PARIS—Before they stood with their arms wrapped around each other in a brotherhood forever etched into U.S. Olympic lore, Brody Malone, Frederick Richard, Asher Hong, Paul Juda, and Stephen Nedoroscik were collegians.
Yes, the dreams the members of the U.S. men’s gymnastics team had fostered since childhood began in small gyms scattered across the country. But they became tangible at Stanford, Michigan, and Penn State.
