Lexington, Ky., Oct. 10

When the athletes on the U.S. vaulting team stepped into the ring, they politely asked the audience for silence. Not because they worried about their horse, but because they wanted those present to hear the music and feel the drama of their freestyle before they even began to perform. Dancing to elegant strains of Prokofeiv’s Romeo & Juliet mixed with a modern beat, the F.A.C.E. vaulters performed with passion and elegance to claim the United State’s first team vaulting gold medal.