The 2024 Paris Olympics are underway, and one local athlete has already made a major impact on the Games not long after writing off ever becoming an Olympian.
NOTE: Spoiler alert below. Men's gymnastics qualifications will air again in primetime starting at 7 p.m. on NBC 5
Among them, were his parents Ewa Bacher and Jozef Juda, holding makeshift signs of their son's face and wearing tattoos of their son's image as they cheered, clapped and anxiously watched as their son made the most of his Olympic moment. He graduated from Adlai E. Stevenson Highschool in 2019 and now attends University of Michigan, where he is studying psychology and is expected to graduate in 2025."I was always a very energetic kid. I would always either be upside down or jumping around my house. People suggested that I join gymnastics and ever since I began I fell involve with the sport," Juda told USA Gymnastics.His favorite events now are highbar and the floor.
The U.S. arrived in Paris believing it had a legitimate chance to medal in the team competition for the first time since earning a bronze in Beijing 16 years ago.The 23-year-old had an all-around total of 82.865, which was fourth among early qualifiers, trailing only Richard and Great Britain's Jake Jarman and Joe Fraser.
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