Oleg Verniaiev claims parallel bars gold, Danell Leyva earns silver

Ukraine's Oleg Verniaiev won his second Olympic medal of the Rio Games, taking a bit of revenge for his all-around silver by claiming gold on the parallel bars. In second place was the U.S.' Danell Leyva, who was looking for some redemption of his own. After lackluster performances at the two U.S. Olympic selection events, Leyva was chosen to serve as a team alternate, not a competing athlete. It was a surprising decision considering Leyva was the only U.S.