The latest medal count: Entering Tuesday, the U.S. held the lead in the medal count with 20 (three golds, eight silvers, nine bronze), although Japan leads the gold medal count with six.
A note on the U.S. pommel horse nerd.
Stephen Nedoroscik, the U.S. pommel horse specialist , did a Rubik’s Cube before his routine that helped seal the Americans win bronze . He solved it in 9.32 seconds. Yeah, just super casual stuff. My colleague Tom Schad has written about America’s latest nerdy heartthrob – who was hoisted in the air by his teammates yesterday and held up his glasses in celebration after he nailed his routine – more than once and his story is pretty cool .
Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Stephen Nedoroscik reacts with teammates after he performs on the pommel horse during the men’s team final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Lang-USA TODAY Sports James Lang, James Lang-USA TODAY Sports
Nedoroscik realized pretty early he had no real shot at being an all-arounder, but loved pommel horse and decided to take the huge risk of going all-in on the event. That has drawn some critics over the years, especially as he has struggled to perform under pressure a couple of times.
He completely flushed that last night, and it was so fun watching his teammates lose their minds during and after his routine. Tom described what Nedoroscik did like this: It'd be like an NFL kicker sitting on the bench for the entirety of the Super Bowl, then coming out in overtime and draining a 49-yard field goal to win the game.
I am ashamed to admit it took me a week to go into a patisserie here for my first croissant of the trip.
I wandered into a patisserie off Boulevard de Strasbourg in the 10th Arrondissement – 100% did not have to look up how to spell, totally definitely absolutely spelled it off the top of my head – and got my flaky treat and a tomate and chevre baguette sandwich.
I decided to walk a little more than halfway to the gymnastics arena to stretch my legs and see the sights. But when I settled into my arena seat, I plopped that buttery delight down on the table and dove in. I groaned, it was so delicious. First official croissant rating of these games: 10 out of 10, zero notes.
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