No TV or online video coverage was available from the Men’s Preliminary competition. We might get some highlights via YouTube.
Anne just posted a list of qualifiers to finals on Gymnastike.
Diego HYPOLITO is first alternate on Floor. He did not make the final. It’s very, very difficult to make an Event Final in Men’s Gymnastics.
Chinese gymnasts were first on 4 of 6 apparatus. They brought all specialists, no All-arounder.
A few more jots:
RING MASTER: The old guy has still got it.
Jordan Jovtchev, who at 36 is the oldest man in the competition, advanced to yet another still rings final at the world gymnastics championships on Tuesday and is in good shape for a medal. His 15.6 was the third-best score on the event. …
With his salt-and-pepper hair, Jovtchev, a two-time world champion on rings and floor exercise, looks more like a coach as he roams the floor at events. Get him up on the rings, though, and the years melt away. …
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NO THREE-PEAT: Chen Yibing’s reign on the still rings is over.
In what might have been the biggest upset of the day, the Olympic gold medalist and two-time defending world champion failed to even make the final on rings. The top eight advance, and Chen’s 15.125 was only good enough for 11th place.
Chen had a solid routine going until his dismount, when he failed to push the rings far enough to the side and got tangled up in them. He stayed on his feet, but it was an awkward landing and he took a few steps backward to steady himself.
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ROPES AND MATS: The Netherlands had a pair of brothers on its team, Epke and Herre Zonderland. Epke Zonderland made the finals in high bar and parallel bars. … Zou Kai, the floor and high bar gold medalist in Beijing, will have a chance to add world titles in both events. Zou qualified for both finals, and had the highest score (15.6) on high bar in qualifying.
read more – ESPN
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