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Wowser.

Our friends from the Netherlands captured some pics yesterday. How have we gone this long in China without seeing the little kids training?

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Fabian had a fantastic competition hitting 6/6.

I don’t believe I’ve seen a guy this happy to come 8th. He was hugging everyone in sight. This was an extraordinary Individual World Finals.

GOLD – Kohei Uchimura (JPN) – 91.965
SILVER – Max Whitlock (GBR) – 90.473
BRONZE – Yusuke Tanaka (JPN) – 90.449

Last year Uchimura was first, Kato second.

Mama Uchimura was so excited.

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Is he really as good as all the hype.

Click PLAY or watch his Floor on YouTube.

I’d call that a HIT and a STICK.

via GymCastic

Gymnastics Royalty.

One of the TV screenshots posted by wats-good-gabby.

(via wogymnastika)

The top 8 are invited to compete the World Cup circuit. What an incredible lineup this year.

Great job in the Final.

GOLD – Kohei Uchimura (JPN) – 91.965
SILVER – Max Whitlock (GBR) – 90.473
BRONZE – Yusuke Tanaka (JPN) – 90.449

full results including D-scores

At the post-meet Press Conference Max thanked Nile Wilson and wished him well in the H Bar final. In typical charming British understated words.

A deserving silver medalist.

All hail. In a super tough competition Kohei walks away with his record breaking 5th consecutive World Championships title. He HIT and STUCK nearly every skill. Then at the Press Conference, said he would try to improve his landings on P Bar and H Bar. Next time. 🙂

@uncletimmensgym:

’09: Uchi won by 2.575
’10: Uchi won by 2.283
’11: Uchi won by 3.101
’12: Uchi won by 1.659
’13: Uchi won by 1.958
’14: Uchi won by 1.492

In the oddest moment of Worlds 2014, so far, Bretschneider from Germany competed a HUGE new skill – double twisting Kovacs.

… He thought he did.

But what we saw was a routine with two full twisting Kovacs. The second one is no value and a deduction for repetition. 😦

This is a skill so difficult and scary that his mind defaulted to the “simpler” skill under pressure.

He can do it. Very well.

 

related – It’s for real this time. Full twisting Kolman. (June 2013)

(via LEON magazine)