Nina had a terrific meet to finish a Belgian record 4th AA. That with only a full twisting Yurchenko.
Click PLAY or watch her Bars on Twitter.
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the Jurkowska-Kowalska on Beam
Mai Murakami – Bars
The worlds silver medalist AA is legit top 3 contender on 3 apparatus. But she needs to improve Bars before Tokyo. Though HIT … these releases lack amplitude and are all caught a little close.
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I joked she should go train with Laurent for a while. 😀
WHAT HAPPENED in the AA?
JUST THE GOOD STUFF: WOMEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL
Click PLAY or watch Simone’s fall on the first apparatus.
Simone wins Worlds with 2 falls
That’s the big story.
Any of the next 6 could have ended up on the podium. It was a thriller.
1. Simone Biles USA 57.491🥇
2. Mai Murakami JPN 55.798 🥈
3. Morgan Hurd USA 55.732 🥉
4. Nina Derwael BEL 55.699
5. Angelina Melnikova RUS 55.698
6. Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos 55.599
7. Chen Yile CHN 54.632
Angelina and Artur Dalaloyan awarded the Longines Prize for Elegance. Good call. I would have been happy to see Nina Derwael awarded too.
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わかめ Wakame (@wkwk0827) November 01, 2018
watch the Men’s AA recap
Though Xiao Ruoteng and Dalaloyan ended up tied, I’ve yet to hear even one slow motion video judge conclude that the final AA ranking should have been different.
Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.
Women’s AA on YouTube
You might need a VPN to watch.
Men’s World Championships AA recap
Dalaloyan ends Russian drought with World All-around title in Doha
If you missed the dramatic men’s AA final yesterday, Spencer has got you covered:
JUST THE GOOD STUFF: MEN’S ALL-AROUND FINAL
It could have been a splatfest (especially given the cast of characters and their histories), and it wasn’t. Mostly.
Finals are often a letdown. It’s difficult to repeat the performance that got you there. Especially in a meet as long as Worlds. Mikulak will compete 22 routines, for example.
related – Dalaloyan Takes All-Around Gold in a Tie Breaker
You MIGHT be able to watch the Men’s All Around Final on YouTube. (3hrs)
Nikita kisses Artur’s GOLD
1. Dalaloyan (RUS) 87.598 ***
2. Xiao (CHN) 87.598 ***
3. Nagornyy (RUS) 86.331
Nagornyy told R-Sport that he wanted to win the gold but he is happy with Artur Dalaloyan taking it:
“My most important goal for today was gold in the all-around. It was won by Artur and not by me but we have the gold! ….
Of course, I wanted to prove that we can win. Artur has proved it, I got the third place. Two Russians on the all-around medal podium – I think this hasn’t yet happened before. And I am really proud of what we’ve done today”. …
Andrei Rodionenko said to the media that the Russian MAG team is finally restoring the winners mentality that they used to have during the Soviet times …
Nagornyy thought hard when asked to whom he dedicated his medal, looking down at the bronze for some time before deciding.
“If I had won the gold, I would have dedicated it to my whole team,” he said. “Instead, I dedicate it to my first coach, Olga Ivanovna Nechepurenko.”
The medals for Dalaloyan and Nagornyy are the first for the Russian men in the All-around since the late Yuri Ryazanov won bronze in 2009 in London (GBR).
Xiao Ruoteng gracious on tie break
Thanks everyone for all the support and help. I can feel the positive energy you gave to me.
… I did a great job today. I am very satisfied with my performance. The silver medal is also good considering last year I already took the gold. It’s always not bad to end second ….
I respect the judges’ decisions and I also respect other competitors. They also did great today. …
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