When Daiki Hashimoto tumbled off the pommel horse in the middle of the men’s gymnastics team final, it looked like Japan’s chances at Olympic gold fell with him. The odds became even longer when Japan slipped into fifth after the next rotation.
But with Kazuma Kaya helping to keep the team’s spirits high, the Japanese got the break they needed to give Hashimoto a shot at redemption — and gold.
Hashimoto completed the comeback with a golden performance on the horizontal bar as Japan beat China to the top of the podium at the Paris Games on Monday.