, multiple steps back. Gives a LOUD high five to his coach as he walks back down the podium. 14.300. VT 2: Front double pike, but sits it. Still has a big smile on his face and waves to the crowd. We’ll see him in the floor final no doubt! 13.166 Average = 13.733.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:24 p.m.

Rhys McClenaghan (IRL) PH: No one does flop work like Rhys! That was smooth as butter. He has become so consistent. Going to be an incredible pommel horse final! 15.200, and he ties with Stephen but moves into first after the tie break!

Sat. July 27 @ 9:20 p.m.

Rotation 5! Italy on floor (Nicola!), individuals on pommel horse (Rhys! Hur Woong!) and rings, Spain on vault, Turkey on parallel bars, Switzerland on high bar.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:16 p.m.

Carlo Macchini (ITA) misses the catch on the Pegan on high bar. Sitting down for a minute, reaching for his ankle and talking to his coach, but the time limit bell rings so he hops back up and gets back on the bar. Redoes the Pegan and catches it! Cassina, catching on fingertips, but did catch it. Kolman. Stalder…. His feet are noticeably flexed, like his ankle is bothering him. Lands the dismount and thanks the crowd with a heart. Happiest person we’ve ever seen after a fall. 11.666.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:11 p.m.

Adem Asil (TUR) VT 1: Front double pike half, STUCK COLD HOLY WOW. 15.266! VT 2: Tsuk double pike, single step over the line. Unfortunately, he under-rotated it and touched the mat with his hand. 13.700. Average = 14.483 – 11th at the moment.

Ryu Sunghyun (KOR) FX: Tucked triple-double, hop back. 2.5 to front double tuck, hop forward. Missed the third pass. Triple twist to the side. 1.5 to Randi. 3.5 twist. Should be a solid score.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:04 p.m.

Emre Dodanli (TUR) VT: Kas 1.5, smallest of hops. Absolutely beautiful! 14.466.

Sat. July 27 @ 9:03 p.m.

Kevin Penev (BUL) FX: Double-twisting double layout, small hop. Front full to front double tuck, stuck. Randi, hop to the side. Double full, stuck. Tucked double-double, small hop forward. 2.5 to front layout, stuck. This is cleannnn so far. Triple twist, single step, looked like he kept it in bounds. 14.166.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:58 p.m.

Rotation 4! Individuals on floor and pommel horse. Spain on rings, Turkey on vault, Switzerland on parallel bars, Italy on high bar.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:56 p.m.

Notable scores from this rotation:

• Adem Asil (TUR) SR = 14.866
• Ibrahim Colak (TUR) SR = 14.533
• Luca Giubellini (SUI) VT = 14.600

Sat. July 27 @ 8:52 p.m.

Tang Chia-Hung (TPE) HB: Tak half to laid-out Tkatchev to straddle Tkatchev. Cassina, beautiful. Tak full, bit over, but connects beautifully to the Walstrom. One-arm giant 1/1. Stalder. Full-twisting double layout, STUCK. 14.933 – good for 2nd!

Sat. July 27 @ 8:48 p.m.

Luka van den Keybus (BEL) FX: Front double pike. Front full to front double tuck, maybe over the line. 2.5 to front layout. 1.5 to tuck front full. Triple twist, under-rotated a bit. Punches his fist before he’s even stood up from that skill. 13.533.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:44 p.m.

Rotation 3 – Spain on pommel horse. Turkey on rings. Switzerland on vault. Italy on parallel bars. Individuals on floor and high bar.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:37 p.m.

Rayderley Zapata (ESP) FX: 2.5 to front double tuck, small hop. 1.5 to front double pike, small hop back. Laid-out double-double, hop. Front double full to front layout. Double front half. Double layout, smallest of movement. 14.600 – 3rd highest score and he’ll advance to the floor final!

Sat. July 27 @ 8:36 p.m.

Noah Kuavita (BEL) HB: Cassina. Laid-out Kovacs, and he misses the bar completely, hits the mat HARD. Stayed down for a few seconds. Gets back on, laid-out Tkathcev. Straddle Tkathcev. Tak full, bit over. One-arm giant 1/1. Tak half. Stalder. Triple pike… and sits it. You can tell he’s disappointed.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:31 p.m.

Zhang Boheng said his form today was “excellent” – “beyond my expectations.”

On Su Weide’s score of 6.666 on pommel horse: “He normally doesn’t compete in this event, but due to the tight schedule, my stamina was depleting by the final event. Su stepping in allowed me an additional three minutes to rest. His score of 6.666 was part of our strategic plan as his score wouldn’t count towards our total.”

Sat. July 27 @ 8:25 p.m.

Rotation 2 starting now! Spain on floor. Turkey on pommel horse. Switzerland on rings. Italy on vault. Individuals on parallel bars and high bar.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:24 p.m.

Samir Ait Said (FRA) on his motivation for the rings final:”My father passed away after Rio (2016 Olympic Games), and I made him a promise to have this medal.”

Sat. July 27 @ 8:22 p.m.

Kazuma Kaya wasn’t practicing French on the way to Paris… he was practicing English!

“I wanted to do good English speaking interviews (laughs). So I studied English every day, 25 minutes per day.”

Sat. July 27 @ 8:20 p.m.

Tin Srbic said he hit his goal of doing a 6.3 difficulty score routine in qualifying. His goal is a 6.6 in the final.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:13 p.m.

Emre Dodanli (TUR) FX: Sits the front double full to front double tuck. Laid-out double-double. Tucked double-double, hop back. Front layout to Randi, stuck. 2.5 to half. Triple twist, stuck. Great recovery, and he waves to the crowd. Seems in good spirits despite the mistake. Hey, he just became an Olympian! Can’t be the worst day. 12.800.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:10 p.m.

Kevin Penev (BUL) VT = 14.000 average with 14s for both

Sat. July 27 @ 8:08 p.m.

Lee Junho (KOR) VT 1: Front handspring double pike, leg separation at the end, large step forward. 14.533. VT 2: Kas double, drifts to the side and lands over the line, large step forward. 14.233. Average = 14.383.

Sat. July 27 @ 8:03 p.m.

We’re back for Subdivision 3 of men’s qualifying! Final subdivision – let’s go. Turkey starts on floor, Switzerland on pommel horse, Italy on rings, Spain on high bar, and individuals on vault and parallel bars.

Sat. July 27 @ 6:15 p.m.

As far as event finals go, for the U.S., it’s only Stephen, still on top on horse, and Asher on rings (on the bubble in 8th).

Sat. July 27 @ 5:47 p.m.

One more subdivision to go for the men! It will start at 8 p.m. Turkey, Switzerland, Italy, and Spain, plus individuals.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:46 p.m.

Top 11 in the all-around after 2 subdivisions. Zhang Boheng with a massive 88.597 – nearly 2 points ahead of Shinnosuke Oka. Defending Olympic champion Daiki Hashimoto in third.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:44 p.m.

Something happened to Su Weide on pommel horse… just got a 6.666. Doesn’t matter though, as China has three other hits and currently sits nearly 2.5 points ahead of Japan.

Then it’s Great Britain, Ukraine, and the U.S. Top 4 have locked their spots in team final.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:38 p.m.

Illia Kovtun (UKR) PB = 15.166 – currently 6th.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:34 p.m.

2016 parallel bars champion Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) sticks his double front half dismount and scores a 15.266 to currently sit 4th on the event.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:31 p.m.

Angel Barajas (COL) HB = 14.466

Sat. July 27 @ 5:30 p.m.

Artur Davtyan (ARM) VT 1: 2020 Olympic bronze medalist, 2022 world champion… Made a mistake last year in the world final that kept him off the podium, looking for redemption here… Dragulescu, excellent through the air, large single step over the line. 14.533. VT 2: Randi, smallest of hops. That’ll be a great score. 14.800. Average = 14.666 – currently 7th, we’ll see if that hangs on.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:25 p.m.

Lais Najjar (SYR) VT: Yurchenko double twist, hop forward, big smile from Lais! 13.900.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:23 p.m.

Final rotation of subdivision 2 happening now!

Netherlands on floor, China on pommel horse, Japan on rings, individuals on vault and high bar, Ukraine on parallel bars.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:22 p.m.

China had a meh floor rotation. Meanwhile, Japan was excellent on pommel horse.

• Kazuma Kaya = 14.266
• Shinnosuke Oka = 14.466
• Daiki Hashimoto = 14.466
• Takaaki Sugino = 15.033

Other notable scores from 5th rotation:

• Vahagn Davtyan (ARM) SR = 14.733
• Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) VT = 14.866
• Carlos Yulo (PHI) PB = 14.533
• Angel Barajas (COL) PB = 14.700

Sat. July 27 @ 5:18 p.m.

Su Weide (CHN) FX = 13.300.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:11 p.m.

Zhang Boheng (CHN) FX: Front double full to front double pike, hop over but not over the line. 2.5 to tuck half. Randi, small hop. Double full to the side. 2.5 to front layout, small hop. Triple twist, small hop. Such superb form. 14.466 – that’s 5th right now.

Igor Radivilov (UKR) VT 1: ANOTHER stuck Dragulescu. Ukraine is crushing it! 14.900 (9.3 E) VT 2: Tsuk double pike, large single step. 14.500. Average = 14.700 – that’s 4th right now.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:06 p.m.

Illia Kovtun (UKR) VT: Kas 1.5, with a sizable hop back, may have been over the line. 14.166.

Sat. July 27 @ 5:04 p.m.

Nazar Chepurnyi (UKR) VT 1: STUCK cold Dragulescu (double front half). Oh myyyy. 14.866 – 9.266 E-score. VT 2: Stunning Kas double, small hop. 14.800 – 9.200 E-score. Average = 14.833 – and he’s E-scored his way to 1st!

Sat. July 27 @ 4:42 p.m.

Daiki Hashimoto (JPN) FX: Tucked triple-double, step and may have been over the line. Stuck tucked double-double. Front full to Randi, large step forward. Double full to the side, stuck. 2.5 to front layout, stuck. Triple twist, hop to the side. A step up after the fall on high bar. 13.733.

Meanwhile, China DNS Liu Yang on high bar… because they didn’t need to with three great scores, including a 15.133 from Zhang.

Sat. July 27 @ 4:40 p.m.

Shek Wai Hung (HKG) VT 1: Ri Se Gwang, under-rotated, big step forward and puts his hands down. 13.766. VT 2: Dragulescu, clean, just a step. 14.533. Average = 14.099.

Zhang Boheng (CHN) HB: Tak full. Tak half to Kolman, smooth. Cassina. Laid-out Tkatchev. Straddle Tkatchev. Jam sequence. Laid-out double-double, stuck. 15.133 – that’s 1st obvs.

Jesse Moore (AUS) with a STUNNING Kas full on vault. 14.233 with a 9.433 E-score!

Sat. July 27 @ 4:39 p.m.

Carlos Yulo (PHI) VT 1: Front handspring double pike, single hop, went over the line, but what perfect form – the most beautiful vault in the world probably (vault is really not a pretty event in the first place). 14.800. VT 2: Kas double, hop and a step back, but he pumps the air and seems happy with that. Very clean through the air. 14.566. Average = 14.683 – that’s 4th right now.

Sat. July 27 @ 4:36 p.m.

Rotation 4 coming up. Japan on floor, Ukraine on rings, Netherlands on parallel bars, China on high bar. Individuals on pommel horse and vault.

Sat. July 27 @ 4:34 p.m.

Before Takaaki, Daiki Hashimoto, the defending Olympic champion on high bar as well, fell on his dismount. He goes 13.733 and won’t defend his title here.

Sat. July 27 @ 4:30 p.m.

Takaaki Sugino (JPN) HB: This is an insane routine, so get ready. PEGAN! Cassina. Kovacs to Kolman! One-arm giant 1/1. Tak full, bit over. Yamawaki. Tak half. STUCK double-twisting double layout, and it’s even more wild because he twists so late. 14.733 – that’s in 1st! Can’t wait to see that in the final.

Japan’s Shinnosuke Oka also went 14.533 to currently sit 3rd.

Sat. July 27 @ 4:25 p.m.

Zou Jingyuan (CHN) PB: Just incredible to watch this. He finishes every skill so precisely. STUNNING Bhavsar, uses the full length of the bars. Double front half, and ohhhh that will be a HUGE score. He’s going to roll to another Olympic title as long as he hits and it probably won’t even be close. 16.200.

Sat. July 27 @ 4:22 p.m.

Samir Ait Said (FRA) SR: Let’s see if Samir does his new skill, which is insaneeee (below). Crowd is already going wild. Excellent holds to start. Yamasaki to Jonasson. Iron cross. STUCK full-twisting double lay and a big fist pump to the roar of the crowd. What a moment and what a routine! No new skill – if he makes the rings final, he may do it then. 14.966 – that’s 3rd right now!

Sat. July 27 @ 4:17 p.m.

Kazuma Kaya (JPN) HB: Kolman. Laid-out Tkatchev. Straddle Tkatchev. Jam sequence. Tak full, pretty solid. Tak half. Tak. Laid-out double-double. Super Kaya!

Sat. July 27 @ 4:10 p.m.

Japan is having a DAY on parallel bars!

• Kazuma Kaya = 14.933
• Shinnosuke Oka = 15.300
• Daiki Hashimoto = 14.833
• Wataru Tanigawa = 15.000

Sat. July 27 @ 4:09 p.m.

Illia Kovtun (UKR) FX: Front full to front double tuck, smallest of hops. Front handspring triple twist. 3.5 twist, large hop forward. Randi, small hop. 2.5 to front layout, stuck. Triple twist, small hop forward. Should be a great score. 14.533 – that’s 3rd right now.

Meanwhile, Carlos Yulo went 13.066 on pommel horse – clean but not difficult.

Sat. July 27 @ 4:02 p.m.

Liu Yang (CHN) VT: Kas 1.5, step over the line, but the rings specialist will take that. 14.100.

Sat. July 27 @ 4:02 p.m.

Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) FX: 3.5 twist to front full, out of bounds. Whip to tucked double-double. FHS Randi. Double twist to the side. 2.5 to front layout, out of bounds. Triple twist, couple steps back. 13.066.

Meanwhile, Su Weide, China’s replacement for Sun Wei, fell on vault.

Sat. July 27 @ 3:59 p.m.

Zhang Boheng (CHN) VT: Kas double, just beautiful. 14.666.

Sat. July 27 @ 3:57 p.m.

Xiao Ruoteng (CHN) VT: Kas double, small single step that stays within the lines. That will be a great score. 14.733.

Sat. July 27 @ 3:55 p.m.

Rotation 2 coming up. Ukraine on floor, Netherlands on rings, China on vault (key event for them), Japan on parallel bars. Individuals on pommel horse and high bar.

Sat. July 27 @ 3:53 p.m.

Notable scores this rotation:

• Loran de Munck (NED) PH = 14.766 – currently 3rd
• Liu Yang (CHN) SR = 15.233 – defending Olympic champion
• Zou Jingyuan (CHN) SR = 15.300 – the GOAT of parallel bars but also one of the best in the world on rings

Sat. July 27 @ 3:44 p.m.

Wataru Tanigawa (JPN) VT 1: Front double pike, small hop forward. And he pounds his chest. 14.300. They downgraded it and he inquired, but the score remains unchanged. VT 2: Kas double, landing is off and he stumbles out of it. Multiple steps. 14.100.

Carlos Yulo (PHI) FX: 2.5 to front double pike, hop forward. Front double full to front layout (did a double front in training, probably save it for the final). Stuck full-twisting double layout. Triple twist. Front full to Randi, so much distance. 3.5 twist, nearly stuck it! He likes it! 14.766 – second so far.

Illia Kovtun (UKR) off on high bar.

Sat. July 27 @ 3:38 p.m.

Daiki Hashimoto (JPN) VT: Defending Olympic all-around champion! Kas double, hop to the side, over the line. But very clean through the air, even the hop was tidy. 14.566.

Sat. July 27 @ 3:36 p.m.

Zhang Boheng starts his qualifying strong with a good rings set and a tucked double-double with just a small step forward. 14.666.

Sat. July 27 @ 3:35 p.m.

Shinnosuke Oka (JPN) VT: Kas 1.5, small hop to the side. 14.233.

Takaaki Sugino followed with a 14.600.

Sat. July 27 @ 3:31 p.m.

Subdivision 2 about to get started! Big subdivision including China, Japan, Ukraine, and the Netherlands, as well as individuals like Carlos Yulo, Samir Ait Said (FRA), Marios Georgiou (CYP), Milad Karimi (KAZ), Angel Barajas (COL), and Lais Najjar (SYR)

Sat. July 27 @ 3:25 p.m.

Paul Juda embracing his role as the leadoff for the U.S. on 5 of 6 events. He’s known he’d probably leadoff a few events since making the team, so he’s been simulating that in training by finishing his routines and then saying, ‘OK, Frody (mix of Brody and Fred’s names), go finish it!’ … or Bred – that’s the new one.😅

He said his heart was beating, his hands were numb, couldn’t feel his knees before horse, but he knew he’d practiced it already and was ready for the moment.

Sat. July 27 @ 2:56 p.m.

We’re back after interviews, and here are some key takeaways from the first subdivision:

USA

• The Brits beat the Americans in Subdivision 1 by 3.332 points. Despite having supposedly prioritized overall medals (read: individual), they look incredible. The U.S. has an uphill battle, and Brett McClure said the strategy is to go out there and do everything they can.
• Brody Malone had four falls today and will be two-per-countried out of the all-around final by Paul Juda and Fred Richard. The 2022 world high bar champion will also miss that final. He apologized to the team after, to which Fred Richard said, “He’s very humble because I don’t think he should apologize. I think he did nothing wrong. I think, again, it’s part of his journey, and it’s part of the process. He’s still fulfilling his role, he’s still leading us, he still makes us do better on our routines.”
• Stephen Nedoroscik leads pommel horse after one subdivision, edging two-time defending champion Max Whitlock, 15.200 to 15.166.
• Stephen Nedoroscik hit a 6.4 routine today. He said the team would regroup and he’d see what they needed from him, whether it’s a 6.5 or a cleaner 6.2, but Brett McClure followed saying he wants the 6.5. “We can’t hold anything back in team final. Great Britain looks amazing.”
• Asher Hong is third on rings right now with a 14.633 – he could make that final. He’s fifth on vault after a stellar Ri Se Gwang and Kas double, unlikely to make that final. He’s also 6th on floor – unlikely to make that final right now.
• Brody Malone (14.533) and Fred Richard (14.433) are fourth and fifth on parallel bars right now. Unlikely, but one or both could sneak into that final.
• Fred Richard is third on high bar currently despite losing four-tenths on his layout Tkatchev, which was downgraded to a pike and then that was counted as a repeat skill.

Rest of the world

• Jake Jarman (GBR) leads the all-around after the first subdivision, also put up a massive 14.966 on floor after an inquiry
• Defending Olympic floor champion Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) is third with a 14.466 right now
• Max Whitlock is firmly in the conversation for a third straight Olympic title on pommel horse after a 15.166 on horse
• Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) scored a 14.800 on rings and should get the chance at a third straight Olympic medal. He won gold in 2016 and bronze in 2020. “It should be enough, but I’m not happy with the score. It’s not the score that I’m executing in training. I am capable of doing routines for 15.000 to 15.300.”
• Harry Hepworth (GBR) leads vault with a 14.766 average. Reigning world champion Jarman is third with a 14.699.
• Reigning world parallel bars champion Lukas Dauser (GER) delivered on his specialty despite a bicep injury in the past couple weeks. He’s first with a 15.166 at the moment. 2019 world champion Joe Fraser (GBR) put up a 14.933 and is currently second.
• Croatian high bar specialist Tin Srbic leads that event after a 14.600. He’s the 2020 silver medalist and a three-time world medalist, including the gold in 2017.
• Ahmad Abu Al Soud is the first gymnast from Jordan to compete at the Olympic Games, but he fell twice on the apparatus and will not advance to the final. He won a medal at the past two worlds (silver 2022, bronze 2023).
• Brazil’s Arthur Mariano will miss the high bar final after scoring a 12.900.

Sat. July 27 @ 1:05 p.m.

Frederick Richard (USA) FX: 2.5 twisting double back, large step out of bounds. Front double full to front layout, small hop forward. Tucked double-double, basically stuck. Flairs sequence. Double twist to the side, small hop forward. 2.5 to front full, slips a little, step back. Half-in, half-out, small hop. 13.833.

Sat. July 27 @ 1:01 p.m.

Brody Malone (USA) FX: Time for a good routine to end a rough day… Front double pike, single step forward. Tucked double-double, stumbles to the side, hand down? Front double full to front layout, hop forward. Double twist to the side, stutter step. 2.5 to front full, small hop. Triple twist, single step back. That was fine, but you can’t help but wonder if something is up – physical, mental, etc. Brody is usually the most dialed in without even trying – dialed in is his DEFAULT. 12.666.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:57 p.m.

Asher Hong (USA) FX: Front double full to front double tuck, hop. Front full to front double pike. Laid-out double-double, one step out of bounds. 2.5 to front layout, small hop. Triple twist, step back. 14.100.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:54 p.m.

Paul Juda (USA) FX: Tucked double-double, small hop. Front double full to front layout, fights for the stick. Randi, stuck, low chest. Double full to the side, stuck. Flairs sequence, crowd loves it. 2.5 to front full, hop to the side. Half-in, half-out, small hop. What. A. Day. for Paul Juda! 13.966.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:45 p.m.

Fred Richard (USA) HB: Cassina, clean. Kolman, floaty. Laid-out Tkatchev. Straddle Tkatchev to Pike Tkatchev. Hop 1/1 to one-arm giant. Tak full, bit over. Tak half. Laid-out double-double, stuck to the roar of the crowd, and they keep cheering. 14.166… inquiry submitted, score remains unchanged.

Lukas Dauser (GER) PB = 15.166… insane after a VERY recent bicep injury.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:39 p.m.

Brody Malone (USA) HB: 2022 world champ, 4th in Tokyo… let’s see what he’s got. It’s been an off day for him for sure… One-arm giant 1/1. Tak half to Liukin, and he’s off… fingertips, devastating. Cassina. Kolman is way too close, and he swings his body around the bar before coming off again. You can hear the guys behind him. Laid-out Tkatchev. Straddle Tkatchev to piked Tkatchev. Tak full, bit over. Laid-out double-double, stuck! 12.233.

Meanwhile, Max Whitlock goes 15.166 on pommel horse as he searches for his third straight Olympic gold medal on the event and fourth straight pommel medal. The pommel horse battle is on!

Sat. July 27 @ 12:37 p.m.

Asher Hong (USA) HB = 12.600, lost his swing at one point.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:36 p.m.

Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) SR = 14.800

Sat. July 27 @ 12:35 p.m.

Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) FX: Laid-out double-double, fights to stay in bonds, think he did. Front full to front double pike, stumbles back, almost sits it. 2.5 to front double tuck. Front double full to front layout. Tucked double-double, small hop. Half-in, half-out, smallest of hops. 14.466 – good for 3rd right now.

Meanwhile, Paul Juda crushes his high bar set! 13.333.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:31 p.m.

Moving to Rotation 5. U.S. on high bar – where Brody Malone and Fred Richard need to hit if they don’t want to be kicked out of the all-around final by Paul Juda – then defending Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat (ISR) on floor, Great Britain on pommel horse (Max Whitlock!) Eleftherios Petrounias (GRE) on rings, Canada on vault, Germany on parallel bars (Lukas Dauser!).

Sat. July 27 @ 12:24 p.m.

Paul Juda could two-per-country Brody Malone or Fred Richard out of the all-around depending on how the final few rotations go. Of course, the two high bar stars still have that event to go, but what a statement that would be.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:24 p.m.

Paul Juda could two-per-country Brody Malone or Fred Richard out of the all-around depending on how the final few rotations go. Of course, the two high bar stars still have that event to go, but what a statement that would be.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:22 p.m.

Luke Whitehouse (GBR) FX: Triple back, large hop back. 2.5 to front double tuck, large single step forward. Front double pike, small hop. Double twist to the side, stuck. Half-in, half-out, small hop. 2.5 to front layout. Triple twist, small hop back. 14.533.

Frederick Richard (USA) PB = 14.433

Sat. July 27 @ 12:15 p.m.

Score update:

• Paul Juda (USA) PB = 14.033
• Harry Hepworth (GBR) FX = 14.166
• Asher Hong (USA) PB = 14.300
• Tin Srbic (CRO) HB = 14.600

Jake Jarman (GBR) FX: Laid-out triple-double, easyyyy, small hop. 2.5 to front double tuck, small hop. Tucked double-double, small hop to the side. Triple twist to the side, small adjustment on the landing. Front full to Randi. 3.5 twist, small hop back. Fabulous routine from Jake! 14.966.

Sat. July 27 @ 12:12 p.m.

Ahmad Abu Al Soud (JOR) PH: The first gymnast from Jordan to compete at the Olympic Games! Swing beautifully, but his hand slips partway through and he’s off. Devastating! World medalist at the past two championships. And he comes off again… The crowd is kind to him though, giving him encouragement. 12.466.

Joe Fraser (GBR) FX: Tucked triple-double, small hop. Front full to front double tuck, small hop to the side. Tucked double-double. Double full to the side, stuck. 2.5 to front layout, one foot out of bounds. Half-in, half-out. 13.533.

Meanwhile Brody Malone (USA) went 14.533 on parallel bars!

Sat. July 27 @ 12:07 p.m.

Moving on to Rotation 4! U.S. moves to parallel bars. Tin Srbic and Arthur Mariano on high bar. Great Britain on floor – big rotation for them! – Ahmad Abu Al Soud on horse. Canada on rings. Germany on vault.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:58 a.m.

Joe Fraser (GBR) HB = 14.200

Sat. July 27 @ 11:57 a.m.

Asher Hong (USA) VT 1: Ri Se Gwang… this was messier than usual in podium training, so let’s see… JUICES it, one foot over the line, but firmly on his feet. What a guy. 14.700. VT 2: Kas double, tidy, great distance, still a step over the line, but great showing for him. 14.433. Average = 14.566.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:54 a.m.

Frederick Richard (USA) VT: Kas 1.5, great distance, bit of a stutter on the landing and steps over the line. 13.933

Joe Fraser swings strong on high bar. No double pike today, instead he plays it safe with a double-twisting double layout dismount.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:52 a.m.

Brody Malone (USA) VT: Kas 1.5, step over the line. 13.833.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:51 a.m.

Rotation 3 starting now! U.S. on vault, GB on high bar, Canada on horse, Germany on rings.

Paul Juda (USA) VT: Kas 1.5, small hop and another fist pump. Paul is on FIRE today! 14.533.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:44 a.m.

Other notable scores from Rotation 2:

• Aurel Benovic (CRO) VT = 14.733 average
• Nils Dunkel (GER) PH = 14.566
• William Emard (CAN) FX = 14.000

Sat. July 27 @ 11:42 a.m.

2019 world parallel bars champion Joe Fraser (GBR) goes 14.933 on his specialty!

Sat. July 27 @ 11:40 a.m.

Felix Dolci (CAN) FX: He was a floor finalist last year at Worlds… Front full to front double pike. 2.5 to front double tuck. Front layout to Randi. Tucked double-double, bit short, step forward. Triple twist dismount, small hop. 14.133.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:38 a.m.

Mahdi Olfati (IRI) VT 1: Beautiful Yurchenko double pike for a 14.666. VT 2: Another double pike, this time from the Tsuk entry. 14.500. Average = 14.583

Meanwhile, Asher Hong (USA) had a great start to his Games on rings. Laid-out double-double dismount with a small hop. 14.633.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:36 a.m.

Brody Malone (USA) SR: Fell on pommel horse, so we’ll see how this goes… needs a redeeming routine to get himself back on track. A couple minor things, but tucked double-double is excellent, just a hop back. 14.233.

Frederick Richard (USA) SR = 13.500

Sat. July 27 @ 11:30 a.m.

Paul Juda (USA) SR: Excellent set capped off with a stuck cold full-twisting double layout, and he pumps his fists! Paul is having an excellent day so far! If Brody and Fred aren’t careful, he could two-per-country one of them out of the all-around. 13.400.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:28 a.m.

Other notable scores from Rotation 1:

• Sam Zakutney (CAN) HB = 14.033
• Felix Dolci (CAN) HB = 14.133
• Krisztofer Meszaros (HUN) PB = 14.733

Sat. July 27 @ 11:26 a.m.

Rotation 2 coming up. U.S. on rings, Great Britain on parallel bars, Canada on floor, Germany on horse, individuals on vault and high bar.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:22 a.m.

Team GB had a solid go over on vault. 14.300 from Joe Fraser followed by a 14.500 from Luke Whitehouse. They’re in good position to qualify two athletes to the vault final, with Harry Hepworth averaging a 14.766 and Jake Jarman a 14.699.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:17 a.m.

Stephen Nedoroscik (USA) PH: This is one of a potential three routines Stephen will do here. He was strategic about making this team, but there have been questions about him being able to consistently hit his high-difficulty routine. Let’s see what he has for us today… Good scissors. Nice Sohn. Beautiful pommel work. Working the Russians. Great elevation. Hits the dismount, and the crowd goes wild! He pumps his fists in the air and a huge smile. His day is done, and he’s done his job! 15.200 with a 6.4 D-score (8.8 E-score)!

Sat. July 27 @ 11:12 a.m.

Brody Malone (USA) PH: Brody off on horse early. Some form breaks on his Russians. Good on the dismount. 12.100.

U.S. was off to a good start on pommel horse with two hits from Paul Juda and Frederick Richard, but an uncharacteristic fall from Brody Malone puts the pressure on Stephen Nedoroscik to deliver.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:09 a.m.

Frederick Richard (USA) PH: Good scissors to start. Smooth flairs. Russians looked a bit tedious for a moment, but he finishes strong. 13.633.

Luke Whitehouse (GBR) VT = 14.500

Sat. July 27 @ 11:06 a.m.

Joe Fraser (GBR) VT = 14.300

Sat. July 27 @ 11:06 a.m.

Paul Juda (USA) PH: Takes a visible deep breath and he’s on the horse – Paul Judy, official Olympian! Swinging smooth through his flairs. Mount was solid as well. Outstanding dismount and the guys are HYPED. Beautiful set from Paul – one of the best he’s done this year, if not in his career. Rising to the occasion! 13.600.

Sat. July 27 @ 11:00 a.m.

The gymnasts have arrived and the Rotation 1 touch is happening now. The U.S. starts on pommel horse. Great Britain on vault, Canada on high bar, Germany on floor, and individuals on rings and parallel bars.

Sat. July 27 @ 10:40 a.m.

Here’s how qualifying will work: There are three subdivisions with qualifying happening for all finals (team, all-around, events). Here’s how many will advance: top 8 teams, top 24 all-arounders, top 8 individuals on each event. Reminder that there is a two-per-country rule, which means a max of two athletes per country can advance to individual finals (all-around and events).

Sat. July 27 @ 10:19 a.m.

Welcome to our live blog of men’s qualifying at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games! We are live inside Bercy Arena, where competition will begin at 11:00 a.m. CEST. See the top of the page for key links, including our preview, schedule, start list, and a podium training recap.