Again World Champion, Max won in 2019 because he had by far the highest start score.
Note – Max does Magyar travel with the wrong hand forward, to have less skew.
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Category: pommel horse
World Apparatus Finals – day 1
FANTASTIC Final. Medals from superpower Gymnastics nations including Belgium, Taiwan, Philippines, Israel, and Ireland.
Vault
1. Biles Simone USA 15.399
2. Carey Jade USA 14.883
3. Downie Ellie GBR 14.816
I thought Jade slightly better than Ellie, but it was close.
Shallon 4th. Qi Qi 5th.
Bars
1. Derwael Nina BEL BEL 15.233 = 8.733 + 6.500
2. Downie Becky GBR 15.000 8.500 + 6.500
3. Lee Sunisa USA 14.800 = 8.400 + 6.400
Most people will be content with this podium. Iβm thrilled.
Floor
1. Yulo (Caloy) Carlos PHI 15.300 = 8.800 + 6.500
2. Dolgopyat Artem ISR 15.200 = 8.800 + 6.400
3. Xiao Ruoteng CHN 14.933 = 8.733 + 6.200
No controversy. Xiao had one poor landing and the lower D-score. Yulo and Artem were close. Amplitude of Yoloβs tumbling superior. I felt judges got the ranking right.
Artem wins Olympic qualification with this medal.
Yulo should be a national hero, of course.
Pommels
1. Whitlock Max GBR 15.500 = 8.500 + 7.000
2. Lee Chih Kai TPE 15.433 = 8.933 + 6.500
3. McClenaghan Rhys IRL 15.400 = 9.000 + 6.400
Zou Jingyuan only 6.300. And had some leg brushes. Doesnβt swing as well as Rhys in my opinion. Some feel Max’s E-score is high since he took a 0.3 deduction on the first handstand.
Rings
1. Colak Ibrahim TUR 14.933 = 8.733 + 6.200
2. Lodadio Marco ITA 14.900 = 8.600 + 6.300
3. Ait Said Samir FRA 14.800 = 8.600 + 6.200
Sadly, the Olympic Champ and one of the greatest all-time, Petrounias Eleftherios from Greece, has not yet qualified to Tokyo. He was 4th with 14.733 = 8.433 + 6.300. But he still has a chance to qualify through the World Cup route, as can Epke Zonderland who’s in the same situation.
Recall Samir is the guy who broke his legs during Vault qualification at Rio. Vowed to come back. And did it. Legend.
Rhys – Qualifications Pommels
Iβd call the kid from Ireland the favourite in the apparatus final.
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Lee Chih-kai Qualification Pommels
Lee Chih-kai hit big in the first apparatus of the first session. Good chance to qualify to the Final.
Also Adam’s clean P Bars … because I don’t know how to post the second video separately. π
14.966 (6.2, 8.766)
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Max Whitlock – Podium Pommel
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China the favourite in Men’s team
Coming into Stuttgart I was thinking that this is Russia’s year. So much difficulty. And Russia has been quite consistent.
Then I watched China in podium training. They have a big advantage over Russia on Pommels and P Bars. Can RUS make up that difference on the other 4 apparatus?
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MAG podium training photos
Michael Reid – Podium Pommels
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how to pronounce Rhys McClenaghan
The Irish Pommel specialist is a Finals contender. Disappointed that one of his idols, Berki, wonβt be competing.
Podium training went well.
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Rhys hits a good one
The triple Russian machine.
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