Category: vault

Olympic Apparatus Finals 1

If you missed the competition on Aug. 3, 2024 — here are some recaps.

Floor

1. Carlos Yulo, Philippines, 15.000
2. Artem Dolgopyat, Israel, 14.966
3. Jake Jarman, Great Britain, 14.933

Vault

1. Simone Biles, United States, 15.300
2. Rebeca Andrade, Brazil, 14.966
3. Jade Carey, United States, 14.466

Pommels

1. Rhys McClenaghan, Ireland, 15.533
2. Nariman Kurbanov, Kazakhstan, 15.433
3. Stephen Nedoroscik, United States, 15.300
4. Max Whitlock, Great Britain, 15.200

Olympic Vault Final – Simone, Rebeca, Jade

The medalist order most predicted.

No controversy today.

1. Simone Biles, United States, 15.300
2. Rebeca Andrade, Brazil, 14.966
3. Jade Carey, United States, 14.466
4. An Chang Ok, North Korea, 14.216
5. Valentina Georgieva, Bulgaria, 13.983
6. Ellie Black, Canada, 13.933
7. Yeo Seojeong, South Korea, 13.416
8. Shallon Olsen, Canada, 13.366

Yurchenko Double Pike should be valued much higher, in my opinion.

Simone Biles & Mckayla Maroney

Simone’s Yurchenko – fingers in

Exactly how we should introduce this Vault with beginners.

Later. MUCH later. There might be reasons to block with fingers facing out.

Mahdi Olfati – Yurchenko Double Pike

tripping over a Vault mat

Leaving a mat only 5 metres behind the Vault table is obviously way too close for Simone. 😀

U.S. Olympic trials day 1.