2024 Olympics: Gymnast Frederick Richard's Parents Deserve a Medal for Their Reaction to His Routine

Frederick Richard’s parents can’t help but flip out in France.

After all, the Team USA gymnast performed a dazzling routine July 29 at the 2024 Olympics, contributing to the men’s gymnastics team’s first medal since 2008.

As the 20-year-old stuck his final landing, his mom and dad Ann-Marie and Carl Richard were seen shouting and buzzing with tons of joy. And while pumping his fists in the air following his routine, Carl gushed, "That’s my baby!"

Frederick was a star on the mat throughout the final, performing a challenging high bar routine and sticking his dismount, which left Team USA in a promising position. He also sprung into work for his still rings and floor routines. Following the team’s monumental win, Frederick took a moment to celebrate the hard work he and teammates Brody Malone, Asher Hong, Paul Juda, and Stephen Nedoroscik put in, which earned them the bronze medal.

"I had no doubt in this team and it showed today," the two-time world bronze medalist, donning his new hardware, told NBC Sports after the medal ceremony. "We all came together when it mattered, and we did something great for our country."

Meanwhile, Brody—who put in the work on still rings, vault and high bar in the men's final—noted that their team's huddles after each apparatus kept their eyes on the prize.

"We just had to stay in our bubble, go one event at a time and not look at what anyone else was doing," he explained. "That was our plan going into it and we executed it flawlessly."

Among the U.S. gymnasts who captivated the viewers during the competition was Stephen, who performed on the pommel horse, which solidified Team USA’s third place finish behind Japan, who took home gold, and China, which followed behind with silver. 

And Stephen, 25, credited his team’s work in preparing him ahead of his routine.

"There's one thing you talk about in gymnastics and it's positive momentum," he told NBC Sports' Mike Tirico after the medal ceremony. "And these guys did that to the T, especially on vault. You could get goosebumps from watching that back. And going out on pommel horse—last guy up in the whole competition—I had a good feeling that our team was in a great spot."

Now, keep reading to see more incredible moments from the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Kazuma Kaya and the rest of Team Japan celebrate after earning a gold medal for the artistic gymnastics men's team final. They were followed by Team China with silver, and Team USA with bronze. 

Adam Burgess of Great Britain celebrates after completing his event. His team took home a silver and bronze medal for canoe slalom, a sport that sees competitors navigate a whitewater course. 

Asher Hong of Team USA celebrates after completing the vault at the men's team final. He placed 9th in his event, and helped earn the Team USA men's gymnastics team a bronze medal. 

French fencer Manon Apithy-Brunet reacts after beating South Korea's Choi Se-bin in the women's semifinal bout. 

Serbia's Novak Djokovic holds up his racket in celebration after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in a second round match of the Men's Singles tournament. 

Ezinne Kalu and the rest of Team Nigeria celebrate their win against Team Australia. 

Amandine Buchard takes a page out of Taylor Swift's book with her celebratory heart hands at the medal ceremony for women's judo. She took bronze for France in the 52kg event. 

Hidayat Heydarov of Team Azerbaijan proudly holds up his gold medal after day three of the Olympic games. 

Pauline Ferrand Prevot tears up after scoring a gold medal for France. 

Team USA's Simone Biles reacts after her exercise on the balance beam at the second of five women's qualfiying sessions, during day two of the Olympics.

Team USA embraces after winning the first heat of the women's 4x100m Freestyle relay. 

Lukas Maertens (R) of Germany raises his fist in celebration after winning the men's 400m Freestyle event. Meanwhile, Guilherme Costa of Brazil (L) looks defeated after placing fifth. 

The Argentinian rugby player Matteo Graziano following the defeat of his team against France.

Team Spain celebrates after their second goal in their match against Japan. 

 Zambia's Pauline Zulu is walked off the pitch by teammate Hellen Chanda after being presented with a red card during her team's match against Team USA. 

Korea's Kang Kyung-min celebrates a score during a handball game against Germany. 

Japanese soccer player Aoba Fujino after she scores the winning point for her team in a match against Spain. 

Eldor Shomurodov of Uzbekistan and his teammates celebrate their winning goal during men's match against Spain.  

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