PARIS, France — Georgia's most promising Olympian, Brody Malone, helped Team USA get to the bronze medal on Monday during the Men's Team Finals.
According to NBC News, it's the first time since 2008 the Team USA men's gymnastics made it to the podium.
They were behind Japan and China.
It comes after he finished far behind his teammates in the qualifying event on Saturday, but that did not stop him from showing up for his team on Monday. Malone, who competed in the individual all-around event as one of the top two U.S. male gymnasts in Tokyo, finished far behind his teammates Saturday and was eliminated (with only two gymnasts from each country allowed to compete in the 24-gymnast all-around field).
On Monday, Malone had a strong start in his first rotation and third rotation.
During the Men's Team Finals on Monday, the Gymnastics star Brody Malone nailed his vault, helping Team USA build more momentum.
According to NBC News, during the third rotation, Brody Malone hit the parallel bars and finished with a 14.433.
In the pommel horse, Malone nailed his landing and scored 13.700.
Although Malone is likely out of individual competition after his qualifying session, he will still celebrate taking home a medal with his team.
More about Brody Malone
The Georgia gymnast is from Rockmart, which is over an hour's drive from Atlanta.
The 24-year-old took his second shot at the Olympics after making his debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
In the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, he finished fourth in the horizontal bar, and the U.S. men finished fifth as a team in Tokyo. He was also 10th all around in Tokyo.
The 24-year-old won gold in the horizontal bar at the 2022 World Championships but missed the prestigious annual event last year with an injury.
According to an Associated Press report, Malone suffered a near-"catastrophic" injury to his knee, which made him sit out all of 2023.
It happened at a World Cup event in Germany in March 2023 when Malone slipped during dismount, leaving his leg fractured and multiple ligaments in the knee shredded.
He had to learn how to start walking normally again after three surgeries.