In the individual all-around ranking the top-favorite Yang Wei (CHN) as expected took the lead with 93.865 – in front of three Japanese gymnasts: 2nd Kohei Uchimura 92.050, 3rd Koki Sakamoto 91.950, 4th Hiroyuki Tomita 91.900. That means the all-around silver medalist from 2004, Hiroyuki Tomita won’t be able to defend his all-around medal from Athens.
From the former Head Coach of East Germany Dieter Hoffman:
Impressions about the second subdivision
The team from China started on floor and pommel horse, Russia’s first apparatus was vault. Considering that the scores on vault generally are higher, the Russian lead during the first three rotations of this subdivision was not surprising. With two great routines on rings and a great rotation on vault (three scores over 16.000!) the Chinese team caught up… and took the lead after the fourth rotation!
Russia lost ground on their “weak” apparatus pommel horse and the Japanese team managed to get ahead them on the second place
Diego Hypolito, the only Brazilian starter, only showed one vault – 16.000. On floor the World Champion showed a techically brilliant routine with only one small wobble. With 15.950 he took the lead on this apparatus and certainly will have made it into the final!
On rings China presented two top routines: A lot of cheers were heard during the presentation of Yang Wei and he stuck the landing of his double-double dismount – 16.225 – and World Champion Chen Yibing even received 16.525!
Li Xiaopeng (CHN) received the up-to-now highest score of this event: 16.775 on vault. However, he only showed one vault and therefore couldn’t qualify for the final. Also on parallel bars he received the currently highest score of this event with 16.425
Further favorites on various apparatus:
XIiao, Qin (CHN) showed a brilliant pommel horse routine – 16.000!
Kyle Shewfelt (CAN) on vault, 1st: Yurchenko 2 1/2 twists, very good, and 2nd: Kasamatsu 1/1 – 16.050
Anton Golotsutskov (RUS) – another favorite for the vault final with two great vaults today: 16.575. – He also thrilled the audience on floor: 15.600.
Nikolai Kryukov (RUS) – the experienced gymnast once again in his long career showed a very good routine on parallel bars – 16.175.
The two gymnasts from France Thomas Bouhail – 16.662 (like the up-to-then highest score by Blanik!) – and Benoit Caranobe – 16.437 – also have good chances to have made it into the vault final.
With 15.850 high-bar specialist Yann Cucherat (FRA) managed to reach the current second place between Cassina and Epke Zonderland.
Croatia’s individual starter and pommel horse specialist Filip Ude also managed to get through his routine very well – 15.475 is the current second place on this apparatus.
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