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GOLD – Denis Abliazin (RUS) – 15.750
SILVER – Kenzo Shirai (JPN) – 15.733
BRONZE – Diego Hypolito (BRA) – 15.700

Diego Hypolito wasn’t even on the Brazil traveling team to Nanning. Looks like he’s proved his worth. 🙂

I’m happy I wasn’t judging that final. Tough calls. Weighing difficulty (Shirai) vs execution (Dalton).

Often the Vault final is a let down. But today’s meet was fierce.

2008 Olympic Champion Hong Un-jong stood up her best Vaults in Nanning to put the pressure on Simone Biles.

1. Hong PRK 15.599
2. Biles USA 15.554
3. Skinner USA 15.366

Simone hit, with higher execution scores, but I’m not unhappy with the final ranking.

North Korea suffers. It’s nice to see them be able to celebrate this one athletic superstar.

STEINGRUBER is a great vaulter, but she’s not been close to her best in Nanning. In the final she opted to compete only STY for her second vault.

Our Olympic and World Champion competes Handspring front with triple twist, something that amazes even the top Vault twisters.

For the Final he’s also training the 1/4-on, 1/4-off, triple twist, almost the same thing but from a slightly different hand position.

Yang has not looked up to his usual performance level in Nanning. But for the Final, expect him to hit.

From the Individual All-around competition.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Sweet set. Ruined, a bit, by the knee bend too early in the descending swing on Moy.

I did end up voting Oleg for the Longine’s Prize, but Arthur OYAKAWA MARIANO is even better to watch.

#FIGWorlds2014ART WAG AA

Gymnastics Canada:

… In the women’s all around final on Friday Ellie finished ninth all around in a best ever women’s AA finish for Canada at the world championships. …

Canada’s previous best mark was held by Victoria Moors, not competing this year, who finished 10th at the 2013 worlds in Antwerp, Belgium.

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When I went to congratulate them after the competition, coach Dave Kikuchi said:

“Still work to do.”

Ellie’s got the Beam final coming up.

Click PLAY or watch Ellie’s prelim Beam on YouTube.

At the time I had no idea what the mad antics on the podium were all about.

Seems there was a bee enjoying the flowers. 🙂

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

related – Bee Chasing Champion Gymnast Off Podium Is Clearly Just Jealous

Our World Champion is very popular with the Chinese audience.

It’s not easy for an American World Champion to stay at this level through the Olympics. But everyone I’ve spoken with feel that Simone Biles is one who can do it.

She has plenty of potential to upgrade her routines, as well.

World Championships 2014 FINAL RESULTS, WOMEN’S AA

1 Biles USA 60.231
2 Iordache ROM 59.765
3 Ross USA 58.232
4 Mustafina RUS 57.915
5 Yao CHN 57.465
6 Ferrari ITA 57.166
7 Sosnitskaya RUS 56.166
8 Lopez VEN 56.133 (her best rank ever)

These eight are invited first to the upcoming major World Cup competitions. In the past, many have declined for one reason or another. (Marta is one reason.)

9 Black CAN 56.132 (highest CAN ranking ever)
10 Fragapane GBR 56.098

full results

As voted by the media at Worlds, mostly Chinese.

As voted before the AA competition. I’d love to see that vote in real time online immediately after the AA final concludes.

@TheBBSituation:

Nice for Uchimura to get recognition. He has toiled in the shadows for too long.

Kohei’s record breaking 3rd Longines! 🙂

In a shocker, Aliya Mustafina sat down her double Arabian on the last apparatus, Floor.

Everyone I talked to was very happy with this podium. Deserving medalists.

@uncletimmensgym:

Simone Biles performed 24.5 in difficulty.
Larisa Iordache performed 24.9 in difficulty.
Kyla Ross performed 22.9 in difficulty.”