Canoe slalom: Underdog Evy Leibfarth wins bronze for USA
The U.S. did not enter Paris with high hopes for a canoe slalom medal. That all changed when 20-year-old Evy Leibfarth delivered an astonishing run in the women's single canoe finals. She watched in suspense as the remaining finalists took their turn, then jumped in excitement when she clinched the bronze.
Leibfarth had barely qualified for the final with the 12th fastest time of the semis, but she beat that time by almost 8 seconds in the final for a 109.95 run. Leibfarth also competed in the single kayak event but didn't make it to the finals.
Four-time Olympic medalist Jessica Fox dominated the race for her second straight gold.
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Gymnastics: Juda vaults out of bounds
After sticking his vault in Monday's team final, Juda had a rougher outing on the event today, stepping out of bounds on a crooked landing. That will be an automatic three-tenth deduction.
It's risky to attempt a stick in high-pressure situations, and Juda didn't reap the rewards this time, earning a 13.733.
Gymnastics: Another fall on pommel horse from reigning all-around gold medalist
Daiki Hashimoto, who won the gold in the all-around in Tokyo, fell off the pommel horse midroutine. He is still in contention for the podium, though.
Tennis highlights: Djokovic reaches quarterfinals for a record fourth time
Tennis star Novak Djokovic comfortably knocked out Germany's Dominik Koepfer in the third round of men's singles on Wednesday.
The 24-time major champion will next face Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals, in pursuit of his first career Olympic gold medal.
Gymnastics: Richard bounces back on rings
After a tough start on the pommel horse, Richard showed off his strength and talent on the rings.
A score of 13.600 brings Richard back into the conversation, but he still needs perfection to even get close to the podium.
Gymnastics: Gold medal favorite takes a scary landing to the head
Zhang Boheng of China, who is the favorite to win all-around gold today, may have opened the door to some underdogs with a fall in the first rotation.
He sailed through a 3 1/2 twist on floor exercise, but lost control on the landing and landed on the top of his head. Boheng appears to be all right, but he'll aim to improve in the next five rotations to keep the gold in his grasp.
Gymnastics: Juda is a technician on rings
Paul Juda doesn't have the highest start value on rings, but what he does, he does beautifully.
He ran into some trouble on the dismount, but saved it with a few arm swings. Juda's day is off to a solid start with a 13.433.
Paul Juda manifested an Olympic medal on his whiteboard
Juda may have discovered the secret to making Olympic dreams a reality: buy the biggest whiteboard you can find and write them down.
So far, all of his Expo marker goals, however unlikely, have come true: make the Olympic team, win an Olympic medal and qualify for the Olympic all-around final.
“Compete in the all-around at the Olympics” will be receiving a check mark today. Juda may not be a favorite to make the podium, but his Olympic experience has already been golden in his eyes.
“This is the best day of my life,” he said after qualifying. It was quickly surpassed; two days later, he won an Olympic medal.
Gymnastics: He's no 'pommel horse guy' — Frederick Richard falls on the trickiest apparatus
Richard began the individual all-around final today with the trickiest apparatus of the six — the pommel horse — and fell off the platform early into the routine, potentially slashing his high hopes for a medal today.
A score of 12.733 means Richard has to be essentially perfect for the rest of the day to contend.
There's a reason Team USA tapped pommel horse legend Nederoscik for the men's team in order to get bronze earlier this week.