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the last time check, now he is six seconds the other way. It does not

bode well for Dowsett. I am surprised about that. Yes, Dennis is

firing on all sinners. -- firing on all cylinders. The ride in fourth,

Jesse Sergent of New Zealand, 38 seconds back. Suddenly, it is clear

who is in this for the medals. It has gone from 76 in the last time

check, now we are back to three riders contesting this. That middle

section has cracked the field and shown how it is who will be vying

for a podium spot. Every second you can gain on a corner, sprinting down

towards the city centre, could make all the difference for those three.

I would say that Thomas is heading for at least a second place here

because Dowsett faded over that middle section which we were not

really expecting. We may pull something back on the fast downhill

run to the park here but Thomas is still looking strong. It is between

those three. Dennis is yet to have his bad patch. If that comes, he

could also be overhauled. He has not quite gone through yet, David

Millar. He is still in ninth position overall. Over a minute out

of the game now so it is between these three. Thomas is the first of

the contenders to get through the 32 K check. 38.37 is the time to beat.

That 32 kilometre check is on the way back in. They will go straight

back on towards town. That is an aerial shot of Dennis. Still looking

pretty good. He is working hard, the gear tends to get bigger. It is a

good part of the Kia -- of the course to dig deep. If you are going

to start dying away, this is the right to rain. A wet morning has

turned into a lovely sunny afternoon for this meant's time trial. -- the

right to rain. If he can get over this and he gets a macro rest, he

will drive hard. -- a small rest. This will be a close race. It would

just be a short rest, nothing more. Geraint Thomas, the fastest time so

far. Dennis had the advantage at the last time check. The best part of

six seconds ahead. He is starting to suffer now. It is going to be very

close. Thomas has eaten into it. Geraint Thomas is not out of this.

He has eaten into it by a couple of seconds. Scraping away.

He has eaten into it by a couple of Thomas is great on the final couple

of corners. This will go down to the wire. What a fantastically close

competition. At the first time check, Thomas was seven seconds from

the pace. He was ahead of Dennis. He was behind Dennis at the next check

by three seconds. Then he moved to within two microseconds. It is so

close between these riders now. This is Geraint Thomas coming back into

the centre of Glasgow. He has a left-hand turn and he will head

towards Glasgow Green. Can he gain seconds on these corners? It is not

over yet for him. The chance of a Gold medal which would be the third

only macro by a Welsh cyclist in the Commonwealth Games, the chance has

not gone yet. Attitude is everything in these closing kilometres. Who

wants it the most? They are all close to the Gold medal. In the

final corners, you have to select gears carefully. Stay on top of it.

He wants it the most? Coming towards the finish, the fastest time has

been set by Marcus Christie of Northern Ireland. The big boys are

coming in now in Svein Tuft is one of them. We are about to see a new

fastest time -- in Svein Tuft. The fastest time has been set by Steve

Cummings. Svein Tuft, he is set to beat the time of Steve Cummings. The

Canadian is top of the leaderboard by 49 seconds but he will not read

for long. A good strong ride by him. The battle on the road is between

these riders. Alex Dowsett looks a lot smoother, like he has recovered

slightly. The fastest through this next time check is Rohan Dennis, at

32 kilometres. Geraint Thomas is for microseconds lower. Alex Dowsett is

starting to dig in now, they are all suffering but who can suffer the

fastest? He is shifting around on the saddle, we have not seen that

yet. Still in contention but not as smooth as he was earlier. That was a

knowing look on your face as you looked at Alex Dowsett. You will

know what he is going through. He would just want it to be over. It is

Geraint Thomas for Wales. One big sprints towards the line. Hoping,

just hoping it might be a sprints to fix three. -- is rent. Surely it is

a sprints to a medal -- ace rent. Excellent ride from the Welshman. Up

to the line, 47 minutes, 55 seconds, the new fastest time for Geraint

Thomas. He will have to sit and wait to find out if it is enough. There

was passion. When you see a sprint like that, you can see he

desperately wants it. In third position now at the final check is

Alex Dowsett so he has it all to do. He is in the bronze medal position.

He is in arrears by one second. So Rohan Dennis leading the way at the

last checkpoint. Thomas is second, in the silver medal position. Just

over five seconds separating the top three. Jesse Sergent now out of the

running for a medal. Amazing how it has changed around. It did that in

the women's event as well. Its changes and changes. They have also

that down this final section. This is Jesse Sergent, from New Zealand.

Heading on towards the finishing area. He has got to go around

Glasgow Green and along the banks of the River Clyde. And he will come at

the final 250 metres to the finishing line. -- he will, up to

the final. --, opt. He has two big a job to get onto the podium. He is

being challenged for the fourth position. They are coming in all the

time. All eyes and nose at the top. Bailey, from Guernsey. -- all eyes

are on those. Now we are back with Rohan Dennis. He is really labouring

now. He has hardly anything left. They have all looked the same way.

He is wavering in it. -- a bit. The stiff breeze could be affecting him.

David Millar is way off the pace. Disappointment for David Millar

today. Still cheered by everybody at the roadside. 1.75 minutes down.

Jesse Sergent starts to sprint here. Geraint Thomas has the time to beat.

Jesse Sergent digging deeper. Just for the final metres. And it is a

good ride. It is, he has picked up over this final section. Not what I

expected. He has got to come around the park but it is still a strong

ride. 45 seconds after they get to the park. He is further away than I

thought he was, Jesse Sergent. He is now coming into the finishing

straight. Sweeping curve, he took that well. Excellent technique.

Quick, strong. Technically good. He is in fine form and it has been an

excellent lover macro 460 macro today, of New Zealand, but it will

not be quite good enough -- an excellent ride by Jesse Sergent. He

will be pushed down a place, he will lose a position to Svein Tuft. Back

in the closing stages with Rohan Dennis. Svein Tuft in silver medal

position. Thomas has done his job, it is about these two now. Alex

Dowsett and Rohan Dennis. What can they do? Nothing more the Welshman

can do except see what happens. He has just got to wait and see. Dennis

has had a tough time over this final section. He has driven hard. The

gear has gone up now as he sets himself up for this right-hand turn.

Narrow section, easy to make a mistake. He is fighting. Really

showing the fatigue. What has he got left? For the last minute or so.

Rohan Dennis. Can he keep his nose in front as it has been for a little

while? Geraint Thomas. He is just waiting. At least he can relax in

the knowledge he has done a superb ride and he could not have done

more. That is the Australian camp. Anxious moments for Wales and for

Geraint Thomas. I think it is still going to be close. I think Dennis is

doing a ride here. He has finished well. He is heading towards the two

right-hand bends. It is around 40, 45 seconds. I think Dennis will do

it but it will be close and it could come down to the sprint. Excellent

finish to the women's raise and an excellent finish to the man's raise.

Rohan Dennis is one of only two people who can deny Geraint Thomas

the Gold medal for Wales. It will be very close but Dennis might just

about make it. Towards the line, he keeps that advantage over Geraint

Thomas. And Dennis crosses the line. 47.51. Geraint Thomas into the

silver medal position. Ennis will have to wait until Alex Dowsett

crosses the line to find out if that is good enough for Gold. Three

quarters of an hour of hard work and four seconds in it, and only this

man can spoil the party. It will come down to the corners. It was so

close at the less cheque. Dashed checkpoint. -- checkpoint. Can he

find five seconds from somewhere in a relatively short space of time? We

have rarely seen anybody dig as deep as Rohan Dennis just did. He was

trying so hard. Alex Dowsett has his work cut out. He always looks smooth

and collected but he lost time over the last two chat points. Can he

finish strongly? -- checkpoints. I do not think he can. He will be

outside here. It will be close. He will fight to the line. It is going

to be close. It might not be close enough for Alex Dowsett. He has to

lay it on the line around the park at Glasgow Green. Look at his face!

Alex Dowsett. Straining in pursuit of Gold. Trying to go one better

than in Delhi. Four years ago when he was beaten by David Millar. In

the blistering heat on that jewel carriageway. He was heavy on the

brakes on that corner. And -- that can cost you seconds. He needs every

bit here. Round the finishing circuit. It is going to be close. It

is going to be close. A sprint for the line, with Alex Dowsett and

Rohan Dennis. He has finished strongly. We said this last downhill

section would suit him at than anybody else but he has not taken

advantage of that style to poll it back. What a finish this could be.

He is definitely within a chance of the Gold medal. It is going to come

down to this sprint. Can he do it or will Gold go to Australia? 250

metres to go. Alex Dowsett grits his teeth, is this a ride for Vic three?

I think it is. Alex Dowsett towards the line, the last couple of metres,

he has pulled it out of the bag! Silver four years ago, Gold in

Glasgow for Alex Dowsett. For England. Just under ten seconds

faster than rowing Dennis of Australia. -- Rohan Dennis. It has

won him the Gold medal. Fantastic and Alex Dowsett. That is an

experienced time trial. He did not think about the others. He allowed

himself to lose time over the middle section. He had to keep something

back for the river and that is what he did. And he took some time back

but also a huge amount out of the ten seconds.

It was mostly downhill from the 32 kilometre mark. He absolutely flew

over the closing kilometres. Here comes Luke Durbridge for Australia.

Not his day. His day will come. A real powerhouse of a rider. Still

just 23 but Durbridge not in contention for the medals this

time. He has come out of this a little bit tired. The pedigree is

there but a bit fatigued. Still a strong performance in the top ten.

Absolutely. A high-quality field. A big variation in the times for the

riders. 60 riders taking part here. There is Alex Dowsett. What a ride.

Here comes Michael Hutchinson for Northern Ireland. Lastly experienced

over 30 national time trial results under his belt. He has had a very

solid performance but certainly not near the podium. It is not a great

course for Michael Hutchinson. He prefers a flatter one as we saw out

in Delhi. This is Berry much a road man circuit. Here comes Michael

Hutchinson. A little over 50 minutes, the time. He crosses the

line. His time will be good enough to move him into 11th place on the

leaderboard. That was a ride which certainly hurt. We are waiting for

David Millar now. Here comes David Millar. Not the result they were

hoping for. His career heads towards its close. The pride is still

driving him on in the final few metres of this ride. He has had many

great days on the bike. Sadly for him, this was not one of them. It is

still a good ride and eighth place for David Millar. Two and a quarter

minutes down on Alex Dowsett. Alex Dowsett was beaten into second place

by David Millar four years ago. But he came on so close in the closing

stages of this ride. Just as it looked to be slipping away, he

really turned it around in the closing half dozen kilometres or so.

We have watched it all day. As long as you are in touch within ten

seconds, it is all possible. It keeps ebbing and flowing, depending

on which part of the course suits which rider. He will have looked at

the course carefully, knew how to spend his effort and knew how much

damage he could do on the run back into town. He turned around the best

part of 15 seconds from the final check. Quite an incredible ride. We

know what he's capable after the individual victory in the jury to

tally. That was a tough course in Tuscany. He beat Bradley Wiggins

that day. He really delivered there, Alex Dowsett. A frustrating

summer. He was recovering from illness. He is back on top here with

a superb ride. Geraint Thomas had a very strong

ride, back from the Tour de France. Some big names further down the

field, Luke Durbridge is another one from the Tour. The field contained

60 riders but there was one who was the class of that field and that is

Alex Dowsett who wins the gold medal for England.

Quite a remarkable race. It looks like he had perhaps gone out too

fast, too soon. Geraint Thomas, after three weeks on the Tour de

France, what a heart he has on the bike. I remember last year in the

Tour de France he had a broken pelvis but rode through for his

team. We thought perhaps he was focusing on the road race but he

cycled his heart out, gave everything he had for third place.

And Rohan Dennis who was perhaps the favourite beforehand, again, finding

a really good effort. I think we can go to jail now. She has been

speaking to David Millar. -- we can go to Jill Douglas now. In fact, I

have a handful of cyclists here. I will start with the gold-medal man,

Alex Dowsett. No one wanted that more today than I did. A silver in

Delhi, disappointment at not being picked for the Tour de France. I

have been angry this whole month. I usually pull something out of the

bag when I am really, really angry. So it is pretty special that. Let's

have a word with you as well. You were in that gold medal position for

a moment or two but this fellow was able to pull you back. Yes, I was of

its prized on the radio when I could hear five seconds up. Then he just

beat me again. A little bit disappointed, to be honest. Second

every time this year. It is getting a bit annoying. I am sure you will

come out fighting after that. And they word for you, Geraint, one of

the quotes of the Tour de France was let's smash it and see what happens

and I think that is what you did there. I was a bit unsure what to

expect today really. Fortunately, I was just able, I just felt strong. I

did not feel zippy or fresh but I was able to smash it. I think for

the next time trial, I will send him some flowers and make sure he is

happy and maybe we will have a chance! You guys have to go to the

podium. I will let you go. I will have a word with this guy. You have

had to ruling the short Commonwealth crown but what an amazing reception

you have had here at Glasgow Green. It is like the Tour de France.

Scottish flags everywhere and everyone sharing my name. There were

brief moments, it was amazing. Not your day to day. When did you

realise perhaps this would not be your day? When a motorbike went

ahead. When I realised there was no point in watching me any more! I am

not as good as I was when I was younger. This is a younger man's

game. Do you think if you had ridden the Tour, you would have been

fresher? Stronger but not fresher. You cannot predict. You can see with

Geraint, he is on his hands and knees and gets third. I was very

realistic about today. My time trialling has not been so good for

the last couple of years. We look forward to seeing you on Sunday.

Yes, we look forward to seeing David Millar on Sunday and Geraint Thomas.

First of all, Chris, what a ride from Alex Dowsett. It was an

incredibly polished performance. He had a bit of everything there. He

stayed with them on the climbs. He had to look after himself through

the technical section and then drove down the descent. Peopled back 15

seconds which is quite remarkable. And Rohan Dennis, perhaps the more

measured of the medallists. He faded towards the end. You could see it in

his body language. The cadence goes down, the gear goes up as you force

it to happen, but he fought courageously all the way to the line

there. And talking of courage, Geraint produces a ride like that!

You could see he really wanted it and he really dug deep. Dowsett and

Dennis, they were going to be the powerhouses on the way down. He

really needed to make a big offer in the middle. All three of them fought

courageously. And a word on David Millar, he was quite phlegmatic as

he always is in his interviews. I was quite disappointed for David. He

really wanted to go out on what was his last major competition and do

something, but physically, it was not there. He knows how to handle

the bike technically but the legs were not there. Chris, thanks.

Jason, it is back to you. Congratulations to Alex Dowsett but

you do have to say well done to Geraint Thomas, straight into the

men's time trial after the Tour de France. But some going. That is it

from me. I will hand you over to Hazel Irvine. Do you know that there

are some in our presentation team who are women and men of many

talents. Do give iPod, one of our co-presenters on BBC Three, I found

out that not only will he be presenting programmes on Sunday

afternoon, he will then grab his drumsticks and go to Hampden Park

and line up as a drama -- Dougie Vipond. I am a super fan of Deacon

blue. I think he is arranging a meeting with Ricky Ross for May. I

think it will be fantastic. So many talented men and women on BBC Three

broadcasting alongside us. Not only a world-class line-up at Hampden

Park. We will also have Kylie Minogue, Lulu and so many others but

also world-class performances in the gymnastics that we are all about

today. It is the hydro, here we come again.

Max Whitlock is the man of the moment.

The uneven bars was the event that Beth Tweddle once ruled. Rebecca

Downie would like to inherit the crown. She will have a tough tussle

with the Aussies. One of the undisputed stars of the games will

be Max Whitlock. We will see him later but we also have the 200

metres this evening. I mention Max Whitlock. He's going for a treble

gold today, after a gold in the individual all-around. The team

event is over at the Hydro. There could be a sack full of medals

because he is also qualified for six events. We have the floor, pommel

and rings final for the men's and the vault, and uneven bars for the

women. There could be a highly profitable afternoon in store for

the home nations gymnasts. Max Whitlock was the top qualifier for

the floor event. Daniel Keatings has two silvers for Scotland so far. He

has qualified in third place. Kristian Thomas comes in for the

injured Sam Oldham. Over we go and we will join Mitch Fenner, Christine

Still and Max Baker. It is very important to make the two

second hold, which he does. That was a good routine, a good

start for him. He is putting everything into this. Not many

deductions. What a benchmark to have set. Not much room for error, Chris?

Not much room. Like we were talking earlier, you have got to married

difficulty with quality. If anything, you would say the New

Zealand team have aired safety first, but they have been very

classy in their performances, men and women. So, lovely technique.

Really keeps the head well fixed. Spots the floor and extends out.

That was a lovely example of how you should extend the legs out before

you role. expect his East score to be very

good. -- E score. Very precise. Technically. Somebody has had a word

in the camp and it is showing here. The difference between two

Commonwealth Games is very noticeable. He scored 14.3 in

qualification. He has gone up. 14.55. Execution is close to nine.

Very impressive. That could sneak into bronze. A sterling effort for

Wales over the last couple of days. Clinton Purnell. 25 years old. Very

experienced gymnast. This will not be the last time you see him because

he has also made the pommelhorse final and the rings final. The fifth

highest qualifier on the floor. Nicely kicked out.

A double twist. A half turn. So good to see him working at this level.

And consistently. Successfully into the twisting

element. So far, very good. A bit shaky. Those handstands are so

important. Working with great control and pace.

Secure, and he is holding his focus after a long, long competition.

Clinton Purnell! The score to be is 14.550. Just posted by David Bishop.

And he has gone a long way to achieving a better score, Chris.

Yes, he has. A similar type of difficulty, he qualified with. It

was very good, there were no noticeable errors. No big steps and

landing, nothing. He punches a floor. He is landing the more simple

half turn -- he punches the floor. This was very impressive. The blind

twist landing. The 1.5 into the full twist. So well rehearsed. Let's give

an idea of the kind of deductions the judges will be giving. He has

slightly loose legs. A lack of height on each tumble. It depends on

the competition sometimes. Steps on landing, but he hardly had any of

those. Clinton Purnell. 14.366. Just behind David Bishop.

Kristian Thomas for some old who injured his left foot. -- some old.

But he did live I with the six highest score on the floor. -- he

did qualify. He is big but he handles his size very well. Arabian.

He lost that. You must landing. -- he lost the landing. But straight

back into a controlled series. It takes your breath away.

Very nice and very low. Showing strength as well as control.

He started with a pike and he finished with a top. Very

uncharacteristic to roost -- to lose his footing. But such a stylish and

powerful gymnast. Heat puffed his cheeks a bit and he did not do it

well in qualification either -- he puffed. I think he lost where he

was, but that is very unusual. We will see what did happen. That is

the first tumble, so effective, that kick out. It is this tumble here.

You can see he just flicked his head and he lost as orientation.

You can see he just flicked his head and he lost as He stopped at 1.5 and

he thought, I will put another half in. His head was wild. This is very

clean. Very confident finish. I think he normally does 1.5 and that

is what happened, he did not open out at the right time. It did look

as if he stalled at the 1.5 and the extra did not work. Such a shame for

Christian. He knows is attempt at a medal is out of the window. -- his

attempt. He will put this down to experience. It shows you how easy it

is to lose your way. When you see somebody like Max Whitlock twisting,

you think, how does he know at the right moment to break out? 13.366.

Thomas is in third. Another chance for a Gold medal for England's Matt

-- Max Whitlock. 21 your old European champion. He took Gold in

the all-around final. He missed a twist. It was square around after

the full twist setup. That was very impressive. 3.5. A half turn out. To

make absolutely sure of where he is. Posh hard... There you go! So many

gymnasts have tried to imitate that, it is not easy. Lovely control.

Short diagonal, they have to include that. One and three.

He just wraps those in like it is nothing! Superb technician. And a

triple twist. What a performance! And he is just not faltering.

Breathtaking gymnastics, every single move was never in doubt. And

I think he has become quite a bit more stylish. That was where he

perhaps was lacking. He had untidy legs. That was very well performed.

The mind boggles! How can a human do that? Only one other guy in the

world can do that, the Japanese man. He has a particular way with

his twisting. He almost does not set the somersault up at all, he is so

powerful. The snap out of the round of, getting his chest up, he does

not have to lift his arms. Very rare to see such solid technique. A lot

of them just amble through it, but very good technique and that is why

he can do this. 3.5 twist. Another somersault. Three and a half twists!

He just throws the arm. He takes the weight on the right. Transfers very

quickly. That is so, so impressive! He scraped the floor, but forgive

him that! That will be the little deductions. It is like a gymnastic

robot! A robot with feeling. Unbelievable! Max Whitlock. 15.533.

That is the score to beat. This lad has certainly got some

moves. Can he contain that power? That is the challenge ahead. Kumar.

I hope so, he has not hit it well all week. He just put a foot out.

But very impressive stuff. He made the two and a half from it. He

frightened us to death in Delhi. But he has had control since he has

settled down. Very confident gymnast.

He is measured. He has got the skills. He put his hands down. That

is a landing deduction, he did not need to do it. He made sure of that,

he said. And this is the final tumble.

It is a pity because good skills, he just put his hands down for no

apparent reason. This was not to be. It is difficult to follow Max

Whitlock, let's be honest. Just a different class completely of

gymnastics. A similar opening tumble. , -- not the opening tumble,

this is the link tumble. But this is fantastic skill. -- the opening

tumble. The next one, when he went for the two and a half twists, Max

was completely round and he was three quarters. This was a bit

better. But this was so strange, that will probably cost him a medal.

Technically, that was a landing. That should be one marked deduct

did. I imagine it will be. Dashed deducted. -- deducted. Such a shame,

a medal for India would have been very significant. They may be kind

and they may not give him a hallmark. -- one mark. That was

interesting in slow motion of the two and a half. He looks over the

shoulder. 7.3 for execution. The score is

down. 13 point eight. Dashed 13.8. He goes into fourth and still a lot

of gymnastics this final. Dashed 13.8. The Jack -- the next gymnast

now. The 25-year-old. He also made the vault final and he squeezed into

the top eight. 14.3666 was his qualifying score. Very light.

That is very nice. A very light gymnast, very quick across the

floor. that the shoulders are on the

landings. It is very busy. He was light, he was quick. And he

is capable of potentially squeezing up into medal contention. There are

two gymnasts still to go. I liked the tempo of that routine. Those

starters around will be quite costly. I would be surprised if he

went ahead of David Bishop. He twists very well indeed.

That was the best one. Just a little the blend with where the arms are to

steady the landing. This guy is on his way, he has a lovely twisting

technique. The currently do, Max Whitlock. He

leads David Bishop and Clinton Purnell currently in third place --

the current leader, Max Whitlock. The question is, is Dan Keatings

going up on a six difficulty that he posted in qualification. These days,

the yardstick is a six difficulty, did that well and take it from

there. It is thing for Wah Toon Hoe. -- fifth.

So now it is Dan Keatings for Scotland.

Here's not messing about. He is fairly zooming across the floor.

I think that was out. As long as he is on the line, it is OK. He does

the combination into Russian, very nicely done. And you would expect it

from someone who has taken the European gold medal on pommel.

Keep your focus, Dan Keatings 's. A little skip to the side. He was in

control of that. Well, he zipped through it to get as much difficulty

as he possibly could. But the bad news that a red flag did go up. He

was out but how costly will that be? A score of 14.366 for a bronze.

Well, that was a classy routine. Lots of energy to it. .1 for

stepping out and that tumble had a bit of a deduction on the landing,

didn't it? But I think that will score quite well. I do not think it

will beat Max Whitlock but I would not be surprised if it was the

second-highest score so far. I think he is safe. He is in a medal. Look

at the way he is really piling it in there. It is this relatively

straightforward double twist. He almost rushed into that tumble

little bit quickly. I like this as well. It is a gymnastic link they

have to include. What was clever here is if he had parked at their

his feet would have been out of the area so he walks forward slightly

and then drops his feet down. Lovely to see him working like this. I like

to see routines that show a variety of twisting and rotating skills. He

shows us a clue that there. Twisting and rotating. Two twists, two

somersaults. Well, if you see a number two on the side of the

scoreboard, he is guaranteed a medal. It is third at the moment.

There is one gymnast still to go. It is that 0.1 out which is the

difference between second and third. Will the Canadian upset the home

nation party? Scott Morgan, 25 years old. He has a difficulty value of

6.4. This is power personified. He just

floated upwards, a double straight, is punch one and he lifted. And then

open the parachute to land. Dear, oh dear, oh dear, he means business.

Significantly controlled here. That is a nice pace. He will take a

little breather. He did not really kick it out but managed to roll down

from the soldiers which is what the judges will be looking for. Here's

wrapping in the twists. He is really meaning business here. Worth every

10th. The absolute precision on the twisting double. I tell you what,

that difficulty must go up. Surely, that must be a medal? The question

is, what colour? David Bishop knows he is guaranteed a medal because he

is up in second. That has to be a medal. I think it will come close to

Whitlock's score. Whitlock scored 15.533. That was super work, Chris.

Very clean and really good variety in this routine. Into the punch, one

and a quarter to a prone position. There were not any landing

deductions there. From a style perspective, he is not in the same

class as Whitlock. Know, especially when you see the slow motion. There

are some bent legs. But the judges do not have slow motion. They do not

but I think you can see the bent legs. He has just piled it in. But

there is room for deduction. While we are talking difficulty, Max

posted a difficulty score of 6.7. I have not got my calculator but I

think he has stepped up from 6.4. That was amazing, the way he

launched and kicked out. In my eyes, I think Max just has the edge. Oh,

yes. I would say so. Our debate will go on but I think the judges have

come to a decision. There it is. It is silver medal for Scott Morgan.

David Bishop will take the bronze medal, pushing Daniel Keatings from

Scotland down into fourth. What a floor final. Cracking. That is

world-class performance. Less than .1 ahead of Dan Keatings.

The step out on the floor lost him the medal. Potentially the circle of

the arms could have done that. Yes, he rushed a little bit, Dan

Keatings. But what a performance from David Bishop from New Zealand.

We have been talking about how impressed we have been with the New

Zealanders and the work they have put in, they have reaped their

reward with a bronze medal on floor. Somerby has had a talking to. There

is Max Whitlock, confirmation. There is your leader, Max Whitlock, the

gold medallist. And yet another gold medal, that is gold medal number 34

Max Whitlock. Will the medal count continue for him? Surely. How many

finals has he got? He could potentially have six. That is to

restrict. -- that is terrific. I did say David Bishop could potentially

get bronze. Yes, you did. And Morgan, the last gymnast, he had a

long wait and that can play on your mind, Chris, because if you are

debating Shaddai up my difficulty or not, it can be a tough ten or 15

minutes? Yes, it could be. The thing is, I think he thought he could not

beat Max. He knows he has not quite got that difficulty. But with the

difficulty he has got, he could take the others. I think you went for

that safety. Just looking at Max on that 3.5 twist, the shoulders were

absolutely square. Amazing awareness. Well, Max Whitlock

without doubt, the gold medallist. Scott Morgan takes silver and David

Bishop from New Zealand is more than happy with bronze.

STUDIO: Yes, Max Whitlock's third gold medal means he has one more

gold medals than anyone else at these games. The golden hat-trick,

England's 40th at these games and he has still got two more chances to

come this afternoon. The 24-year-old from Hemel Hempstead is making

himself at home on the top step of the podium. Another wonderful

performance from Max Whitlock. that. It is a major achievement but

I have to focus on the next events. It looked like you are showboating

at one stage. You are just incredibly talented, how much

confidence does that give you going into the other apparatus? A lot of

confidence and it makes me chill out.

I can enjoy the rest of the experience and stay as relaxed as I

can. Two left and a battle coming up. Are you looking forward to it?

I am really looking forward to it, they are great competitors and

hopefully it will be a great competition but I just want to be

happy with what I do. Good luck with the next two.

Pommelhorse and the rings final this afternoon for him. There was also a

golden hat trick on offer today for the new store of the English team

and British gymnastics between macro. She is 16, fourth at seven,

but she took the title last night and pulsate in style. -- for Claudia

Fragapane. Wonderful scenes last night. And now she has another busy

afternoon because she's about to take part in the women's vault

final. She was the top qualifier the other day on the opening day of

qualification and also included is like. And Kirsten Beckett is also

fancied. Kelly Simm looking for her first medal. And good to see Emma

White in the final. Back to the Hydro now with our commentary team.

The gymnasts have been warming up outside, no time here in the arena

which makes all the difference for those gymnasts going later. So

George Rose Brown first from Australia. The sixth highest

qualifier. A tall, elegant gymnast, beautiful style. The straight twist

on the vault, simple but beautifully performed.

This is the first of two. She will have to make a different entry to

the vault. Still looking for a similar difficulty value of around

five. Lovely contact. Look at the technique in the twist. Oddie macro

together. Fully extended. Lovely style in the end -- legs together.

Georgia Rose Brown with her second vault. Her first was 14.1. Her

second now. Georgia Rose Brown saluting the

judges ready for her second vault. This is slightly easier. 4.6, value.

Interesting vault. A half turn. Front somersault.

She has to make sure she is square and she did that very well. A half

turn, very effective. You have to be very quick on this turn. Very

square. Well done, good vault. Again, not a lot of deduction.

Really strong. A bit of line. -- off-line. That is quite often the

problem. She does not quite get square as she makes that turn. So

quick of the top. -- off the top. I thought she was square but slightly

to the left hand side. An average will be taken. 13.833 is the final

score for Georgia Rose Brown, from Australia.

The second gymnast now. Listen to the crowd. Scotland's Emma White.

She was sixth on this apparatus in the Commonwealth Games in 2010. A

strong and powerful approach. Good technique. Beautiful extension. Just

one step. Good vault for number one. A lot of power and determination.

Just as she has approached this competition. One hand is slightly in

front of the other on contact. But very nice and very clean. Very good

alignment. Good and straight. Landing as you are meant to, one

foot either side of the red line. I thoroughly -- she thoroughly enjoyed

her experience. She is making the most of this. She needs to stretch

at this point, keep stretching. A full twist. The shoulders come up.

This is a battle of the execution score. Brown's best execution was

9.1. This is eight point eight. -- 8.8, execution. In qualification,

she did a 4.8. This is the same. She needs to execute this is precisely

as possible. -- as precisely. This is generally the less favoured

vault. That was a shame, the big step. That was a very nice vault.

Half turn. She punches really high. Pike front somersault. There is

nothing more she can do now. She has to wait and hope that she scores

over 13.833. She gets extra points for the pike shape. Similar vault

but in the pike shape. Very nice. She just overcooked it at the end. I

watched her in training and she landed on straight legs. I could see

she was anxious not to allow that to happen again. Taking into

consideration that they do train beforehand, having a bad session can

play on the mind, Chris. Yes, it can. Which he performed that well.

She just looked on her knees to early. -- took ten. They will give

her the four, eight, but that propelled her forwards and it

increased her rotation. Emma White, silver medal position at the moment.

The. Behind the current leader, Georgia Rose Brown. -- she is

behind. Kirsten Beckett could get into the medals. She qualified with

the third highest score. Gymnast from South Africa. Also in the floor

final and the bars final. A very powerful and purposeful gymnast.

Very nicely done. One and a half twist, that increases the score.

Quite a large debt forward at the end. How costly world that he? If

you step and you join your feet, that is a .3. If she had stepped

back to the landing place, that would have been a .1. That is a.

Full. Very good contact, the feet low. -- that is a fall point. The

hardest vault we have seen so far. They go up in increments of three.

5.3 is given. The execution is over nine. Second vault is still to come.

She got good height and flight and they do deductions for a lack of

height. This is good and powerful. they do deductions for a lack of

height. This is A lot riding on this vault. Really strong. Quite a lot of

difficult than the flip entry. She looks very relieved. I doubt she

does those many times in competition. Using that approach, it

is harder to get the height you need, Chris. It is, so it is given a

greater tariff. She cannot contact with the feet so low when you make

the half turn like that. Some gymnasts have a wide base with the

arms and some quite close, and she was quite close, I thought. Quite

good technique, isn't it? The feet are already quite high above you so

you cannot rocket off the top the same way. That is why she is trying

to create that wide base. To give the conversion upwards. Enough

airtime for the full twist. She would want a bit more if she was

putting an extra half on that twist. Good vault, I thought. That is two

vaults done. 13.833 is the score to beat, and she does it. 14.1664

Kirsten Beckett. -- 14.166, Kirsten Beckett. That could push the leading

score into third. A powerful gymnast, very good indeed. Brought

in to help the England team for the rest of the Commonwealth Games and

it worked a couple of days ago. Total aggression in the approach.

Double twist. Sliding to one side. To get two twists, her feet must

have been low on contact. Very good. A very fast gymnast. When she

contacts the platform, her elbows locked. She bounces off and up. That

gives her the time for the two twists. And it really is an all or

nothing about, it can go so wrong, especially at such a high level. I

said it before, if you match airtime with rotation and twisting... And

she does it very well indeed. Yes. There will be a deduction for the

chest down but it is so fast and dynamic, it is difficult for judges

sometimes to see that. She has gone up slightly, 14.633. She could be on

target for a medal here. If she can land this next vault. A five

difficulty. So slightly easier. She really needs to focus, it has to be

precise. Very well done. The front somersault with a half turn, that

was a great vault. And that is going to challenge. It definitely will.

She is coached by Keith and Debbie Richardson, Simm. Very experienced

coaches. Once again, the aggression. A half turn. Two before have done

this and she did it with a twist. Plenty of attack. I mean business!

They do not get the credit they should do. It is very complex

twisting for these gymnasts. You can see the extension through the

shoulders really powers up. That is what is missing in so many vaults.

That was good vaulting. Consistently difficult. And consistently

accurate. Kelly can now enjoy her experience. She and all the other

vaulters can do no more. Just waiting.

Will it be good enough for a medal? That was close. Yes. She is ahead by

.0 83. Ellie Black hoping to put right what went wrong yesterday. A

big first vaults. She hung in the air, made it look very easy. A very

good style. You could see it in her face, the absolute determination.

She means business today, Chris. She was a finalist in the Olympics. A

really good style, Mitch. Absolutely dead centre. She can twist and come

out nicely. That is great vaulting. Look how precise that was. It is a

5.4 difficulty. This gymnast has made every individual final. A very

tough schedule for Ellie Black. But she starts superbly.

She needs now to keep this consistency if she is to go ahead of

Kelly Simm. She really needs lots of speed to

drive her feet into the board. Lovely! She is really on fire today.

Where will the judges deduct from on this because it looked incredibly

smooth. It is incredibly difficult to do these Tsukahara base fault

with one and a half twists. The arm well forward. A nice base, spot on.

She had a starter yesterday but today, this was perfectly landed.

The textbook style. Potential may be lack of height. And may be tucking

the knees up a little early on that last half twist. But I would be

surprised if that has less than nine for execution. Look at that broad

base. Chris, you're quite right, a little bit loose at the of the

knees. But we can see this in slow motion and it was a very fast vault.

Surely she have to lead the field? The current leader Kelly Simm looks

up. Three gymnasts to go. One of which is Claudia Fragapane. She goes

into first place. The trick is to have both vaults as good as each

other. The second Canadian in this final, Maegan Chant. An interesting

start. A real no-nonsense approach to this

vaulting. You could see in the way she did that, it was quite a

different style to that of Ellie Black. She means business. Was it

piped or straight? Very nice technique. She hits the

platform, extends, opens those hips and then comes into a pike. I think

she holds the park. If she had piked and then extended out, they would be

giving it a straight but I think that is just the pike. My old coach

used to say pike extension, hip rotation.

I think they are having that debate, is it pike or straight? They need to

have a word with your coach, Mitch! That was lovely. That was another

Tsukahara vault. Neither of the Canadians opting for the more

popular flip on. That was arguably better than the first one. A lovely

shape. She really held her shape. Interestingly, the same technique on

the top of the table. Almost as centrally landed. A lovely

conversion of power. Whether it will be enough to go ahead of Ellie Black

is one point. Kelly Simm is second at the moment.

gymnasts. Canada have not had a very happy time at these Commonwealth

Games, in terms of medals and success. Very close between second

and third at the moment. It is second. She scores exactly the

same for both vaults, as does her compatriot. Dipa Karmakar next.

Again, the Tsukahara with full twist. She just got her head stuck a

little bit and struggled with the second half. Nothing like as strong

a quality with that vault. She made it difficult than herself because

she stayed piked. An ideal shape is the straight shape to twist. You can

see the break of the hips and it wriggled a little bit and destroyed

the flight. She did not quite get those feet right over her head from

the beginning. However, it was a good solid vaults. Deductions for

legs apart on. A really unorthodox technique, we

would say there. Technically, a little bit lacking.

Look at the scoreboard there. That gives you an idea of how difficult

this vault is. A seven! Chris is wincing.

And she made it! She made it! How about that? Absolutely fantastic! I

have not seen that in 20 years. Well done! That is her moment.

Absolutely. To get that round. She had maybe an inch between her bum

and the mat. a deduction for brushing the floor

but definitely feet first. Huge delight.

This is fabulous vaulting. Courageous and it paid off. We did

have our hearts in our mouths little bit up here but that was great. She

is delighted. A seven difficulty obviously gives her a big, big

cushion. Ellie Black leads the field. Kelly Simm is hanging on for

England in bronze medal position. Dipa Karmakar is in silver medal

position for the moment. One gymnast is still to come and it is

England's Dipa Karmakar -- Claudia Fragapane.

That was a good, strong vault. Well, Chris, weighed you think the

deductions will come from there? Little bit slack knees. Her knees

are little bit bent and the direction. She very cleverly lands

to one side and jumps in but she gets that because she bends one

elbow on the contact and that is where the deviation comes. It is

fabulous vaulting. She is a tiny gymnast. It is the right arm which

bends. She just attacks it. A lot of good stuff. She lands with

her chest well up. She is cleanly round. Very impressive vaulting from

Claudia. She scored 14 points six in qualification. She has gone up on

that score. Nile Wilson watches on. Very good vaulting. It will be a

child end. It will be very, very close this. -- it will be a

challenge. I am sure it was good enough. Very, very courageous. Did

not hold back. The second vault was equally impressive.

legs. The power and the height and the attack is fabulous. Definitely a

medal. Yes, her energy, will look at this. -- look at this. Power and the

determination she overcomes it. The somersault with the half turn. And a

characteristic smile. There is no doubt that is not straight. This

starts straight. You have to hold the shape for half of it. That could

be a deduction. We will blow them to give it. -- we will wish for them to

give it. Will we see a number one? Everybody is eagerly awaiting the

result including Ellie Black who is in the lead with a score of 14.433.

The judges are keeping us in suspense. Her only final today, she

has floor tomorrow. She got 14.2666 qualification to become the highest

qualifier. -- 14 .266 in qualification. They are making her

weight. The suspense is too much for Claudia Fragapane. Her eyes are

glued on the scoreboard. That debate between pike or straight. Calm down!

The judges are not sure and they can as to watch the video. -- they can

asp. Dipa Karmakar is definitely guaranteed a medal. Great news for

India. I think they are watching things back. Dipa Karmakar is in

second. Ellie Black is third. They will have to wait longer as Claudia

decides to take a seat. The Hydro have started to clap. To encourage

the judges story up. -- to hurry up. The emotion of yesterday is that!

Here we go. She got Gold in the all-around yesterday. And

confirmation, she has got Gold here in the women's vault final. An

average score of 14.633. Fragapane, the Golden bowl once more! -- the

Golden girl. She is only 16 and four foot seven

and a giant of these Commonwealth Games. Fabulous performance gain

from Claudia Fragapane. We will go to the man's more horse

final shortly. We have Louis Smith and Daniel Keatings. They are

running 15 minutes late at the Hydro so we were fair in about ten

minutes. That gives us time to go to the Emirates Arena. We are enjoying

the man's badminton. The English number one, the silver-medallist

from Delhi, is trying to get into the quarterfinals. He is up against

the man from Singapore. It is eight all in the second game.

Getting nicely out of that, he was in deep problems all the way. That

was a good shot, a camera shot. It is not a badminton shot.

He is getting to it very early. On this forehand. That is very nicely

played. Ouseph is under great pressure. He cannot reach him,

despite his long legs. That is nice. Exactly the same score

as in the first game interval. Ouseph leading 11-10.

First-time Ouseph has had a two point advantage in this game. What a

chance! He took a long swing here. Ouseph was lucky to get away here

and I think he knows it. That was not well constructed.

He has pushed that long. Ouseph did well to get out of the way here.

That was straight down the middle. Once again, I feel Ouseph is really

sort of edging away. Gliding away. Gliding away! I feel he is slowly

but surely adding on the margin one point at a time. Nice and easy. It

will possibly now go to 17-12. It is always good fun to guess now and

again! What worries me is that you are normally right! I get many

right! But sometimes I also get them painfully wrong!

You see? You said it was going to be 17-12. It was close! One point, yes.

He got the first. You were 50% right! Good to defence from Ouseph

here. -- good defence. Huang taking nice control of this rally. Ouseph

will have to react to whatever is thrown at him. But at that. That is

a beauty. -- look at that. Nice to see he is taking the pace away from

that shot, he is the reverse drop shot rather than going for the big

smash. But at how effective that was. -- look at. Ouseph is nowhere

near it. We can have a highlight of the

expressions of Huang! He is having delightful expressions! Well

intercepted. Good anticipation here. Another one is long. These are five

match points. The Ouseph. -- for Ouseph. Yes! Interesting way of

changing his mind at the last moment. Ouseph is through to the

quarterfinals and it will be a battle between England and Scotland.

Awaiting him in the last eight is Kieran may release.

England against Scotland. And Kieran is Ouseph's training partner.

Stand-by, it is time for the man's pommelhorse final, one of the most

eagerly anticipated events. Louis Smith was the main man a couple of

years ago when he took silver in the Olympics in this event and he became

part of sporting royalty in this country. But the man who finished

one place behind him in bronze was map Chris Whitlock a couple of years

ago -- Max Whitlock. And he has created more pain nearing moves than

even the Louis Smith achieved. -- pain nearing. And Daniel Keatings is

the reigning British champion in this list two silver medals so far.

So sit back and enjoyed the man's pommelhorse final. -- and enjoy.

the home nations will prevail and keep this medal winning that we are

seen? I do not want to keep -- put my money on anyone. Max has had an

amazing competition. He has already been out here. This dominance is

continuing, because down below us, 28 has received a gold medal -- Amy

Regan. -- Amy Regan. -- Matt Claudia Fragapane. -- Claudia Fragapane.

APPLAUSE. This moment is all about English National Anthem -- Claudia

Fragapane. She has been on a high and she has had to pick herself up.

She does not seem to get fazed by anything. Going last it is a long

way. She was composed and off she went. Here are the bolts. -- vaults.

She was likely off to the side. This is the second one. She is

incredible. I had to have her, Black gets the first bronze and India

McPeak gets the bronze -- Black gets the silver macro -- silver medal --

India McPeak. McPeak gets the bronze -- Black gets

the silver macro -- -- -- Dipa Karmakar. We cannot discount Daniel

Keating 's. He had a great day. It might give him that fight. He is

penned sharp in his execution. The score is split between difficulty in

execution. Those gymnast who want to push it, there is a risk there. Well

Lewis know that he can go 64 nine. All we had to go on was his

qualification routine, none of us had Seaman was going to be like. On

the execution point, talk us through this. He did swing very smoothly. He

had a 7.2 in the locker he was determined to move. He has been

criticised in the past, but he has claimed that out. Also, the fluid

nurse of the swing, when he gets into the air, -- fluidity, he keeps

them in a parallel line. He has worked on his score. I think he has

got the edge. Here, when he sets the dismount, there is no hesitation.

Superb work. The difficulty billed as the whole routine continues.

Now, there is a massive deduction -- bills. There has to be a constant

flow. That has a knock-on affect on the final score. When they get into

that routine, they are thinking they have to land. Lewis is determined to

go out with 272, is he ready? He has been preparing since the beginning

of the year. He was starting to get fit at the beginning of last year. I

cannot call this one. The lads are out. Louis Smith was sat up

watching. Now, he is ready, he has his tracksuit on. Let us look at the

competitors. Anderson kicks this off. The Scottish competitor is

third up. Jack Davis for Wales and then Louis Smith. Then Daniel Purvis

and Max Whitlock will round things off. How crucial is this order?

Daniel Keatings will be edgy. He can go out there and get his job done

and sit and relax. He is setting the benchmark for Louis Smith to come

up. Max will not be watching. He will take themselves into a corner

and do his own thing, he will hear the reaction from the crowd. Louis

Smith already has Commonwealth gold. He has been there and done it. He

has nothing to lose. Max already has three gold medals and has nothing to

lose. It will be a battle of difficulty. Louis Smith is looking

relaxed. I spoke to him the other day and he said that his goal was to

come here and prove he was ready. The final is a different story. You

want to get into that final and Louis Smith will say he does not

want that title, but every athlete is here to win. This is the men's

pommel horse final and it starts with Anderson Loran from Canada. You

have to close your legs at the top. Deductions. He has to keep his hands

together. If you do not have your hands parallel, he keeps them on the

dismount. On pommel horse, that is a level field. It is great when the

first person starts off well. It sets the tone. That was probably the

most important routine. Well executed, good style am a little

brushes on the handles, there will be deductions -- and little brushes.

You can see on the screen, the execution score. He is doing very

well. He is very cleverly using the handles. They cannot deduct you for

having one hand in front of the other on the handles. A good

exercise. His qualification score was 13 point 66. He did well to go

through. He will put the pressure on the rest. If you go through, you

have set a marker. A lot of people fall off. 13.6. As you say, the

benchmark has been set. Clinton Parnell for Wales. -- Clinton

Purnell. He got a 5.14 difficulty. Clinton Purnell for Wales. Forgive

me for saying, I remember him as a tiny lad. This is not his favourite

and he is delighted to make this final. He has made a very solid

start. Look how far the hands are part, that is deductible. He has to

keep them together. He is keeping the swing. The rhythm is good. And

he has to keep it now. That is the pause you did not want to save. He

could lose the value of the dismount. Tough, but a fact. Well,

we have to point out there has been a lot of gymnastics going on, but in

the individual finals, nothing else is happening, it just that one

performance and all eyes are focused in on the gymnast. That is quite

nerve-wracking. Lovely overhead shot. You can see him brushing the

handles. The overhead shot gave us a good look at how straight the body

was. You can see a little bit of a hike and that was the problem. He

used strength rather than swing. He will get add deduction. -- a

deduction. A little resigned smile. Good work on the apparatus. He did

not fall off. Watch the left hand, he will tap it in quickly. Good

technique. He has got good technique -- attack. -- tuck. Daniel Keatings

waits for the judges to put up the score for Clinton Purnell. I doubt

they are deliberating on the dismount. It is in, 12.966. A little

shrug. Daniel Keatings. He has been European champion. He is in with a

chance of a medal, but the tiniest of mistakes pushed him out of the

medals on the floor. The smallest margin. The smallest mistake. He has

a lovely swinging style. Nice pick-up, into the stretch body

swing. Keeps the swing. Such a difficult one to control. This is a

great start. Hands are absolutely parallel. Very nice work indeed.

Into another triple Russian. Very good work indeed. Travelling back,

keep the swaying! That is huge! -- swing. Daniel Keatings is through.

He has laid down the gauntlet now. Louis Smith knows he has a job to

do. As does Max Whitlock. He did not hold back. That was so difficult.

And so elegant. That was the best I have seen Daniel Keatings swing on

the pommel horse. Look at that style. For so many years, he has

been in the shadows but this could well be his moment. It is easy to

forget that this guy companies with the best, trains with the best, has

won an Olympic medal. The adjustments will tell you, it is

three tenths every time you do it. Look at him, is he smiling? He

knows! Yes! He is smiling there. You come here with an idea what it is

you want to achieve and to absolutely deliver with your own

expectations must be the best feeling. Absolutely. You can do no

better. 16.058! The gymnasts in this pommel horse final have real work to

do. Max and Louis Smith cannot hold back. Dear oh dear. Davies now for

Wales. 18 years old. The youngest in this final. Very nice. His flop.

Interesting that they call it that. A triple Russian in the middle. This

is good swinging. Nicely extended at the front. There are each confident

work. This is a good routine. Driving forward. Good discipline

with the hand placement. Come on, don't lose the rhythm. Lift your

hips and lift your feet. Yes, that was a lovely routine. Jac Davey is

going for a very high execution score. He looks a little bit

lightweight as he is swinging. I have known the coach for many years

and he will be delighted. He wasn't overawed in any way at all. Just

came to work on the pommel horse, it was the only PC did. Quite often

that can be quite nerve wracking. But not for this young guy. I do not

think that the difficulty level will be quite a seven but it was very

well executed. Lovely hip discipline. Watch the hand

disappear. That is a sign of good technique. If you get the hand

behind the hip. A lovely line. And look how he kept it here. Again! You

can see the elation! The relief. You just don't want to make a complete

fool of yourself in front of these people. 14.8. A very respectable

score in this company. When you think of a six difficulty. Louis

Smith for England. He has put so much work in the gym for his

comeback. Now is his time to shine. The question about difficulty will

soon be answered. When he gets onto this one handle, you need a double

stretched circle. He is going well. See when he stretches. There is the

first. No, he has played safe there. Clean in the spindle. And he is

flaring on, picking up the circle. This is where the difficulty is

coming up a bit. Mikey. This is crucial. He has lost the

rhythm. That will be the difference. The dismount will be a question. It

will only be a. It may not be gold this time for Louis Smith but it was

all about proving he can come back. It was a really impressive routine

until the very end. I was thinking how are the judges going to split

them? He did their job for them. He really did have a go here. The

second handstand was a little bit short. Let's have a look at it. But

he got onto the end. Step up. And we watch leg Trail. And it is good

night, Irene once that happens. But mostly very successfully done. He is

a big man, you know. He is very sure about hand placement on the handle.

You wonder how Paul feels with two such brilliant performers in this

final. The execution of his work through the routine. There is the

pause. That is the moment. That is not a dismount. They might give him

a C. But in this company and with the fault on the handle before. He

goes into second. It is a score of Dan Keatings for Scotland leads.

Gabriel Gan. He was just outside of the medals at the Olympic Games. The

struggle in the values it a little bit but nice and clean. -- the

straddle in the values it a little bit. A very good final so far. And

he didn't hesitate through the sequence to give him a clear

dismount. A similar approach to Davies from Wales. It will be

interesting to see the battle between those two. He didn't qualify

with anything like such a score. But a good line, light and slight, that

is the name of the game for easy pommel work. Absolutely. To swing

straight. He reminds me of the Australian who used to swing very

quickly. Another small man. Look how that hand is hidden behind the

hips. Good extension. Lovely shape in side support as well. This is

very good quality work. I am keen to see the difficulty score. Whether or

not it will see the difficulty score. Whether or

be higher than by four. It needs to be to get up to Davies. That is good

work from him. High quality. Davies in third at the moment with 14.8. It

is 14.266. He had a go. He knew he had to if he was going to have any

success in this final. Somebody else who will have a very good go is

Daniel Purvis for Scotland. He posted a 6.1 difficulty earlier. He

has been in the 15th before. He is no stranger to it. He cut it short.

Variation. Very swift in the Russian. Pike. I tell you what,

there is a determination in this. Through the Russians on the end.

Travelling through. Keep the rhythm, young man! There is another one.

Another one through. Lovely work from Daniel Purvis. It is going to

be the top end of 14. Can it creep into 15? Will that put him into

third? Are you excited? What a pommel horse final we are

experiencing here. Come on down! Good to see him. He has faltered a

bit in this championship but he was really at his fighting best here. He

has been criticised for being pike at the front but he kept the swing

going. This has proved crucial. To be able to keep rhythm in any

handstand, including the dismount. It is hard to be critical but the

judges have two separate them somehow. What is your prediction? I

would like to see him get a 15. What is his difficulty? His difficulty is

6.1 in qualification. He needs an 8.9. I think it was good. Are the

judges seeing it? He took as by surprise in parts of his routine

because he navigated his way differently to what he has done

before. He wondered whether to put another turn in there but he thought

he would play it safe. Get off, while you are winning! I have to

say, technically, not quite as stretched as some of them. The last

man up is Max Whitlock, adjusting the pommel horse. He is fourth.

14.516. Execution down at 8.4. That is harsh in my book. The judges are

doing a good job. They are sticking to the new rules. Hand placement.

Louis Smith is guaranteed a medal. But what colour? Will it be gold and

time again for Max Whitlock? He is more than capable but a big score to

beat. Handstand, very secure. One Russian, two Russians. He really

needs that 7.3. If anything, so far he is even more stretched. The same

mistake as in qualifying but he has picked it up. There is the spin.

Very difficult work. Good placement of the hands. Still going. Go one.

There we go. He keeps his rhythm. He is going back again. He really got

hold of it. It was the execution quite as good as Daniel Keatings?

Not to my eye. I don't know if it will creep into the 16? It is easy

for us, but 31-macro went through something special. -- Daniel

Keatings. He will hold onto that gold medal. You saw a little brush

there. I see this as a silver medal. I am a great admirer of Max.

Beautiful work. Confident on one handle. There, you could see that

was a big break and a big hike at the back. -- pike. He had a break of

a line and picked it up again. That is due to his great strength that he

is able to think quickly and adjust his body quickly. He had to know

whether the judges are sharp enough to pick up on the shapes. We are

told that you need to pick up on the quality of shape. C. It is silver

for Max Whitlock. -- let us see. There is golden, Daniel Keatings. We

thought the smile was big yesterday when he got a silver medal, but to

achieve at this medal and in this company, they were all here, Louis

Smith, Maxwell Clark... -- Max Whitlock. Daniel Keatings would have

been the least likely. Max Whitlock really went for it. Louis Smith did

so well to make that final. He ran out of steam little bit. -- a little

bit. You lose a bit of your edge when you are competing. He will know

that the right man took a gold medal. Any other competition

involving the pommel horse, Max Whitlock would have won. Louis Smith

did not get the medal he wanted, but he gave a very good account of

himself to win the bronze medal. Brilliant to show that sort of form.

What a final, we have all waited and wondered what the outcome -- outcome

would be. The lads did not disappoint, joining us here,

Scotland's only gold medallist at the Commonwealth Games. He has just

had that title taken away. It is now an exclusive club that Daniel

Keatings is a part of. I am delighted for him. The time had to

come and see it happen here, it was absolutely incredible. I am so

happy. You were delighted for him yesterday, but how different is the

gold medal? It is incredible. The expectation and pressure was on him

and under that pressure, he pulled it off in front of the home crowd.

We were saying, for so long, Daniel Keatings has always been there, he

has taken on a lot of the pressure, pushed British gymnastics forward,

but it feels right that here, in front of a home crowd, he has done

it. He has had his ups and downs, but he has used that will stop it is

unbelievable, because he was first up, he did not have a benchmark to

follow. Then Louis Smith and Max Whitlock came in and knew they had

to up their difficulty. It did not work. With the score of 16, let us

treat ourselves to another look at what was close to perfection. It

starts well, it had this real flow. There was real tempo and rhythm. It

really helped him to do that floor routine and when it came to the

pommel horse, he did not need to worry about adjusting to the

atmosphere. There was no part where he -- were you thought he was losing

rhythm. Obviously, you have to wait to the end because the dismount

could be costly. It is so crucial, you have to remain calm on the

pommel horse. He is swinging, going with the flow, going for the gold

medal. He punches the air in delight. A special moment. It is

worth mentioning that Max beat the gymnast that pushed Louis Smith out

of the gold medal position in the Olympics. The quality of gymnast

that we have is second to none. -- gymnasts. How will this compare to

the other medals he has won? It is a massive achievement. It was not just

a normal final, this was hotly contested. This is the one he

wanted, this was the anticipated final. We had two Olympic medallists

going for a gold medal and it was amazing. A word on Louis Smith, this

was his big moment coming back stop you could see in his face that he

would give it a good shot. You could see that he was adding the

difficulty throughout the routine. The whole routine was so clean and

tidy, he had that flair we have seen so many times. There was real

determination. Yes, he was going for broke, not holding anything back. He

has such a great character. He was swinging, he was calm. He finishes

off the routine and I think he knows that he gave it is best shot. -- his

best shot. We have seen him in other championships and was a focus on

getting their medal, but here it has been different. It was different

pressure, he wanted to put the critics write and show that he was

not living a celebrity lifestyle and he had focused on his gymnastics and

still has that passion. Max Whitlock, he has been having a

storming competition, but it goes to show, a tiny bend in the arms and

the placing changes. Going last is pretty bad macro putting yourself

under pressure. It is a difficult place to be. You have to find the

best within yourself. It is not an easy place to be. Are you part of

this schedule? You have been part of the bed will stop is this your fault

that the gymnasts are working every single hour? -- bid. To see the

development of the gymnast, they believe in themselves. They are

standing on the podium and getting the rewards they deserve, the hours

in training they put in, it is wonderful. I think Max might be

tired. The bend in the arms might be a result of that. He has more finals

to come. It is split over a week. If you have made the team finals and

the individual finals, it is a tough task. The gymnasts are out to

receive their medals and once again, it is a home nations are fair. Louis

Smith, Daniel Keatings and Max Whitlock -- affair. What a final it

was. Louis Smith leads out three world class performers on the pommel

horse. Daniel Keatings has found the miracle of form just at the right

time. Max wedlock, we know all about him, he is on a roll, it he is

focused -- Max Whitlock. The man that everyone wanted to come out, he

is such a nice guy, Daniel Keatings emerges on top of the pile. The

medals will be presented by the Earl of Wessex. There is the Earl of

Wessex. Alongside Helen Phillips who has done so much for a Welsh

gymnastics, as well as in her role for the Commonwealth -- for Welsh

gymnastics. The winner of the Commonwealth medal, Louis Smith. He

came here to prove something to himself. Lots of us who know the

sport know he has nothing to prove. himself. Lots of us who know the

This is to show that is hard is still in gymnastics. That bronze

medal is so well-deserved. -- heart. Great stuff. Louis Smith

takes a bronze medal to out to his considerable collection. The winner

of the silver medal, representing England, Max Whitlock. A silver

marvel to add to three gold medals. Whichever way you look at it, he has

had a great games -- Games -- medal. He was 15.966, as close issue can

get! That was a superb performance -- as close as you can get.

get! That was a superb performance -- as close Max Whitlock, gymnast

extraordinaire. Max Whitlock takes the Silver medal for the pommel

horse. Gold medallist and Commonwealth champion, representing

Scotland's, Daniel Keatings. No need to say his name -- Scotland. He has

joined the exclusive 16 stratospheric club. A man who can

score over 16 on the pommel horse. A golden performance. He accepts his

medal in the way only he can. Humbly and gratefully. Daniel Keatings is a

great sportsman. He is the pride of Scotland. Ladies and gentlemen, the

National Anthem of Scotland. Scottish National Anthem.. --

Scottish National Anthem. Let's celebrate our Commonwealth

Games gold medallist. Emotional moments as Scotland get

their gold and Daniel Keatings restores his status as one of our

very best gymnasts in the whole of Great Britain. Good to see him back

and what a final it was. Max Whitlock taking the silver and Louis

Smith proved to us that his heart is still with us to take the bronze.

What a final it was. In our heart of hearts, I think that was the order

we wanted. I know his mother and father are in the crowd. Paul Hall

was with him. They have gone through that tough time with him, so it is

great and to do that in Scotland and become only the second ever gold

medallist is a massive achievement. There is the confirmation. Flower of

Scotland sounds really good in here. It is amazing. I am so happy for

Dam, he is only the second man to do this. It is wonderful to see. I

don't know if your microphone was up at the time but Beth and I were

treated to a wonderful rendition of flower of Scotland from you, Steve.

He has such a wonderful smile on his face. Yesterday with the silver, and

about gold just means so much. How do you think Louis Smith will be

feeling? You can see that he is pleased for Daniel, they have been

together since they were four or five years old. They have been

training for a long time. I am pleased for him. His coach Paul Hall

has had a big influence on him. It is hard because he has got to of the

best pommel workers in the country and he has taken them both to medal

status. European Championship. He has had a big influence on both

their careers. What do you think this will mean an Daniel Keatings

from a selector 's point of view? I think it turns the table. He was

performing under pressure and he has pulled it off. It is going to make

the selectors think again about that team selection. We are going to lose

you very shortly. You have duties to do as Scotland's first gold

medallist. You will always be that. I am looking forward to it. I am

presenting the rings medal. It is going to be a great honour to pass

it onto our gold medallist on the rings. It is the discipline for

which you received a gold medal. I think we might have a photograph.

That we are. Look at you there. I remember watching that. It was

straight after my final. That's right. I remember. Seeing images

like this. You will have seen so many images. The year that you got

to that you got about gold medal, annual Keating 's was born. It is

incredible. I suppose everybody needs somebody to look up to. Sorry

to cut you off. We have been wondering what Daniel is thinking.

Here we go. We are in an incredibly privileged position watching these

three perform. It was the one to watch. It was the one that you were

looking forward to and you delivered on the big stage. It was amazing

being in front of a home crowd and doing one of the best routines I

have done. I upped my game to a seven point to start and I hit it.

You say it was the Olympics that you never had. You seemed to thrive in

the atmosphere. Yes. I have had my best results in front of a home

crowd and I was happy to continue that here. I am ecstatic with the

win. Was it extra special being up against your mates, two of the best

pommel horse workers in the world. Definitely. All three of us have the

highest start scores in the world at the moment. The medal could have

gone to any of us. I was just happy to be in the final with these guys.

I am sure you are going to revel in it. And the rings to come later.

Max, another medal. A silver. A huge achievement. I am very happy. Such a

great final to be a part of. Scoring 16 is huge in front of a home crowd.

Well done. This competition has been great. You have been taking on a lot

of stuff. Three outrageous finals. Did you feel like anything from the

early apparatus are affected you? It helped to chill me out and kept me

relaxed. I am starting to get tired after my fourth day in a row. I have

one more piece to focus on. Well done. We are looking forward to

watching you. Louis Smith, you seemed to enjoy that. I had a

brilliant time out there. The crowd has been fantastic and it has been a

brilliant pommel horse final. I went for a harder routine, I had nothing

left to give. I was quite tired. It didn't go my way but I have come

third. I am happy. Unlucky for the Welsh guy who did a brilliant

routine and came fourth. You were cheering and clapping of every

minute. Everybody was looking forward to seeing all of you. What

was it like to be amongst your friends in this arena with thousands

of people cheering you on? It has been unbelievable. There are not

many pommel horse finals I have thoroughly enjoyed but this was

brilliant. It was an intense experience, the anxiety and it was

such fun. I am glad I am back and I am looking forward to carrying on

training. That is the question. Are we going to see you more on the mat?

After what I have done at this Commonwealth Games, it would be

silly to give up so I am looking forward to doing more. Thanks to all

of you. Huge congratulations to all three lads. We will have a chat with

them later. The line-up now for the women's uneven bar.

Elizabeth Beddoe is the first to go from Wales. She has the mat to go

but for the moment she concentrates on the uneven bars. Very nice full

pirouette. That is an error. Very difficult for these inexperienced

gymnast to come straight in. She didn't quite get the swing into the

somersault. In this format, the gymnasts have no warm up in the

arena. Well, they did about three hours ago but they have been in the

gym training while they are waiting for their go. Elizabeth, although 18

years old will not have done a massive amount of finals like this.

Down to the low bar. With the half term, very well performed. Handstand

and a big swing up. Needs a good dismount. She does. That was such a

shame. The difficult work she did fairly well. She was just unsettled

on the hop. It is a pity. A fine gymnast. Once you lose your rhythm,

Chris, and she did, it is very hard to get it back. She hopped on the

way. This is the one that worked. Then she struggled to early and

didn't get her heels pop. Her hips lead and not their heels. That made

the somersault quite low and she didn't cling on to the bars. The

judges have to decide whether she had a momentary hang. From the

reaction of the bar, she might get away with it. If so, it is a

decision that is worth about one marks. A lovely dismount. She is a

fine gymnast. The Welsh women did fantastically. There is Tracy, the

national coach for Wales. Most of the gymnasts are training at the

National Centre. She was British champion aged nine and ten.

Elizabeth Beddoe. 11.633 was the score. Chalked up and ready to go is

England's Becky Downie. She has a similar dilemma to the lads on

pommel horse she has a difficult routine and another one. Which will

she do first? Full pirouette, straight into the pike to catch up.

A move named after her, the Downie. Another release. Back down to the

low bar. She has got to get back up to the high bar. She makes the turn

just right. Needs to speed the Giants are up. Well done, Becky

Downie. That is a routine that will be hard to beat. A commanding

performance. She hit every handstand. I was relieved that you

said it was the difficult routine because that was just immense. She

missed one link. Sometimes she can get the second catch but she didn't

chance it. She did be easier routine in qualification. She obviously

thought very quickly. Original, courageous. As European champion on

this apparatus you would expect her to produce under pressure and that

is exactly what she did. She did a tall Katchev in the pike position

and that is the move named after her, the Downie. She does a clear

circle into Katchev. You have to be so clean. Accuracy on the timing and

the shapes have two be right. That is great stuff. She is going to need

a score in the high 14s for the gold. This should hover towards the

15s. I would have hoped for her. We have seen Becky be a bit

inconsistent when she was younger. Like Dan Keatings she went to the

Olympics in 2008 and didn't get the selection in 2012. She was teetering

on whether to fight back and she has done so and is now reaping the

rewards. Larissa Miller will be the gymnast after her. The

second-highest qualifier. Becky was the highest qualifier. 14.683. The

difficulty down a little bit? 16.4! 14.666, she is up on qualification.

Representing Australia, Larrissa Miller. A finalist at the World

Championships. She qualified second. Jumps straight to the high bar,

lovely extension. Huge catch. Links two releases together. A pike in and

out. Super high somersaults. Three big releases already. Locked solid

handstand. Lovely line on the handstands. Increases the swaying,

Phil, twisting, that is a strong bed -- swing. It is going to be very

close. Not a highly difficulty score, but her execution was clean.

Lovely line, clean. The precision... Quality of swaying,

quality of line and accuracy. Will it be a winning formula? -- swing.

We will have to wait and see. Focus and determination. Lovely, look at

that. Keep the swing on the transfer. So many gymnasts struggle

there. Beautiful line. It is worth talking about the handstand, because

with those turns, you have to be at 12 o'clock. If you cannot include

too many turns, you can do better. Lovely dismount. Lovely turn. They

both included one peril wet, her and Rebecca Downie. -- piroutte. The

score for Rebecca Downie is 14.666. It is not good enough. 14.5664

Larrissa Miller. Rebecca Downie holes on. 38. -- Elsabeth Black. She

is a great gymnast. She spends that somersault straight down to the low

bar. Really building her difficulty up. She was really right above the

bar, there was no question. There is the full piroutte. Love the

dismount. Straight body with a half turn. Lovely work. She set up that

beautifully. Lovely technique on the dismount. In qualification, she

posted a 5.4. I think difficulty will be what makes the difference. I

think there will be a similar score. She linked that very well. Two

difficult moves. Lovely straight arms, good body shape. This was

impressive, look at the height. She has very good energy. She creates

energy. Lovely technique. has very good energy. She creates

energy. Lovely Because these buyers are wooden or fibreglass, they do

their hand and the gymnasts can use the bend of the bar 's -- bar 's. --

bars. Different bars have different bounce. It is an anxious wait for

Rebecca Downie. The first to go. Elsabeth Black, 13.7, a difficulty

of 5.5, but execution very similar to the previous gymnasts. Now, the

South African, Kristen Beckett. -- Kirsten Beckett. Leisurely turn,

another gymnast who works with great energy. Into the forward element,

stretches out, he was out, good work. -- heels out. She was the

eighth highest qualifier. A good showing, second final of the day.

She will not have such a high difficulty score. It was a good

performance. Nice. Nice rotations. It enabled her to swaying from it --

swing. It was a clean routine. Heads the handstand on the transfer. --

hits. Just a question of difficulty. Look at that. The release was

perfectly timed. Their heels driving backwards to give her rotation. --

the heels. The coach there. The coach is allowed on the podium to do

that. Did she not miss that in one of the competitions? She missed the

dismount last night. She set it up well there. These gymnasts have had

to turn around quickly. They were competing last night until after

nine o'clock and they are back in again. Kirsten Beckett 12.933, she

is in fourth place. Rebecca Downie leads. He is a gymnast who could

threaten for medals. -- here is a gymnast. Georgia-Rose Brown, the

third highest qualifier. This is her favourite apparat is. Lovely long

line. -- apparat is. Passion apparatus. Front somersault --

apparatus. Her feet are not quite above her head on the handstand.

This is usually very nice. Beautifully done. Double front. She

may not have the highest difficulty, but she will certainly

be well up on execution. Superb dismount, what a way to wrap it up.

A very tall gymnast. There it is, the connection there. Very nicely

done. Into the fold turn, a fraction late will stop -- fool turn. -- full

turn. Plenty of room for clearance.

Slightly bent arms. You could not see it quite so much at normal

speed. Her arms were quite bent. That was a cracker. Best landing so

far. Georgia-Rose Brown is in fourth place. Rebecca Downie is still

leading a head of Larrissa Miller. Still two more gymnast to come,

including Ruby Harold. -- gymnasts. We have to change channels. Before

we go, a brief reminder of the headlines. Some magical moments.

Alex Dowsett one the gold medal in the members macro time trial with

Geraint Thomas taking the bronze -- won. There was a third gold medal

for Max Whitlock as he added the floor title to his individual, all

around and team triumphs this afternoon. There was a golden

hat-trick for Fragapane. Daniel Keatings has made history with

Scotland's second ever gymnastics gold medal which came on the pommel

horse. He says he will continue in the sport. Historic moment for

Daniel Keatings because it was 12 years ago that they claimed a gold

medal, Scotland is macro only other gold medal in gymnastics. He will be

there to see him today -- Scotland's. A few years ago Daniel

Keatings said he was on the verge of quitting after failing to make the

team for the Olympics. His coach persuaded him not to. Max Whitlock

and Louis Smith also won medals. We have a whole wealth of things to

say. It is all happening in Glasgow. I hope you will change channels --

C.