The 2-time world rings champion Chen Yibing is the favourite to win the strong man apparatus in Beijing.
He scored a 17.000 to win the event at a World Cup in Tianjin, China in May.
Click PLAY or watch the routine on YouTube. (starts at 2:25)
Olympic judges are inevitably conflicted in the Final as to which of the superb routines should win. But this year I predict the home town hero will not really be challenged. His unique mount — which I would call “Butterfly to Maltese” — is the edge he needs to separate himself from the field.
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