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Not the Man They Were Expecting PO24-44
When the defending Olympic Gold Medalist faltered it was his teammate Shinnosuke Oka (Japan) who rose to the occasion. He had been posting excellent scores and was benefiting from others earlier misfortunes as well. As he finished his final rotation on the Parallel Bars, he knew he had a medal. Now he just has to wait for Zhang Boheng (China) to finish his High Bar routine to discover what color it would be. I'll jump ahead to let you know that Zhang's score was not enough to overtake Oka, so it is Gold for Japan. He is now a team gold medalist and an individual gold medalist in the men's gymnastics all around.