BY: TALITHA GONZALEZ
From the Australian coverage of the Artistic Gymnastics which features commentary by Liz Chetkovich and Mark Readings.
MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE:
From the Australian coverage of the Artistic Gymnastics which features commentary by Liz Chetkovich and Mark Readings.
MEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE:
- Still so many empty seats.
- Huge applause for Alexander Shatilov and Jacob Dalton!
- Kohei Uchimura (JPN) - Lovely first line, shoulders slightly forward on second pass, Russians, triple twist to finish. Solid routine. He looks happy. Peace sign to the camera.
- ZOU Kai (CHN) - Double twisting double layout, double twist forward to full twist forward, Russians, double double. He's psyched with that.
- Denis Ablyazin (RUS) - Whip to layout Thomas, Double twisting full to double front - incredible, Arabian double pike, triple twist to finish.
- Flavius Koczi (ROU) - Massive step forward on first pass, Manna position to handstand, another triple twist dismount.
- Alexander Shatilov (ISR) - Double twisting back out, full in back out to finish. Low on a number of the landings.
- Jacob Dalton (USA) - Big hop back on 1.5 to Rudi. Whip to tucked Thomas, lovely triple twist to finish. Mark Williams looks happy.
- Marcel Nguyen (GER) - Double double layout, large stumble on the landing. Whip to layout Thomas, double double to finish. Lovely smile and wave to the camera.
- ZOU Kai is swaying back and forth. In anticipation I think.
- Enrique Tomas Gonzalez Sepulveda (CHI) - Huge roar from the crowd, Double double layout, rushed take off means he only completes a front half, whip to tucked Thomas, short on his triple twist. He still looks happy! Nice wave to the camera, and points to the country's insignia - so proud of his country. Looks soooo surprised to come in fourth!!
- All three placers are excited with their finishes.
WOMEN'S VAULT:
- Large applause for Chuso and McKayla
- Brittany Rogers (CAN) - Lovely DTY to start off just hop backwards; Half on front layout off, low in the landing. Smiles and waves to the camera.
- Janine Berger (GER) - Handspring front 1.5 off. 2 hops backwards. She's only young and has a bright future ahead of her. Tsukahara double twist - huge step back. Ulla Koch looks psyched. Aww she's crying.
- Elsabeth Black (CAN) - Crashes her Rudi. Escorted by David Kikuchi up the runway. She looks very upset. Scores a 0.000 but wants to compete a second vault. Balks on the second vault. Poor Ellie, She's in serious pain.
- Yamilet Pena Abreu (DOM) - What a moment for her. Produnova - Misses her run. Goes back to start again. Lands feet first but sits it down. Looks super annoyed. Step back on the DTY.She looks hell annoyed
- Oksana Chusovitina (GER) - Low on Rudi but a solid start. Awkward landing. Tsukahara 1.5 -bounce on the landing. Takes a moment, blows kiss to the crowd.
- Maria Paseka (RUS) - Huge step out of bounds on the Amanar; Roundoff Half turn on front layout off - lovely, just a step on the landing.
- McKayla Maroney (USA) - Gorgeous Amanar to start apart from directional issues. Now Mustafina - and OMG she sits it down. Arthur Akopyan looks like wow. She is devastated and wow.
- Sandra Raluca Ibasa (ROU) - Mustafina - slightly bent legs, hop forward. DTY - Huge hop backwards.
- Poor Sandra can't believe it. Long hug for Maroney. Izbasa is touched and still looks surprised!
- Octavian Bellu gets a long hug from Sandra. Oh don't cry Janine.
- Woops Maroney steps straight onto the medal podium. Lots of tears for Paseka.
- Very cool, calm and collected Izbasa. Goes and gives hugs and kisses to the other girls. Total professional. Huge smile!
MEN'S POMMEL HORSE:
- SEE MIELIETA'S RESULTS POST
MEN'S STILL RINGS:
- CHEN Yibing (CHN) - Pink leotard with dragons. Kisses the post. Solid routine!
- Federico Molinari (ARG) - Slight bobble before the dismount and counts a fall on the 1.5 double twisting dismount.
- Aleksandr Balandin (RUS) - Another solid routine with a stuck dismount.
- Matteo Morandi (ITA) - Swing to Inverted Cross, lovely positions, slight wobble on the rings.double full out dismount with hop to the middle. It's hugs all around
- Iordan Iotchev (BUL) - What a moment! Solid routine, buckled in the knees on the full twisting double layout dismount. Great crowd appreciation.
- Tommy Ramos (PUR) - Solid routine for Tommy!
- Denis Aslyazin (RUS) - Double double dismount.Few deductions throughout the routine
- Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti (BRA) - SOLID!!
- HE Kexin (CHN) - Love this leotard. Full pirouette, Jaeger to mixed grip to Jaeger, Layout Jaeger, full circle. Full in back out dismount. Lovely smile and wave to the crowd.
- Victoria Komova (RUS) - Pak salto, layout Jaeger, late on stoop full, layout Tkatchev, step back and crooked on the double double dismount. Looks devastated already.
- Elisabeth Seitz (GER) - Looks very determined. Maloney to stalder half to giant to Def. Jaeger. Stalder full to Church. Stoop to full in back out dismount.
- She looks mighty pleased!
- YAO Jinnan (CHN) - Stalder Maloney to Pak, Tkatchev, lovely stuck double layout dismount. Both pleased with one another.
- Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR) - Such a sparkly leotard! Phenomenal routine, just a bobble on the dismount. Claps and acknowledges the crowd. Hannah Whelan's right there with her.
- Aliya Mustafina (RUS) - Aww HE's crying. 1.5 twisting double tuck dismount. Super solid routine!
- Aliya waves to the crowd. She's elated! Her coaches are going nuts!
- Koko Tsurumi (JPN) - Tkatchev, Blind to Ono to Jaeger, catches close to bar. Stuck double layout dismount.
- Gabrielle Douglas (USA) - Endo to piked Tkatchev, a bit of an issues with her pirouetting, step back on DLO Dismount
- The crowd goes wild. Mustafina gold, KEXIN silver although its a subdued celebration. Beth wins bronze.
MEN'S VAULT:
- Flavius Koczi (ROU) - Half on triple off - under rotated. Valued as a Randi but I don't think he achieved it.
- Kristian Thomas (GBR) - Yurchenko double pike - phenomenal. Sits down Handspring double front.
- Isaac Botella Perez (ESP) - Tsuk 2.5 with step forward. Handspring double front full - very nice.
- Igor Radivilov (UKR) - Fantastic Dragulescu!! Tsuk double pike with step back,
- Denis Ablyazin (RUS) - Phenomenal Tsuk double pike. Roundoff half on front layout 2.5 twist.
- Samuel Mikulak (USA) - Tsuk triple full - step back. Stuck Handspring double front - STUCK!
- Enrique Tomas Gonzalez Sepulveda (CHI) - Tsuk double pike - STUCK! Thumbs up at the score. Yurchenko 2.5 - Just a hop forward. He's happy. Waves to the camera.
- Yang Hak Seon (KOR) - The YANG - 2 massive steps forward. STUCK Second vault.
MEN'S PARALLEL BARS:
- See Mielieta's Quick Hits here.
- Vasileios Tsolakidis (GRE) - Massive double front pike, rhythm was a bit off.
- Emin Garibov (RUS) - Tippelt, front somersault straddle, lovely dismount.
WOMEN'S BALANCE BEAM:
- See Mielieta's Quick Hits here
- So many tears this week
- Yay for a score inquiry!
- Waves from the Russian girls.
- Aly is just so cool, calm and collected.
- Cheers from the crowd as the inquiry is announced.
- SOO Happy for Mihai and Aly.
- Ohh poor Cata.
- The conversation between Vassily Titov and the medalists was sooo sweet.
MEN'S HORIZONTAL BAR:
- Huge roar for Hambuechen but not as loud as for Epke Zonderland and Jon Horton
- Danell Leyva (USA) - Full twisting Tkatchev, layout Kovacs, stoop hop to reverse, little squatty on the double double dismount
- ZHANG Chenglong (CHN) - Solid routine with a super fight to land that double twisting double back dismount
- Emin Garibov (RUS) - Layout Tkatchev, Tkatchev to reverse, come out on the wrong side of the bar in the middle of the routine. Double double dismount with a hop.
- ZOU Kai (CHN) - Slightly low on the dismount but a rock solid routine. Massive 7.9 D score
- Fabian Hambuechen (GER) - Freaking awesome routine!! He's psyched!!! Lots of bouncing around and hugs
- Epke Zonderland (NED) - ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!
- Jonathan Horton (USA) - Super solid routine!
- Jihoon Kim (KOR) - A couple of large steps on the dismount but a nice routine.
- Such comraderie between Epke and Fabian. It's just so sweet.
WOMEN'S FLOOR EXERCISE:
- Ksenia Afanasyeva (RUS) - DLO - fought to hold on but went out, two whips to triple twist, double turn, OOB on next pass, double turn with leg up, interesting choreography, double pike.
- Jordyn Wieber (USA) - Bounce back on double double, OOB on the second pass, triple turn, 2.5 to split jump, a couple of bobbles throughout, double pike with shuffle backwards.
- Alexandra Raisman (USA) - PHENOMENAL!!! Huge hug from Mihai. Jordyn's like "excuse me but can I have a hug please".
- Catalina Ponor (ROU) - DLO, whip whip full in to back tuck, very sassy routine, triple twist, double pike dismount
- Lauren Mitchell (AUS) - All in all a solid routine from Lauren!!
- Vanessa Ferrari (ITA) - Double double, whip to full in to hack tuck. lovely routine
- Aliya Mustafina (RUS) - Love this routine!
- Sandra Raluca Izbasa (ROU) - Full in back out, Solid start, fall on the final pass.