Top-qualifier Rhys McClenaghan 🇮🇪 does it again in the final! It's 15.150 and 🥇 on pommel horse! It's Ireland's second gold in Paris 🇫🇷 after Eamon Montgomery 🇮🇪 clinched the title on floor 🔥
Rings 🥇 Adem Asil TUR 14.800 🥈 Vinzenz Höck AUT 14.700 🥉 Donnell Whittenburg USA 14.600
It's 🥇 for Turkey's Adem Asil 🇹🇷 on rings! The 2022 European silver medallist qualified in first and topped the standings again in the final (14.800) 🔥
Vinzenz Hoeck 🇦🇹 grabs silver, with Donnell Whittenburg 🇺🇸 in third
Olympic champions Rebeca Andrade 🇧🇷, Jade Carey 🇺🇸 & Artem Dolgopyat 🇮🇱 are only some of the #Gymnastics glitterati returning to major international competition at this weekend’s star-studded World Challenge Cup in Paris 🇫🇷
Qualifications at the Paris Challenge Cup wrapped up today with the U.S. women taking the top spots on vault and beam, while the Brazilians led on bars and floor, extending a new rivalry that kicked off when the Brazilian women upset the Americans in the team final at Pan As over the summer.
Brazil and the United States also had a lot of success in the MAG competition, with Brazil leading in the top two spots on vault, while the U.S. took the lead on p-bars, though it was mostly smaller-program specialists who led the rest of the competition, including Israel on floor, Ireland on pommels, Turkey on rings, and Cyprus on high bar. …
Max Whitlock is one of the greatest gymnasts of all time. A a six-time Olympic medalist. The most successful gymnast in his nation’s history. The winningest man on Pommels in Olympic history.
Yet after winning Olympic gold on Pommels in Tokyo, he fell into depression.
It can happen to anyone.
Triple Olympic gold medallist Max Whitlock says he "felt like a complete failure" when he contemplated stepping away from the sport after the Tokyo Games. He spoke to #BBCBreakfast about why he had doubts about competing in Paris in 2024https://t.co/hLxSmePReJpic.twitter.com/Z8UzTbiDW7