Despite several mistakes on high bar, their last event, the USA junior men's team hung onto their gold medal position. Romania holds third. Team USA very slightly extends their lead in the fourth rotation with a solid performance on vault. At the halfway point of the competition, USA leads the team competition with Paul Hamm leading the individual scoring.
China is a close second, with Romania trailing in third.
China continues to lead the competition with a strong 2.3 point lead over the USA, who moved from third into second after a strong floor performance. Individually, four Chinese teammates are in the top four all-around positions, with USA's Paul Hamm currently in fifth. 33.950 China takes the early lead in the competition, lead by Dai Tengfei's 9.25 on floor. Romania is in second, with Team USA in third. The USA's scores range from 8.2 to 8.6 on their first event, rings.