:01:09. > :01:17.It is time for the men's European gymnastic championships. Welcome to
:01:17. > :01:21.Montpellier. Let's deal with the ladies first, and two weeks ago and
:01:22. > :01:31.inexperience British team went to Brussels and Sean, with Hannah
:01:32. > :01:39.
:01:39. > :01:43.Whelan stealing the show. -- and shone. On the men's side, getting
:01:43. > :01:53.things off to a flying start here in Montpellier with the junior
:01:53. > :01:54.
:01:54. > :02:04.British team and they were from a double in their hunt for medals. --
:02:04. > :02:20.
:02:20. > :02:26.Three junior gold medals, you came here and won everything you entered.
:02:26. > :02:32.I am extremely happy. The lads have done me proud. They helped me out
:02:32. > :02:36.in the team final so I am really happy. No nerves on the high bar at
:02:36. > :02:45.the end? You yes, I was nervous considering there have been some
:02:45. > :02:49.high scores but I just did my job. You won the rings gold medal, how
:02:50. > :02:54.did you do that? I don't know, I have been working hard for five
:02:54. > :03:00.years so I am really happy to do it. years so I am really happy to do it.
:03:00. > :03:05.The gold on pommel horse, no pressure on you then! No, none at
:03:05. > :03:10.all! I was the most nervous I have been, shaking, but I just did my
:03:10. > :03:16.best. Frank, three gold medals and a gold medal for the team as well.
:03:17. > :03:23.How proud are you of these people? I have got to know them like family,
:03:23. > :03:27.and to do this is excellent. Now it is time for the older men to make
:03:27. > :03:31.their mark on Europe. Dan Keatings is not in the British team but its
:03:31. > :03:41.five members are growing in confidence so can they get on to
:03:41. > :03:45.
:03:45. > :03:50.the medal podium? Louis Smith introduces us to the senior team.
:03:50. > :03:55.There are five guys in my team, starting with me, Louis Smith, I am
:03:55. > :03:59.captain and my speciality is the pommel horse. I am a bit of a joker.
:03:59. > :04:05.If you look at the overall picture to where we were five years ago, we
:04:05. > :04:13.have done extremely well. We are in the team final, a qualified first,
:04:13. > :04:18.so it is going very well. What is going through your ears last thing
:04:18. > :04:26.before you get on to the pommel horse? For a bit of reggae. We have
:04:26. > :04:31.a playlist sorted, and I will be jamming away. Next we have Kristian
:04:31. > :04:37.Thomas who qualified for the floor and vault finals. He is the tallest
:04:37. > :04:43.man in the team, so watch out for him. I really have put in the hours,
:04:43. > :04:47.the blood, sweat and tears, so it is good it is starting to pay off.
:04:47. > :04:51.It has taken a few years to get here but we are happy at the
:04:51. > :04:59.position we are in. If you come to these tournaments expecting to do
:04:59. > :05:03.well, not thinking we might make that final, we might do this, it is
:05:03. > :05:13.good and it helps our attitude. Next we have our superhero, Dan
:05:13. > :05:15.
:05:15. > :05:20.Purvis, who qualified for the floor final despite being ill. I really
:05:20. > :05:26.want to put in a good score, I felt quite a bit of pressure. Standing
:05:26. > :05:31.there thinking I have to perform this massive 2.5 Twist, I landed it
:05:31. > :05:36.and I thought don't do about it, just do it. I landed sideways and
:05:36. > :05:42.ran into one of the judges. As I was doing it, I thought I can't
:05:42. > :05:46.believe this is happening. I landed, one of the judges caught me and I
:05:46. > :05:56.couldn't believe it happened. we have Max Whitlock, he will be
:05:56. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:09.joining me in the pommel horse finals. He is a gamer. This is
:06:09. > :06:19.really big and everyone is looking forward to the final. Finally we
:06:19. > :06:21.
:06:21. > :06:25.have our powerhouse on the vault final, watch out for his big vaults.
:06:25. > :06:34.Training had twice a day, you wouldn't say it is easy, it is just
:06:34. > :06:38.for one day and you have to do it right so all the hard work can pay
:06:39. > :06:46.off. We have done one thing, then there is another stage where you
:06:46. > :06:52.have to do a little bit better and take it home at the right time.
:06:52. > :06:56.have a team final coming up with five guys in the team. Five Guys
:06:56. > :07:06.compete on each piece and only those scores count so if you make a
:07:06. > :07:24.
:07:25. > :07:31.For the first of their six pieces This is the first gymnast for Bella
:07:31. > :07:41.Rhoose, one of three. The 20 five- year-old. They didn't have a great
:07:41. > :07:46.
:07:46. > :07:52.A very nice easy start, half turned in the Arabian role, nice and clean.
:07:52. > :07:59.This is the secret here. Put your first man caught with a good,
:07:59. > :08:06.steady routine. He is not taking any chances. Dislocate into
:08:06. > :08:11.handstand from the manner position, very nice touch. A double twist and
:08:11. > :08:21.a hop forward. Sometimes when you see the clean routine like this,
:08:21. > :08:28.
:08:28. > :08:38.not too difficult, it really is Cleanly held. He loves that
:08:38. > :08:45.
:08:46. > :08:52.2.5 twist to finish, a good steady team start. There is a long way to
:08:52. > :08:56.go. Or obviously quite a tactical decision here to go with a
:08:56. > :09:06.decision here to go with a relatively straightforward routine.
:09:06. > :09:13.
:09:13. > :09:23.Should be a steady first score for Their first gymnast fell so they
:09:23. > :09:28.
:09:28. > :09:33.have only got to carry one fall. third gymnast, it is. He has
:09:33. > :09:43.faltered on the very first difficulty. When your first man
:09:43. > :09:59.
:09:59. > :10:06.falls, there is a lot of pressure half-turn. He has done well,
:10:06. > :10:13.because he started very nervously with the very first half --
:10:13. > :10:18.handstand. This was a much better team performance from the Ukraine
:10:18. > :10:28.in qualification than we have seen for a couple of years. A young team
:10:28. > :10:40.
:10:40. > :10:50.from the Ukraine, the eldest is 20 Great Britain. Max Whitlock was the
:10:50. > :10:50.
:10:50. > :11:37.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:11:37. > :11:47.first gymnast from Great Britain up, that is a good sign that he is
:11:47. > :12:05.
:12:05. > :12:15.What a super of routine. Kristian Thomas made that look easy. What a
:12:15. > :12:45.
:12:45. > :12:53.roof but he didn't hit the floor very well at all. Let's have a look
:12:54. > :13:01.at this. The half-turn was very late. That is at least a point off.
:13:01. > :13:08.You can see he was released laying the legs to get in tight. That will
:13:08. > :13:15.be a big debate - were the feat in before the hands? He has been given
:13:15. > :13:25.as zero. We did wonder, didn't we? We thought it was very close. That
:13:25. > :13:42.
:13:42. > :13:52.third of the Russian gymnasts four. The Russian team qualified in third
:13:52. > :14:11.
:14:11. > :14:18.place on the reins, a fantastic Really showing the strength work,
:14:18. > :14:26.nothing rushed about the routine. Just a little bit of shaking as he
:14:26. > :14:33.holds it. But he controls the top of the Rings well. Into the double
:14:33. > :14:43.front dismount, well landed. He is thrilled with that routine.
:14:43. > :14:48.
:14:48. > :14:58.strength and depth Unido on the the vault, which tends to score
:14:58. > :15:06.
:15:06. > :15:13.higher. That is why they are up in only slight, but he flies through
:15:13. > :15:17.the air. If it is perfect, 17. That would be some score. He turns and a
:15:18. > :15:23.triple twist. He makes the turn, snaps three twists, straight down
:15:23. > :15:25.the middle. That is the thing. Some people might say that without the
:15:25. > :15:35.somersault it doesn't look as difficult. But look at the twists
:15:35. > :15:54.
:15:54. > :15:58.Look at the size of him. Absolutely message needs to be that shoulders
:15:58. > :16:04.make a straight line. It looks a tiny bit up, but might be the
:16:04. > :16:14.camera angle... That is a straight line. So is that. He is in good
:16:14. > :16:44.
:16:44. > :16:51.but that is too high on the with a straight back. Look at him,
:16:51. > :16:56.isn't he a powerful looking guy? You can see that his body is
:16:56. > :17:03.straight, his shoulders are down. Phenomenal strength. But I am very
:17:03. > :17:13.impressed with the dismount. Double-doubles, at one time it was
:17:13. > :17:23.unusual to see those. But now they are all performing like that.
:17:23. > :17:42.
:17:42. > :17:47.Beijing. He's been a European vault deeper on the landing. But a hugely
:17:48. > :17:53.difficult vault. Enough to keep Russia in the lead? Enough to keep
:17:53. > :18:03.Russia in the lead. A double pike, the shape is all right. That is a
:18:03. > :18:19.
:18:19. > :18:29.The second gymnast up. Dan Purvis young shoulders of Max Whitlock,
:18:29. > :18:34.
:18:34. > :18:44.from the South Essex gymnastics He moves fast. He packs in the
:18:44. > :18:48.
:18:48. > :18:52.difficulty. He asked to keep difficult. He is building his
:18:52. > :18:59.difficulty. An all-important dismount and he swings into the
:18:59. > :19:03.finish. What a fabulous routine. What a performance! Massive. He
:19:03. > :19:12.didn't do the best in qualifying but that was superb. That is a huge
:19:12. > :19:19.score. It's going to be 15.5 plus, I would think. Anton Golotsutskov,
:19:19. > :19:27.a massive score. 16.1. So, Louis Smith is the next on the pommel
:19:27. > :19:33.horse. He has a lovely, relaxed swing. But he is still extended. He
:19:33. > :19:43.has such fast reactions. He is very quick on his hands. Full extension.
:19:43. > :19:55.
:19:55. > :20:05.Good, accurate placement of the the pommel horse. The big bronze
:20:05. > :20:15.
:20:15. > :20:25.conquered it. The work he can do 11 hand, an extra turn will give him
:20:25. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:42.the A & E. That is how you build all named after the gymnast or the
:20:42. > :20:49.
:20:49. > :20:56.massive routine. He got 15.9 in qualifying. Come on, 16. Come on,
:20:56. > :21:03.judges. Give him 16. House mood was that? Unbelievable. -- House move
:21:03. > :21:13.with was that. He looked full of confidence. Sometimes you watch him
:21:13. > :21:47.
:21:47. > :21:53.and get nervous. 15.833. The judges quite well. They are making these
:21:53. > :21:59.doubles looks so easy. They are, but he would not want to land too
:21:59. > :22:09.many times like that. The pressure that your ankles take on that kind
:22:09. > :22:21.
:22:21. > :22:28.parallel bars. Can they stay in the bronze-medal position? A very good
:22:28. > :22:34.start. A little bit rushed, his first few elements. But that had a
:22:34. > :22:40.lovely height and flight. Great somersault. That was very nice
:22:40. > :22:50.indeed. Really travelled well. He is almost working the parallel bars
:22:50. > :22:53.
:22:53. > :23:00.like the high bars, really. Lots of his showing control of the top of
:23:00. > :23:07.his handstand. Always a little bit arched. Super height, with a hop
:23:07. > :23:17.forward in the dismount. That was very interesting. A lot of doubles.
:23:17. > :23:38.
:23:38. > :23:48.A spectacular extra struggle. That the Russian team. Really going well.
:23:48. > :24:03.
:24:03. > :24:07.A lovely swing. Look at those legs, what I mean by holding a handstand
:24:07. > :24:14.and unsettling for your next elements. Absolutely rock-solid at
:24:14. > :24:19.the top of the swing. Another massive struggled front somersault.
:24:19. > :24:25.Every time he hits that position, he gives himself time in the air.
:24:25. > :24:32.That was classy work. That was a joy to watch. It had a lovely tempo.
:24:32. > :24:42.Really good. He's brilliant on reins as well. The same sort of
:24:42. > :24:55.
:24:55. > :24:59.consummate style. It really was the Russians. Panteleymonov, three
:24:59. > :25:09.pieces of apparatus today for Great Britain. Great Britain are
:25:09. > :25:33.
:25:33. > :25:43.not hold that position either. Come Britain. It is not their strongest
:25:43. > :25:56.
:25:56. > :26:06.angle, but I thought he was a bit low. He needs to stick this, hop to
:26:06. > :26:29.
:26:29. > :26:34.team at 29 years old. That was a and Romania third. Ukraine are 4th.
:26:34. > :26:44.Switzerland are 5th, with Germany moving up into 6th. A big scoring
:26:44. > :26:44.
:26:44. > :27:32.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:27:32. > :27:39.succession. Tough worker. Good, got away with it. There is a lot of
:27:39. > :27:44.work in this, I will tell you. Double pike. Just a little skip
:27:44. > :27:51.backwards. But that was so businesslike. Plenty of swing,
:27:51. > :28:01.plenty of grit and determination. They have put up a very young team.
:28:01. > :28:01.
:28:01. > :28:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:28:47. > :28:52.Small, slight and full of new work, A little bit wild with the legs.
:28:52. > :28:57.That was a little bit late. Just tiny errors that will stop the
:28:57. > :29:07.score going sky-high. But a good swing. He keeps the swing would in
:29:07. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:28.all the time. In and out. In this work you do, you have to hit all of
:29:28. > :29:41.
:29:41. > :29:46.your hands dance. The more work he know he is great at the vault, but
:29:46. > :29:56.a lot of people don't remember that in 2000 he was the all-round
:29:56. > :29:56.
:29:56. > :30:02.champion. A useful man to have one your team. Miles adrift. The door
:30:02. > :30:07.is open for Great Britain. That was a country mile away. He just didn't
:30:07. > :30:17.make the action. He was so close on the first couple of releases that
:30:17. > :30:28.
:30:28. > :30:34.Denmark adrift so he needs the difficulty. Great Britain still
:30:34. > :30:39.have it all to go through. He has recovered very well because he
:30:39. > :30:45.looked groggy after that fall. Almost missed his grasp on the
:30:45. > :30:55.twist, and what will he do for the dismount? Well done desquamation
:30:55. > :31:03.
:31:03. > :31:12.marred full twist, double straight. -- Well done! He didn't really look
:31:12. > :31:19.settled on any of the first lot of releases. Kristian Thomas, he has
:31:19. > :31:26.qualified for the European vault final. Heaney to land this, no
:31:26. > :31:32.questions asked. And this is a massively risky vault. He got the
:31:32. > :31:38.feet down but he had the hands down as well. That almost looked too
:31:38. > :31:43.leisurely in the approach. It is very high, but that is a hallmark
:31:43. > :31:49.of without any question. What happened on high bar, he has now
:31:49. > :31:58.even doubt. It is a good competition - relax, don't look so
:31:58. > :32:08.worried! Can you believe this? Not as costly as we thought, perhaps.
:32:08. > :32:13.
:32:13. > :32:21.No, but not the 16.9. He will have to go all out with his highest
:32:21. > :32:31.difficulty. He is very good. Did he qualified first? Yes, junior
:32:31. > :32:50.
:32:50. > :32:54.champion on the high bar, scoring good, difficult work. This is how
:32:55. > :33:04.he is getting the difficulty, getting close to handstand on the
:33:05. > :33:23.
:33:23. > :33:29.up, good style. Brilliantly done. Brilliantly done indeed. They are
:33:29. > :33:39.very delighted, but of course with all three scores counting, they
:33:39. > :33:43.
:33:43. > :33:49.can't drop the 12th. He catches the full can't stretch. -- arm stretch.
:33:49. > :33:56.That was a great response, he got stuck in, rocketed off the top and
:33:56. > :34:01.made a half-turn. Back in with a shout. We can see the whole vault
:34:02. > :34:11.here. Look at the power down the runway, lifting off, under lovely
:34:12. > :34:25.
:34:25. > :34:35.lead. Russia into second, 15.766. With two pieces of apparatus to go,
:34:35. > :35:01.
:35:01. > :35:11.Great Britain leading by Neelie two done every single piece today.
:35:11. > :35:24.
:35:24. > :35:31.are what you are after here. There is the fall would hit circle done
:35:31. > :35:41.successfully, not an easy move. And another one for good luck. A little
:35:41. > :35:44.
:35:44. > :35:53.bit late. The combination makes it slightly more difficult. Double
:35:53. > :36:00.Double, and again, a falter on the dismount. He will not be happy at
:36:00. > :36:06.the moment. Romania have a little bit more experience, don't they?
:36:06. > :36:16.They have got some great work. He was very nippy with his work,
:36:16. > :36:31.
:36:31. > :36:37.catches in the next grasp, up into Romanians on the floor. Star At
:36:37. > :36:43.with a full twisting front, absolutely amazing. He is so aware
:36:43. > :36:53.and able to twist. A lot of gymnasts lose where they are when
:36:53. > :37:06.
:37:06. > :37:14.they do more to pull twisting, he in support very nicely as well. One
:37:14. > :37:24.of the more experienced members of the Romanian team. It goes so fast,
:37:24. > :37:25.
:37:25. > :37:31.you can barely count them as you see them. That is why we say the
:37:31. > :37:38.judges need a good eye, they need to be able to see the twists. Not a
:37:38. > :37:48.flicker on landing, really good work. So more of this work - that
:37:48. > :37:51.
:37:51. > :38:01.is how he starts, full twist into 2.5 twists, amazing. Flavius Koczi,
:38:01. > :38:03.
:38:03. > :38:11.15.033. They go ahead of the Ukraine. The second Russian gymnast.
:38:11. > :38:21.Look at that. Double twist in pike back out, double twisting, double
:38:21. > :38:26.
:38:26. > :38:34.back. Very smooth. He is a classy gymnast. Just as a sort of side
:38:34. > :38:44.pass there, a double Arabian with a half-turn. That was not very clean.
:38:44. > :39:01.
:39:01. > :39:10.controlled. It was controlled. A big tumble, a super landing. They
:39:10. > :39:20.do these fall twisting from so well. He is absolutely delighted. They
:39:20. > :39:34.
:39:34. > :39:44.know they are battling for every penultimate piece of apparatus, Dan
:39:44. > :39:55.
:39:55. > :40:05.Purvis. A tiny adjustment. Nothing serious so far. Nice, good control.
:40:05. > :40:10.
:40:10. > :40:18.The fall would spins have been done very well. -- forward spins. This
:40:18. > :40:28.is now really close. Russia have finished on the floor, and Dan
:40:28. > :40:32.
:40:32. > :40:42.Purvis needs 13.615 to stay ahead of them. He has 14.633! The high
:40:42. > :40:42.
:40:42. > :40:52.bar next. So Great Britain lead Russia. That was the real battle
:40:52. > :41:01.
:41:01. > :41:10.the pommel horse here with Flavius Koczi. Starting that single legwork
:41:10. > :41:16.early on in the routine but he bounced his knee off then. Into the
:41:16. > :41:24.more comfortable double leg work. He has a good physique for pommel
:41:25. > :41:31.horse, a light frame, able to press down well and lift his body up high.
:41:31. > :41:37.It is full of difficulty. Another little deduction, and he is
:41:37. > :41:43.struggling to keep the form. Into the dismount, and well done. There
:41:43. > :41:49.were deductions through the routine and they are showing it in their
:41:49. > :41:53.faces. I always think it is better not look too dejected gone to will
:41:53. > :42:03.the judges have made up their minds. A did well to rescue that, he will
:42:03. > :42:13.just about get the credit for it. Putting Romania ahead of the
:42:13. > :42:15.
:42:15. > :42:25.Ukraine. This is the last gymnast for the Ukraine. That tumble, just
:42:25. > :42:26.
:42:26. > :42:34.a little scramble. Feet apart, tiny deductions. Massive work, this.
:42:34. > :42:41.Lots of difficulty. A little skip back. Of the gymnasts from the
:42:41. > :42:47.Ukraine have sped through their floor routines. He didn't quite
:42:47. > :42:57.hold that, did he? He fell out of it. That is an element they have to
:42:57. > :42:57.
:42:57. > :43:03.show, they have to show control in the handstand phase. He rushes
:43:03. > :43:09.straight back in, 2.5, and he landed out of the floor. That will
:43:09. > :43:15.be costly. That could be what loses them a medal because that is costly,
:43:15. > :43:24.actually landing out. He pulls himself together for a nice triple
:43:24. > :43:34.to finish but that was a nervy performance. They need 15.06, they
:43:34. > :43:44.don't have enough. What a shame. It looks like Romania have got bronze.
:43:44. > :43:55.
:43:55. > :44:02.The first gymnast for Great Britain It is not over yet. He didn't
:44:02. > :44:11.really get hold of it. You just can't hang on when that happens.
:44:11. > :44:21.Great Britain have been in the lead for two pieces of apparatus. Put it
:44:21. > :44:26.
:44:26. > :44:36.behind you, and go fruit -- through clean. He is hesitating, and that
:44:36. > :44:46.was very late. He just needs to stay on and stick that dismount.
:44:46. > :44:53.
:44:53. > :44:58.Damage-limitation is what it is that. It will obviously be a costly
:44:58. > :45:03.fall. But it is not over yet. Russia on the pommel horse, who
:45:03. > :45:06.knows? This is a whole new pressure. Working to win a European gold
:45:06. > :45:16.medal is something you cannot practise. He just succumbed to the
:45:16. > :45:26.pressure. Max Whitlock, 12.533. It looks low, but there is some
:45:26. > :46:01.
:46:01. > :46:11.Super stylish. He lifts and comes. -- teenies some big
:46:11. > :46:13.
:46:13. > :46:21.performance, which is what you want to see through the routine. Just a
:46:21. > :46:27.little hesitation on the dismount. He kept his composure, he knows
:46:27. > :46:37.what he needs to do. Nail-biting. He needed that routine. The
:46:37. > :46:47.
:46:47. > :46:57.pressure was on him. His work is just give him the boost that he
:46:57. > :47:11.
:47:11. > :47:21.needs to chase. He has a solid bit of arm bend. Slightly askew.
:47:21. > :47:26.
:47:26. > :47:36.hurried, but this is all right. This is what we need, to settle
:47:36. > :47:47.
:47:47. > :47:56.European team champions. Are we seeing history here? He has built
:47:56. > :48:06.with each performance. This was him really performing well for the team.
:48:06. > :48:21.
:48:21. > :48:31.one Great Britain high bar routine. David Belyavskiy, the last man app
:48:31. > :48:49.
:48:49. > :48:59.for Russia. This, to get his team cannot. Legs apart. But he is
:48:59. > :49:04.
:49:04. > :49:10.controlling it. He is working speed. Lovely style. No! That is a
:49:10. > :49:18.big deduction. He really had to use strength. He will not get the value
:49:18. > :49:24.for that dismount. That could be think they know what is going on at
:49:24. > :49:28.the moment. It will be close. spindle is fabulous. He really kept
:49:28. > :49:33.it going. But if he used to much strength on the dismount, they will
:49:33. > :49:43.take it away from you. I think he will be very lucky to get anything
:49:43. > :49:55.
:49:55. > :50:05.more than 14. If they give him to score. They obviously gave him to
:50:05. > :50:05.
:50:05. > :50:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:50:52. > :51:02.it going, write to the wire. What an incredible finish. Well done,
:51:02. > :51:08.
:51:08. > :51:15.history. Thank you very much. That was a really good routine. What a
:51:15. > :51:20.way to finish this team competition. They know it is enough. What a
:51:20. > :51:25.fantastic, fighting performance. He could have given up in the middle,
:51:25. > :51:32.easily. That absolutely epitomises Kristian Thomas. The most steady,
:51:32. > :51:39.hard-working member of the team. What a performance from the whole
:51:39. > :51:47.team. Absolutely. I have to say, I think we are still sitting on our
:51:47. > :51:54.seats for the score. But he could not have done more. Well done.
:51:54. > :52:01.really got hold of it. He did. The capture, in the pike position. He
:52:01. > :52:05.is the gymnast that has increased his work the most since Tokyo. He
:52:05. > :52:11.has really defied the experts. He is such a tall gymnast. He has
:52:12. > :52:21.rarely shown he can work can be a great gymnast, whatever physique.
:52:21. > :52:28.That dismount, landed without Voltaire, was fabulous. -- falter.
:52:28. > :52:38.The score is in, 15.133. Great Britain I European champions for
:52:38. > :52:48.
:52:48. > :52:58.it all on the Astra team, how about the European team champions for the
:52:58. > :53:11.
:53:11. > :53:16.first time ever. They beat Russia team from Great Britain. They have
:53:16. > :53:26.fought hard. Great camaraderie within the team. Each and every one
:53:26. > :53:45.
:53:45. > :53:55.of them played their vital part. up for the national anthem of Great
:53:55. > :53:55.
:53:55. > :54:47.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:54:47. > :54:51.An amazing experience. The team got right behind me. I knew that I
:54:51. > :54:55.needed a performance to win gold, but I didn't know what score I
:54:55. > :55:01.needed. I knew I was capable of doing a clean routine, it was just
:55:01. > :55:07.dealing with the pressure. It was pretty daunting. How were you
:55:07. > :55:12.feeling, watching him go up knowing that you already have fallen?
:55:12. > :55:17.probably put a bit more pressure on him. He went through an amazing
:55:17. > :55:21.routine. A bit more pressure? Probably a lot. But he dealt with
:55:21. > :55:26.it really well. European team champions, could it have come at a
:55:26. > :55:32.better time? It's fantastic. We are using this as preparation for the
:55:32. > :55:36.Olympic Games. We are rewriting the record books with that result. We
:55:36. > :55:42.can do nothing but positive mental things for these guys in terms of
:55:42. > :55:45.getting ready for the Olympics. compete every time, how important
:55:45. > :55:50.his consistency above everything else? Did that come through today?
:55:50. > :55:55.It is the most important thing. Unfortunately we had a mess at on
:55:55. > :55:59.the floor at the beginning. Then it just came clean air from there.
:55:59. > :56:06.Watching that final performance, what was going through your head?
:56:06. > :56:15.was nervous, big time. I was running around. I was screaming. It
:56:15. > :56:18.was such a big relief when he stick Over the last five or six years,
:56:18. > :56:23.you keep saying as far as gymnastics is concerned, I have
:56:24. > :56:29.been waiting years for this to happen. Here we are, today, we have
:56:29. > :56:34.witnessed another historic moment? I'm just as -- bad I'm still alive
:56:34. > :56:37.to see it. It's just amazing. was right to the last piece of
:56:37. > :56:42.apparatus. Everybody is going to be asking what it means for the
:56:42. > :56:46.Olympics. Well, it means we have a real chance of a bronze medal.
:56:46. > :56:49.There is China and Japan, they are pretty much unassailable. But then
:56:49. > :56:55.there is a bunch fighting for bronze. They will be looking at
:56:55. > :56:58.what Britain have done. A junior and senior victories, winning the
:56:58. > :57:01.qualification. When you're trying to work out a build up, what better
:57:01. > :57:07.way can you do? They made a few mistakes, which gives them enough
:57:07. > :57:11.focus to get ready. You think that is a good thing? A brilliant thing.
:57:11. > :57:14.Make a couple of mistakes, get a mental focus. In two months they
:57:14. > :57:21.will be stronger than ever. This is the top eight from the Olympics in
:57:21. > :57:30.Beijing. We have China, Japan, the USA, Germany, South Korea, Russia,
:57:30. > :57:38.Romania, France. Where can we slot in? Do you know, the USA are the
:57:38. > :57:46.The USA did not have good technique but they have a huge mental
:57:46. > :57:51.strength in competition. If you compare the technique, there is no
:57:51. > :57:56.comparison. We are cleaner, we have better technique. It is just a
:57:56. > :58:00.matter of mental strength. Didn't they proved it today? That they
:58:00. > :58:04.have the mental strength. The last man app. That is the team. Now it
:58:04. > :58:11.is the turn of the individual apparatus finals. We have six medal
:58:11. > :58:16.chances. We are going to start with floor, going for Great Britain is
:58:16. > :58:20.Dan Purvis and Kristian Thomas. ambition is to go out and do a
:58:20. > :58:25.solid performance. We are not going to put expectations on ourselves
:58:25. > :58:29.because we have done the main job. We have lain down a marker before
:58:29. > :58:33.the Olympics, which is what we wanted to do. We were expecting two
:58:33. > :58:43.British gymnasts in the final. We have just heard that Dan Purvis has
:58:43. > :59:00.
:59:00. > :59:10.he took the bronze at the world championships last year on this
:59:10. > :59:10.
:59:10. > :59:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:59:50. > :59:56.apparatus. He had a silver at the he approaches this exercise. It
:59:56. > :00:06.gives you the feeling he is in control. Two-and-a-half, just a
:00:06. > :00:09.
:00:09. > :00:17.have got to make it smooth. It used to be an easy way not to get a
:00:17. > :00:22.deduction, but if you don't make smooth contact you can lose out.
:00:22. > :00:26.That was a really nice for a team. Such a shame about stepping out of
:00:26. > :00:36.the area at the beginning. I have to say, a big step at the end. I
:00:36. > :00:45.
:00:45. > :00:54.have seen him perform much cleaner for his difficulty. That would mean,
:00:54. > :01:04.if he has got that again, he would start with 16.6, but the deductions
:01:04. > :01:07.
:01:07. > :01:13.cost him 0.4 before anything else. That is the score to beat. Gael Da
:01:13. > :01:23.silver for France, opting for a slightly easier routine here so he
:01:23. > :01:26.
:01:26. > :01:32.can't afford to give away anything perfection. Real power in the
:01:32. > :01:42.double twisting front. He has stepped out, we can see the red
:01:42. > :01:57.
:01:57. > :02:07.flag below. That was a very Building up his difficulty. Very
:02:07. > :02:17.good, high, stylish somersault. Stylish on the movement on floor as
:02:17. > :02:22.
:02:22. > :02:30.well. Needs to control the balance, hold it. Does that very well. You
:02:30. > :02:40.can hear the crowd willing him on to make a really clean final tumble.
:02:40. > :02:46.
:02:46. > :02:56.- he has done just that, really are lifted by the crowd. Plenty of
:02:56. > :02:57.
:02:57. > :03:07.energy, a great pace, and here is the error. Did he get the red flag
:03:07. > :03:25.
:03:26. > :03:32.for that? Yes, that is a 0.1. piece of apparatus two years ago.
:03:32. > :03:42.Perfectly choreographed with the music. Super of twisting double
:03:42. > :03:49.
:03:49. > :03:59.somersault, beautiful shape held in landing because he rolled out. No
:03:59. > :04:17.
:04:17. > :04:25.deductions on landing there either. performance caught. -- up. Really
:04:25. > :04:32.well rehearsed, he meets the floor so well. Another roll-out and you
:04:32. > :04:38.are only allowed to on each routine, and he has had both. How about the
:04:38. > :04:48.finish? That was a pretty impressive routine. De Danell Leyva
:04:48. > :04:49.
:04:49. > :04:59.top routinely have seen yet, Mitch? -- definitely the top routine we
:04:59. > :05:01.
:05:01. > :05:10.have seen. Brilliant. All the way through, Christine mentioned it, he
:05:10. > :05:20.was precise. Watch his head, does he keep it moving? And he goes into
:05:20. > :05:24.
:05:24. > :05:30.gold medal position. That will be hard to beat. Dzmitry Barkalau, can
:05:30. > :05:40.he stay inside this area? That will be a key for a medal. Speeding
:05:40. > :05:40.
:05:40. > :06:39.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:06:39. > :06:44.across the floor, and a controlled nailed landing. He had to windmill
:06:44. > :06:54.to make sure of it. Where are all these landings coming from?
:06:54. > :07:08.
:07:08. > :07:13.trustingly, Gael Da silver's score important to get several
:07:13. > :07:23.somersaults in. I think he probably just had a couple of occasions
:07:23. > :07:29.
:07:29. > :07:37.where he just had windmill arms, but very strong floor work. Star
:07:37. > :07:43.also come, Great Britain's Kristian Thomas, but first, back in January,
:07:43. > :07:53.Ireland qualified gymnast for only the second time in Olympic history.
:07:53. > :07:56.
:07:56. > :08:06.Kieran has had to work harder than most to compete at this high level.
:08:06. > :08:06.
:08:06. > :08:11.I had it you were in my left eye. A tumour. Luckily it was not
:08:11. > :08:16.cancerous but the operation went wrong and I was left wheelchair-
:08:16. > :08:22.bound for a long time. I was told I would not walk again, let alone do
:08:22. > :08:27.gymnastics. I recovered from that, decided to get back to what I love,
:08:28. > :08:32.then I suffered a major head injury on the high bar. I was doing basic
:08:32. > :08:41.elements but I had a bang on the back of my head and suffered brain
:08:41. > :08:46.damage. It is quite a traumatic incident, and especially for my
:08:46. > :08:50.family and people around me. That injury put me out of gymnastics for
:08:50. > :08:55.just over three years and again I was told I would never walk again,
:08:55. > :09:00.let alone do gymnastics, but I got back into gymnastics and started
:09:00. > :09:06.doing well. Then I ruptured my right cruciate ligament and then
:09:06. > :09:12.came from that one. Then everything was back on track, and 2010 was
:09:12. > :09:22.going to be my first debut for Ireland in the championships, and
:09:22. > :09:24.
:09:24. > :09:29.then I ruptured my left cruise-ship the -- cruciate ligament. I won
:09:30. > :09:34.three World Cup medals and was crowned the floor champion, and
:09:34. > :09:40.then January came along and I qualified at the test event. Then
:09:40. > :09:46.to make my first ever European floor final is just remarkable.
:09:46. > :09:50.Dreams come true, I suppose, as long as you persevere. The story
:09:50. > :09:55.has really touched people in that it doesn't matter what you go
:09:55. > :10:00.through, you can always achieve. Whether it is winning Olympic
:10:00. > :10:03.medals or just going to the Olympic Games, it is the best accolade any
:10:04. > :10:10.sportsman can try to achieve and for me to have done that is
:10:10. > :10:20.incredible. I can't wait to go out there and do them proud and it was
:10:20. > :10:23.
:10:23. > :10:30.definitely a triumph over adversity, floor final. He has qualified with
:10:30. > :10:35.the third highest score. He impressed and awful lot of coaches
:10:35. > :10:45.with the way he presents the exercise. He has got a nice
:10:45. > :11:07.
:11:07. > :11:13.around the floor area. The quicker you were, -- work, the more you can
:11:13. > :11:23.get in. Lots of nice control after frenetic work across the area.
:11:23. > :11:43.
:11:43. > :11:53.the landing, but lovely looking throughout that. Here, super
:11:53. > :11:54.
:11:54. > :12:03.highway double twisting front into our half twisting front. He made
:12:03. > :12:13.sure of it when he got right up out of the floor into the triple twist.
:12:13. > :12:15.
:12:15. > :12:19.Quite a deep landing and the judges will deduct, but nice work. Kieran
:12:19. > :12:28.gets 14.433, in sixth place. Wrapping up this floor final for
:12:28. > :12:38.Great Britain, Kristian Thomas for Great Britain. Can he get himself a
:12:38. > :12:38.
:12:38. > :13:24.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:13:24. > :13:31.medal? He needs to be just as three-quarters. When you're told
:13:31. > :13:38.gymnast, if you can hold the body straight like that, it looks super.
:13:38. > :13:46.Deep concentration, just a step to the side. Only tiny errors, a
:13:46. > :13:54.really strong performance. 15.167 for a medal. He really does look
:13:54. > :14:04.good. No doubt about it. Double twist, and the one and three, nice
:14:04. > :14:12.
:14:12. > :14:20.kick out, head well forward, lovely so moves rolling. -- smooth rolling.
:14:20. > :14:28.He has done a good job. Just outside the medals. Disappointment
:14:28. > :14:34.for Kristian Thomas. It looks like the French team have appealed, and
:14:34. > :14:41.Gael Da silver has been reinstated with his original score, which
:14:41. > :14:47.gives him a share of the bronze. Kristian Thomas finishes in fifth
:14:47. > :14:52.place. Fifth place, and just go outside the medals. Is it as
:14:52. > :14:57.frustrating as we think? definitely, but it was not my
:14:57. > :15:00.cleanest of routines. My legs are feeling the burnt out there and it
:15:00. > :15:05.was hard work getting through so I have got to be impressed with
:15:05. > :15:09.getting through the Rete and cleanly. Time for the European
:15:09. > :15:17.pommel horse battle, and for Louis Smith, his biggest obstacle here
:15:17. > :15:23.has always been his Hungarian opponent. Throughout his career,
:15:23. > :15:33.the Hungarian has stud in his wake of the medal. In qualification they
:15:33. > :15:34.
:15:34. > :15:38.15.9 is a massive score, but when finals come around it is a brand
:15:38. > :15:47.new day. You've got to do another routine and impress the judges
:15:47. > :15:51.again. He's a good gymnast. For me, he has done better. But I have a
:15:52. > :15:55.respect for him. Potentially, I know I have enough talent in the
:15:55. > :16:05.bank. I have worked hard enough over the years to believe that I
:16:05. > :16:05.
:16:05. > :16:09.can beat him. He is younger than me. But he's very good. He's a
:16:09. > :16:19.fantastic competitor, he is a calm, collected guy. He rarely makes a
:16:19. > :16:34.
:16:34. > :16:43.mistake. Fair play to him, but I in this pommel horse final feeling?
:16:43. > :16:48.We caught up with 19-year-old Max In the final with Louis, what are
:16:48. > :16:53.the odds of creeping about him? would be amazing. He is amazing on
:16:53. > :17:03.the pommel horse, along with Krisztian Berki, he was tried with
:17:03. > :17:08.
:17:08. > :17:18.him in qualification. -- tied with champion. But seniors is a very
:17:18. > :17:47.
:17:47. > :17:55.one break so far. Travelling forward and backwards. Very quick.
:17:55. > :17:58.Keep it smooth. Get the rhythm. Well, that is the lead. What a
:17:58. > :18:02.recovery on that the dismount. That was tremendous. That's the hardest
:18:02. > :18:12.routine we have seen so far in this final. Such a quick thinking
:18:12. > :18:12.
:18:13. > :18:19.gymnast. The difficulty in this was huge. He worked the apparatus so
:18:19. > :18:27.fast and kept such control of it. Just the like separation. But it
:18:27. > :18:33.was almost as if it didn't happen. -- leg separation. That is where he
:18:33. > :18:43.hit the handle. Many a gymnast would have fallen. He really has
:18:43. > :19:09.
:19:09. > :19:17.triple Russian in the middle. That is so difficult to swing clear of
:19:17. > :19:27.the hand. A lovely bit of technique. Shoulders pressed back, keeping it
:19:27. > :19:30.
:19:30. > :19:40.his way through to the dismount and he keeps the rhythm. That was
:19:40. > :19:47.impressive. He is definitely back for medal here, in 2012. Single
:19:47. > :19:50.legwork, as you said. Many gymnasts are opting to do that right at the
:19:50. > :19:55.beginning of the routine. He didn't lose for more rhythm into the
:19:55. > :20:05.dismount. That is proven, for many gymnasts, to be a bit of a
:20:05. > :20:19.
:20:19. > :20:24.done so much for the interest in men's gymnastics in Great Britain.
:20:24. > :20:34.So many medals at international level. It would be great to see him
:20:34. > :20:45.
:20:45. > :20:55.into the rhythm. It's about precision and about keeping back
:20:55. > :20:59.
:20:59. > :21:09.through the spindle. He has picked up the rhythm of the circle. Triple
:21:09. > :21:19.
:21:19. > :21:29.Russian. I'll tell you what, he's Louis Smith. He's gone through
:21:29. > :21:39.
:21:39. > :21:44.again. He's through. Now it's in at the beginning. He has the most
:21:44. > :21:49.difficult routine. What he loses on generally is the execution score.
:21:50. > :21:55.When you split your legs or do not. Your toes, the judges take points
:21:55. > :22:00.off. -- do not point your toes. He needs to get into nine pluses on
:22:00. > :22:06.execution. He really worked hard at it. This was much cleaner, for my
:22:06. > :22:10.money. What do you reckon? The only fault that I have seen was a tiny
:22:10. > :22:18.bend in the arm on the way to the handstand. The rest of it, look at
:22:18. > :22:25.that smile, he could be delighted with that. I wonder? 15.9 in
:22:25. > :22:35.qualifying. 15.775. Definitely the winning score at the moment. But
:22:35. > :22:57.
:22:57. > :23:05.current world and European champion, medal contention. -- within a gold
:23:05. > :23:15.medal contention. That leg separation, look at this.
:23:15. > :23:28.
:23:28. > :23:38.Playing safe, none of that. He's seen the difficulty that Louis
:23:38. > :23:44.
:23:44. > :23:50.Smith posted and he's got to go for wins, he deserves it. That was a
:23:50. > :23:55.real routine, under pressure. Having seen Louis Smith produce
:23:55. > :24:05.that great routine, that was the Michelle they really could -- great
:24:05. > :24:15.
:24:15. > :24:20.exciting. It's a crowd-pleaser. It does look very exciting. This young
:24:20. > :24:30.man will know he has a battle on. He has to stay in tip-top condition,
:24:30. > :25:02.
:25:02. > :25:05.with a score of 15.958. Louis Smith, in the way of European gold for
:25:05. > :25:15.Louis Smith. Now he knows exactly what he needs to work on and he has
:25:15. > :25:15.
:25:15. > :25:20.That European title is proving a tough nut to crack? It is. I did my
:25:20. > :25:27.routine. You accept what has happened. You know, I worked hard
:25:27. > :25:31.for it. It's all right. UK and off, on Twitter afterwards he said that
:25:31. > :25:37.his score looked wrong and you should have four. What happened?
:25:37. > :25:42.Some of the judges said that it was a spindle element that should have
:25:42. > :25:50.been done in one circle. He did three-quarters of it in two. It's
:25:50. > :25:54.about whether it should have been a 67, rather than a 69. Then I would
:25:54. > :25:59.have been in front. Your first European final, how did you find
:25:59. > :26:04.it? I'm happy with what I've done, I upped the qualification routine.
:26:04. > :26:14.It was a lot harder and quite tiring. But I'm really happy with
:26:14. > :26:14.
:26:14. > :27:45.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:27:45. > :27:53.clear difference. And there it is. adjustment. This will be very close.
:27:53. > :27:58.Pace on the dismount. Sujit at the body strength. -- huge upper body
:27:58. > :28:05.strength. Look at the arms. That is what it is all about. Relatively
:28:05. > :28:15.small body, so that you can hold it straight like that. He makes it
:28:15. > :28:34.
:28:34. > :28:44.highest qualifier. They say every 10th counts. He's going for 6.7 on
:28:44. > :29:08.
:29:08. > :29:18.difficulty. Just down by one on double front combination. This is a
:29:18. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :30:00.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:30:00. > :30:06.routine. Just a tiny error in swing. Neither one predominant. A
:30:06. > :30:11.young gymnast, really showing good technique. The Russian gymnasts are
:30:11. > :30:21.always very good, technically. They never rush their work. They teach
:30:21. > :30:29.
:30:30. > :30:39.every skill methodically. That was position at the moment with 15.666.
:30:40. > :30:49.One more gymnast to go. The youngest member of this final, 19.
:30:50. > :30:52.
:30:52. > :31:02.He is also in the vault final next. Gosh, a gymnast for the future. At
:31:02. > :31:20.
:31:20. > :31:30.19, plenty strong enough now. That them a tiny bit higher. -- feet a
:31:30. > :31:30.
:31:30. > :31:40.little low. Lovely technique on the swinging elements, just soft in the
:31:40. > :31:41.
:31:41. > :31:47.bark a tiny bit. Nothing disastrous. Nailed the landing. This is a tough
:31:47. > :31:56.competition to get into the top three but that was a good effort.
:31:56. > :32:05.Let's have a look at this. He stops in the exact position, very, very
:32:05. > :32:15.nice work. Very impressive. Double twist, double straight, a tiny
:32:15. > :32:22.
:32:22. > :32:32.adjustment to the side. Denis Ablyazin takes a bronze, a score of
:32:32. > :32:33.
:32:33. > :32:43.15.453. The Italian has been such a strong force in the world of rings
:32:43. > :32:55.
:32:55. > :33:01.Flavius Koczi starts things off, the former silver medallist. This
:33:01. > :33:11.could be a medal for Kristian Thomas. Let's see how the British
:33:11. > :33:13.
:33:13. > :33:18.What are you looking to do in the final? I need to stick both of them,
:33:18. > :33:22.or at least one of them. I just need the chance to make the top
:33:22. > :33:27.three. Do you think you are thriving in this environment, with
:33:27. > :33:33.the whole team lifting each other? It is definitely a good environment
:33:33. > :33:41.because seeing your team-mate doing well pushes you one, and you see
:33:41. > :33:45.each other as a learning curve to move on to bigger and better things.
:33:45. > :33:51.As you can imagine, it is a good training environment to be in,
:33:51. > :34:01.especially when we have a good championships so we use it to our
:34:01. > :34:03.
:34:04. > :34:11.advantage, definitely. Gymnasts will get two vaults. A triple twist.
:34:11. > :34:14.Amazing awareness in the air. forming his favoured vault first.
:34:14. > :34:24.forming his favoured vault first. Makes a half-turn, then three twist
:34:24. > :34:44.
:34:44. > :34:54.vaults. The difficulty of the last one was the seven. Absolutely
:34:54. > :35:04.superbly. Under control. Was it 2.5 twists? It was. A handspring on
:35:04. > :35:09.
:35:09. > :35:19.with 2.5 twist off. Goes on straight, then wraps that -- the
:35:19. > :35:22.
:35:22. > :35:32.twists off. He is so good at twisting. Panteleymonov, for Great
:35:32. > :35:33.
:35:33. > :35:37.Britain. Cracking vaulting yesterday to help Great Britain win
:35:37. > :35:43.the gold medal for the team. push, and the heart to her nicely
:35:43. > :35:52.done, kicked out. He made two rotations then kicked it out
:35:52. > :36:02.through the hips. That was massive. Not only did it have height, it had
:36:02. > :36:07.tremendous length as well. Kicks and turns, a little hop, a tiny
:36:07. > :36:17.deviation from the straight line but he got so tight in the tuck
:36:17. > :36:37.
:36:37. > :36:44.qualification. I guess it will be something involving 2.5 turns so he
:36:44. > :36:52.has got to know where he is on the last turn. A good effort, but quite
:36:52. > :37:02.a hop sideways. He has had a good final, good steady vaulting. Twice
:37:02. > :37:07.he has produced it. A turn on there, too 0.5 twists. He is almost at the
:37:07. > :37:17.end of the landing surface. Split legs, that will be a deduction from
:37:17. > :37:35.
:37:35. > :37:41.next to go, qualified fourth. The British vault champion. I think you
:37:41. > :37:49.can see why... And he fell over writer at the end. A very difficult
:37:49. > :37:54.vault, heat over rotated. You are squeezing to get it round, and just
:37:54. > :38:00.pulled a little too hard. Slightly undercooked it yesterday, make sure
:38:00. > :38:08.today that he had plenty of height and time in the air. He looked like
:38:08. > :38:14.he was home and dry. He gets a wonderful plant and a lovely lift
:38:14. > :38:24.off the top but he landed with his hips behind his feet, and it is
:38:24. > :38:43.
:38:43. > :38:52.here, 6.6 difficulty. Come spring double front. Dead centre down
:38:53. > :38:59.there. That is a good repertoire of vaulting. I think this bodes very
:38:59. > :39:06.well for an Olympic final. If in the next few weeks he can get the
:39:06. > :39:16.half turnout on that, and he certainly has the air time for the
:39:16. > :39:23.
:39:23. > :39:29.extra half-turn, and that will give him two seven vaults. He is fifth,
:39:29. > :39:35.a great effort from Kristian Thomas. Denis Ablyazin, the current Russian
:39:35. > :39:43.vault champion. This is his third apparatus final. Been all over the
:39:43. > :39:49.arena. Just needs settle down. explode off the top of this
:39:49. > :39:57.platform, and he does. There is the double pike, and lovely straight
:39:57. > :40:07.legs. Height, length, that has it all. Beautiful in the air,
:40:07. > :40:12.
:40:13. > :40:18.absolutely. Only down a tiny bit, but in the air he looked great.
:40:18. > :40:25.you thought that was hard, wait until you see his next vault, the
:40:25. > :40:32.7.2 difficulty. So, the most difficult vault we have seen in
:40:32. > :40:40.this championships. Fantastic. The round off, there have turned on,
:40:40. > :40:46.handspring up in the air, 2.5 twists. Really complicated vaulting.
:40:46. > :40:52.Left at the angle in the shoulders, he did well to get that up. He made
:40:52. > :41:02.sure he got it round. He did get it round, yes. It is not good enough
:41:02. > :41:05.
:41:05. > :41:12.for gold. He can't understand it. The last gymnast in this vault
:41:12. > :41:18.final. He is a replacement but he did get gold at the London Olympic
:41:18. > :41:28.test event earlier this year, and he has too much grow very difficult
:41:28. > :41:35.
:41:35. > :41:41.vaults. -- two difficult vaults. sees the floor lovely and early.
:41:41. > :41:51.Make sure of the double tuck, use the momentum, kick out and spot the
:41:51. > :41:52.
:41:52. > :41:59.landing. Flavius Koczi has led from the start. If he can keep their
:41:59. > :42:08.consistency, he will take gold from the Romanian. Remember, it is an
:42:08. > :42:15.average of the two vaults. Why on explosive element. And he did very
:42:15. > :42:20.well to hold on to that. Whether those big steps will be too costly
:42:20. > :42:30.for a gold, but that was super vaulting. If he wants their bronze,
:42:30. > :42:45.
:42:45. > :42:55.got himself a silver. That is in a class of its own, it deserved -
:42:55. > :43:02.just for the sheer height and technical ability, that deserved it.
:43:02. > :43:12.Look at this. Rocketing up,. His toes on the first, that had very
:43:12. > :43:13.
:43:13. > :43:19.special flight. The reaction at the end - terrific. you really need to
:43:19. > :43:28.give credit to good technique, and special height and control. What do
:43:28. > :43:35.you think, Christine? They were both fabulous but you have to marry
:43:35. > :43:45.the difficulty with control. Flavius Koczi takes gold. An
:43:45. > :43:51.unbelievable performance from the Ukrainian in second place but it
:43:51. > :43:56.was not quite enough. By the time you got to that vault final, was it
:43:56. > :44:00.hard to find the energy? Yes, it is also quite mentally
:44:00. > :44:06.tough. You need to make sure you are in the right frame of mind to
:44:06. > :44:10.make sure you are safe because they are quite dangerous. I have only
:44:10. > :44:18.been doing it a few months so it was good preparation for the
:44:18. > :44:28.Olympics to be doing it today, and I get more of a field, so it is all
:44:28. > :44:48.
:44:48. > :44:58.Just 18 years old, but he has the second hardest routine in this
:44:58. > :45:34.
:45:34. > :45:39.always technically great. Very comfortable on a single handle.
:45:39. > :45:43.Super height from the parallel bars. That was an excellent routine.
:45:43. > :45:49.is the routine to beat. There was a slight flex in the elbows, but
:45:49. > :45:55.apart from that... Where do you take off marks? Very nice. He kicks
:45:55. > :46:01.out from that deep fold. Very quickly through the somersault.
:46:02. > :46:08.Good technique, straight shape, pike shape. On to one rail with a
:46:08. > :46:12.handstand. Very well done. A tough move. It is the lead, it is the
:46:12. > :46:22.question of who is going to challenge afterwards. But he is
:46:22. > :46:44.
:46:44. > :46:54.times. He is in a class of his own. He faded a little bit, but look at
:46:54. > :47:15.
:47:15. > :47:20.and straight adjusting the shape. This is great. He is swinging
:47:20. > :47:25.continuously. A little bit low and they hop forward, but that is
:47:25. > :47:35.lovely to watch. What a flowing routine. Interesting to see what he
:47:35. > :47:36.
:47:36. > :47:43.gets for his difficulty. Oleg Verniaiev had 6.7 and his score is
:47:43. > :47:53.15.666. He really works with the apparatus. Nothing looks a struggle.
:47:53. > :48:03.He showed his class. Straight arms, all of the time. He generates power
:48:03. > :48:04.
:48:04. > :48:14.from the apparatus. He lets the dismount, he allows it to lift him
:48:14. > :48:41.
:48:41. > :48:51.up, just back landing. At least spectacular stuff. Half turn. Look
:48:51. > :49:29.
:49:29. > :49:36.at that, a long Ms Quinn -- long shoulders, every time he catches.
:49:36. > :49:40.The legs are locked together. You can see, when he is in the hands
:49:40. > :49:48.than shape, he pushes up to get maximum height. Look at the locked
:49:48. > :49:58.position. I love this dismount. He brings it so close to the bar as
:49:58. > :49:58.
:49:58. > :50:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:50:52. > :50:57.bars. Oleg Verniaiev takes the for Russia. 21 years old, the
:50:57. > :51:01.highest qualifiers. He is a former junior champion on a high bar and
:51:01. > :51:11.he has the highest difficulty in this final. He has amazing
:51:11. > :51:11.
:51:11. > :51:52.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:51:52. > :51:58.shoulders. Fully extended on a double-double. It couldn't have
:51:58. > :52:06.gone any better than that. That was a fantastic landing. Remarkably
:52:06. > :52:11.controlled throughout, from start to finish. Total accuracy. This is
:52:11. > :52:18.the new young Russian generation. I think they are going to wow those
:52:18. > :52:24.in the future. He is technically strong. Lovely turns. You can see
:52:24. > :52:28.the head fixed between the arms, all of the time when he is working.
:52:29. > :52:38.He's got a perfect kick with the feet and he converts it
:52:38. > :52:48.magnificently. Double twist, arms out. A stable landing. No problem
:52:48. > :52:53.
:52:53. > :53:03.with that, he wasn't still twisting is going to be a tough score to
:53:03. > :53:03.
:53:03. > :53:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:53:43. > :53:48.mixed grip as well. He is packing of the difficulty in. You can see
:53:48. > :53:58.how supple he is to be able to swing in that dislocated grip.
:53:58. > :54:09.
:54:09. > :54:15.discount? A single twist, and he under. He shifts his grip to make
:54:15. > :54:23.the heart turn. His shoulders work right around, very well done indeed.
:54:23. > :54:32.Lovely technique. Classic work. only thing you would perhaps say is
:54:32. > :54:37.that it is very much on a theme, he has shown one skill, the Tkatchav
:54:37. > :54:41.skill, and he has used it four times in different guises. That's
:54:41. > :54:51.true, but at the same time they will not punish him for that.
:54:51. > :55:03.
:55:03. > :55:13.the highest score. He's been European champion on high bar five
:55:13. > :55:27.
:55:27. > :55:37.really is very sharp. That was a Gaylord, that was done in 1984, the
:55:37. > :55:37.
:55:37. > :56:21.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 46 seconds
:56:21. > :56:24.may salvage a medal. It's unlikely, unless he gets the pace. That is
:56:24. > :56:29.what really good high bar work is about. He does the full pirouette
:56:29. > :56:35.and then he is meant to go straight over. You just feel he didn't have
:56:35. > :56:45.enough swing. He will lose the combination. He still did the move,
:56:45. > :57:09.
:57:09. > :57:12.What an incredible few days for British gymnastics. It's fair to
:57:12. > :57:17.say that you have had a lot of confidence, but you took your
:57:17. > :57:21.knocks here and there. What was the secret here? The whole team was
:57:21. > :57:25.completely focused. We have dealt with the fact there is going to be
:57:25. > :57:29.expectation. It is getting close to London. We didn't worry about
:57:29. > :57:33.trying to win gold medals, this or that, we just wanted to do the
:57:33. > :57:39.routines clean and go home. The guys really understood that this
:57:39. > :57:46.time. What is your plan with execution and difficulty as far has
:57:46. > :57:49.the pommel horse is concerned? said, do you really want to go for
:57:49. > :57:54.the difficult routine? He said, how about going for the easier one and
:57:54. > :58:01.seeing what happened? To be fair, it was a sensible decision. I felt
:58:01. > :58:06.a bit wobbly. It was a bit tough to get through the routine. T Wise,
:58:06. > :58:13.were you allowed to celebrate? You didn't get any French
:58:13. > :58:18.champagne? We had a champagne toast. I put some lemonade in my drink. We
:58:18. > :58:22.had to focus on the finals. It's been quite successful. We wish you
:58:22. > :58:28.all the best for the preparations. Just keep everything crossed. That
:58:28. > :58:34.is it from the gymnastics. This is what else is coming up on BBC Sport.
:58:34. > :58:38.On Wednesday, a special edition of Football Focus at the start of Euro
:58:38. > :58:43.2012. Dan Walker will be in Poland. Alan Shearer catches up with Wayne
:58:43. > :58:47.Rooney. The Diamond League series travels to Oslo on Thursday.