12/10/2011 Gymnastics: World Championships

Here comes Kelly Holmes, the crowd Great Britain get the Gold Medal!

Yes, Kelly Holmes for Britain. What a performance. You are brilliant.

Great Britain takes gold! What a great start for the us. They're

confidence is almost frightening. What a cracking vault. It was way

up in the rafters. That was terrific. Unbelievable. That was

real powerful jam Naas ticks. -- gymnastics. She is the best we have

ever seen. They have grabbed this competition by the scruff of the

neck. It's job done, isn't it? The US are the world champions. Welcome

to the second day of the world gymnastics championships. Yesterday

it was the women's final. Our British women made history and

their fifth place was the highest ever at a World Championships.

Today it is the turn of the men, but can the Japanese team keep

their heads, and have the British lost theirs? They didn't make the

top eight. But they did start well and according to rings, vault and

bar legal bars, qualifying for the Olympics was looking odds on. But

hang on as one gymnast said to the other, it was time for the high bar.

What did the high bar do do to you? To me, he was first up and he

missed one of his moves. So I mean that was a shock. And then Dan

I managed to go clean. But Chris and Sam didn't manage to pull off

the routines. They are big routines, it does happen. I sensed thing were

weiry. I said, come on guys, we have worked too hard. Let's not

give up until it's over. And you guys were on the floor and did the

best. It was quite... Good to see that no one had given up. It seems

that your problems don't lie with lack of moves or ability. So what

do you put the problem down to? Everyone's had a talk and no one's

sure, everyone was fit and ready. Maybe it is just that we qualified

fourth last year and maybe people expected too much. Did you think

that you expected too much? I think everyone thought we would go

through. You don't expect failure. But it can happen. I had to wait to

do mine. I spent the time getting everyone going and I had to get

into the zone and you know there was a few wobbles on the pommel

horse and I needed to get through mine, not just for me, but for the

team and I got the job done. did. And got the second highest

score. I'm happy, just because of the pressure I was feeling. I

landed and the relief... You know I gave Britain its fighting chance to

cling on to eighth place and gave myself a chance of qualifying for

the finals. You have this test after Christmas, you won't have a

relaxing Christmas? No everyone was looking forward to a rest and

putting on a bit of weight, Christmas pudding and that! But it

will be hard going. But we are looking at the top 12 teams in the

world that will make the Olympics, you're in tenth and the chances are

you will do well. We came tenth with the worst competition we could

have done. The fact that we can only build on this and get better.

We should qualify. I don't want to say we're, because anything can

happen but we have got the strongest team we have had and the

boys are good. So it is all about going to that testament in January,

sacrificing our Christmas puddings and you know proving that we can do

it and we do want to qualify for the Olympics. The eight teams here

have qualified for Olympics. We will see them in London. Joining me

as always is Mitch Fenner and Christine Stiller. We are prepared

to be entertained. Mitch who are you looking forward to see

something It has to be Japan. Back to the days of 60s and 70s when

they dominated. The atmosphere in qualification was amazing. They

were working as a team. It is going to be a hot final. And Japan I

think are going to take it. What about America?? The women that,

seemed to have the kark is the trick oofs bullet train ariefrg. --

characteristics of a bullet train arriving. You but sometimes they

have been short of finesse. This team are well trained and they

performed well in qualification. They beat off the challenge of the

Olympic champions, China, so it will be a hot contest. This

competition will be a real belter. This is thousand men's team final

will play out. Three gymnasts up and all scores count. They rotate

through six pieces of apparatus and Uchimura gets Japan's bid under way.

All round world champion. Here he goes. A half twist and a half turn.

A nice steady start. A little puff of the cheeks. Keeping it under

control. A nice double twist. Maybe a bit deep on the landing there.

Good steady start is what they need. A double pike with half turn from

the Arabian approach. A touch of class there. Two and a half twist.

He is, he seems to have more air time than anybody else. Incredible

young gymnast. Lovely extension on that simple roll even. One and a

half twist in one three. It sounds complicated and it is. And he made

it look so easy. Triple twist, he goes all the way around. A little

hop back, but a great start. finishes the twist, sees the floor,

rolls straight out. He turns so quickly. Look how he wroops that

double twist in. He sets the somersault up and he is as good on

the hands as he is in the air, twisting, snaps from the floor,

lifts high. Wraps in, feet locked together and this is a triple twist

where many of the gymnasts lose their leg form. He meets the floor

exactly. Marius Daniel Berbecar of Romania. Second of the Romanian

vaulters at 26. A dynamic approach and he just didn't make the correct

contact on the top. The block, his hands just slid along the top of

the table. And very good job that he realised it was going wrong and

didn't go in for the second somersault. 15.466 for Kohei

Uchimura. What a start for Japan. Yan Mingyong, the second Chinese

pommel horse routine. The first one scored 14. Classic extension at the

front of the swing. Lovely body at the back. And that is a Chinese

made move as well. On the handle, how long will he stay there? Very

quick and easy. Not too complicated. Step down. This is a triple Russian.

Building very nicely, not the most difficult, but this is good clean

pommel swinging. A treble backwards. And here comes the dismount

sequence, but that was bent arm and a bit laboured, the judges will be

sharp on that. Just happy to get through that, it wasn't their best

piece in qualification. It was their joint worst in qualification.

High fives all around. Well, they were very iffy in qualification,

the Chinese team. On most pieces of apparatus. And he has been brought

into steady the ship I think. 14.766 for the 26-year-old. Marius

Daniel Berbecar scores zero. If you continue land on your feet, feet

first, then it is a zero, whatever you do. Teng Teng O'-- Teng Haibin

looking for a big score. This wonderful style shows you why he

has scored so well. He caught his feet on the end there. Lifts well

and high. Above the pommel horse. After -- you have to travel, work

on the handle, do double leg work and single leg work. And he just

looks so confident here. Here is the single leg work. He breaks into

it. A beautiful lift through hips at the front of the swing. And must

have a difficult dismount. Pirouettes well. A very classy

performance. He was Olympic champion, back in Athens. So things

so far so good for Japan. Yamamuro hopes to keep things moving. He

actually beat Kohei Uchimura when he was 17, but that was the last

time. Now 22. Something to tell his grand children! One and a half

twists, nicely done. And this guy is a ring specialist, you would

never believe it. He is hopping along the floor beautifully. A

double Arabian. And all the preparation coming through. Oh two

and a half twist and just bounced it back a little. Two and a half

twist and almost as if, well let's just calm down. And he did that

beautifully. Rock solid. Hugely powerful. And a little look to the

side just to see if the audience are appreciating what they're

seeing. Here we go go. Relaxing of the shoulders. He is into the final

tumble, double tuck, landed slightly low. But fla is for a

third man up, they have been consistent. And so calm as well.

There is an air of calmness, confidence and beauty about it.

That is the thing about their approach, they have such a relaxed

approach. It belies what is going on. Like the swan. Yes, but he is

more dynamic than the others. He shows more character and really

gave this some power. A half turn in, double front, this is a double

Arabian and he kicked it out so well. 15.233 for Teng Haibin. That

puts China into second at the Russia second, China, Romania.

Brace yourself. Jonathan Horton P Still swinging his arms since first

thing this morning in the hotel lobby! This guy is the definition

of power. This is their first performance this final. One-and-a-

half twists. One and three-quarters rolls. Nicely done. Lots of power

in the flick. Two twists and two somersaults. Two-and-a-half twists.

Full twist. Just little tip forward, but kept his feet. Stuck to the

carpet. Oh a bit heavy on the roll the handstand. Make absolutely sure

there is no deduction there's. One- and-a-half twists, against nice

nailed, glued landing. Now it is telling. Accelerate through the

flick, full twisting double. Hop forward but that was a gritty

performance. Look at him. And a great all rounder Jonathan Horton.

Third last year, but such is the strength of their team that he

isn't going to make the top 24 because two of his team-mates beat

him and you are only allowed to in a final. But floor is a good piece

for him. See, by having two difficult somersaults in that one

run he lifts his difficulty all the we did see his bobble out, which

the judges will deduct for. This, the full twist. In the double back

position. Pulls the legs in tightly. As Mitch said, the chest was well

done on -- down on landing. Which will lose him a few marks, but he

was happy, as an opener. dismount is low and flat. But he

did it and he didn't let the team down. Philipp Boy for Germany. Keep

your eye on them throughout the competition because they could be

the dark horse. Hi will need a steady performance. He has done the

single leg work. Made contact a couple of times with the horse, but

he is really moving now. Little flair with the arm off to the side,

very difficult work. Really holding his form. Moving along the horse.

He has to keep the hands parallel as he works. Has to make this

dismount. Gosh, that will be quite a big de duckion, he used strength

rather than swing to get up into the handstand. You could see it all.

USA start with a 14.966. The first sixth so he will be seeing him in

the floor final again. He was eighth the last World Championships

on floor. Very nice opener. Extra Whip over. One-and-a-half twists in

straight roll out, beautifully done. And this is very impressive so far.

Two-and-a-half twists, I tell you, number two man up, he's certainly

keeping the momentum as far as the USA team are concerned. Every inch

of the floor, so important. Scuttling little run. Double twist

the corner to get his breath back. Pull hard. Double pike to finish, a

little skip forward. That was really good stuff. Look at that.

That sums it up. My word. It has auld always been a tricky piece for

the Germans.. Steven Legendre's score. 15.566. Jacob Dalton up now.

Steven Legendre just bagged the highest score on floor. Let us see

if they have kept the best to last. Unusual move there. Lovely height.

On the one and three-quarters to roll out. Fabulous control there. I

thought he hadn't got quite enough room for the second somersault but

he measured it to perfection. Has to hold this. Just little bobble

roll out again. Has to be a smooth roll out. Two-and-a-half, into full

twisting front. He's very precise flip. Lovely triple twist. Many of

the gymnasts using that as their final tumble and performing it so

well. This was the American's best piece of rap us the in

qualification. I think what they are doing is try to put as much gap

between them and the Japanese from the early stages. Let us have a

look at Igor Radivilov. I can see a seven difficulty so this will be a

tough vault. The double front with the half turn out. He left that

very late. How did he land that? Well he did and he got 16.166, the

highest vault score so far. Well done that man! Jacob Dalton, 15.5.

United States in behind the Ukraine at the moment. Right, so here we go.

The Ukraine, US, Japan currently this third, followed up by Russia,

Germany a bit down, one of their gymnasts fell off the pommel horse

and a bit of ground to make up there. Russia's an on the

Golotsutskov propelled his team ahead with a strong vault score.

But that paleed in comparison with Coria's Hak Seon Yang. On the

pommel horse the United States are used to struggling, but a series of

excellent performances capped off by Alexnader Naddour kept them in

the hunt for the world title. But Japan's medal hopes on home soil

looked in tattered after a torrid time for Kenya Kobayashi. Japan

dropped to fifth by the end of rotation with Russia leading the

way on 90.356, ahead of Coria and the US, with China unexpectedly

down in sixth. Russia continued to impress in rotation three, as 19 -

year-old David Belyavskiy scored highly. China last kick-started

their world title vault thanks to this attempt which earned 16.3. It

was a similar story for Japan on rings as Koji Yamamuro scored

highly. The US still in touch in sixth place on a tightly bunched

leaderboard but Russia hold the lead with 137.47 ahead of China and

core ya. By the end of rotation four the four strongest teams will

have completed the high scoring vault. Back to Mitch, Christine and

Myun Kim. -- Coria. Not the happiest of outings in qualifying.

Let us see if they can put it right. Oh, they have done it again. That

is exactly what the problem was. Such a difficult skill to time. You

have to bounce through the shoulders at the top of the bar and

he was a country mile away from it. He was commit my Lord to the

landing wasn't he than the actual bar. He spotted the floor about

half an hour ago! In that situation, you have got to bail out. You have

to save your neck and he did that well, but... That's good night

Vienna as far as Korean hopes are thaition but he will be down graded

on the next so they are making hay why while they can. -- while they

can. A little bit late. That is nicely out this time. It is

academic but he will want to land it, and he did it. Just a little

pace forward on the double, double. Such a shame. Could have been a big

difficulty score if he had nailed that one. So here we are, USA on

vault. Double front with half turn but were his feet right round? We

would knee a bit of a replay to see that, to see whether they will give

the half turn. He turned it very late indeed. Way off centre as well.

Big push, was late but look, he didn't really get the turn round.

He was way out of control at the end. You can see where the tenths

are going to go. He has not completed it. That will be a

deduction. Then he will get another 0.8 for travelling to the side.

Steven Legendre 16.166. He is all right. Two more vaulters to go. So,

13 point 566. He went for the big release. It didn't come off. Still

too more to go for Korea. Over to parallel bars. The European

champion. That lovely line in handstand, very efficient, double

back somersault. All but the feet came apart, and it just looks a

little bit hurried and it is hurried and really not settled at

all, the German team. It is not going their way. We have seen them

so composed and confident, but he didn't let the bars with work with

him. He snatched tat move. Had that first call on pommel horse and they

have been fighting it ever since. Yes. They were similar in

qualification but they have good style and difficult work, that even

though they were losing marks for falls, they were gaining in

difficulty, but that really won't be a good score at all. Jonathan

Horton P It is a big vault. He will stick it. Oh and he didn't. Bailed

it out. That is an awful four points landing and he is not happy

with that. He is normally so reliable. That will be, well, with

an all four point, it has to be a whole mark off. I would have

thought so. He lifted high, but just didn't really have the

rotation, did it. It stalled as he half turned. Went for the same

vault as his team-mate and Marian Dragulescu proving not to be the

friend of the American team. They feel this is better to land because

they see the floor. But you have to have the rotation. 15.266. It is

going to be costly. He doesn't need telling. He is now going to go and

boil his head. He is very upset. 13.366 for Germany, Marcel Nguyen.

solid first two tumble runs. Two and a half twists. Skipping across

the floor with great confidence. He just presses a button and out come

the legs. Beautiful rl -- control on the roll out. Form held. Change

enough that is a question for the judges to answer. Triple twist, hit

the ground a little bit deep. I like his work and his approach, he

is sharp and business-like. He is building a lot of experience.

think Ukraine are quietly going about their business and could

cause a bit of a surprise here. He is a very efficient gymnast, isn't

he? No gymics, just good, confident work. -- gimmicks. Stylish and

clean. A very light touch. That triple twist effortlessly performed.

14.633. So the United States, Ukraine, Korea and Germany. Here we

go with Japan on vault. Kohei Uchimura. This is the only final

that he didn't make. You see the runway there. Difficulty is 6.6. So

this vault will be marked out of 16.6. Points deducted for execution

from tenth. Those scores added together. You would never believe

looking at that face that he is at the end of a runway in the World

Championships. You would think he is in training. Kohei Uchimura

aiming for absolute perfection. Hones in on the target and he is

off. Carefully measured run. Carefully performed round off.

Lifts in the air, two and a half twists, absolute precision. What a

start. The world watched Jonny Wilkinson lining up with his

routine and I bet you will see other people doing that arm thing.

That arm thing was effective. He was dead centre. You can see the

approach, very square on the horse, a beautiful spin in the air, a tiny

bit off to one side. But just clicks around. Beautifully donen't

just what they need and he was cool at the end of the runway. Focused

during the vault. Look at this - snaps through twists and now he can

relax a bit. There you go. Makes you wonder how he didn't make the

vault final. I suspect he Close not to, because you have to do two

different vaults and I suspect he thought five finals were enough.

China, behind Russia. Zhang Chenglong the first one up. He

qualified third for the parallel bars final. Dangerous the make any

predictions, when the Chinese approach parallel bars. Because

they are the acknowledged masters of this apparatus. That is such a

solid, look at that, beautiful, a somersault with a full turnment and

the same move without a turn. Immensely difficult. Lost his legs

a bit. But I tell you what, this is what it's about. They're really

going well. Excellent technique. A double pike and he didn't move, but

he dropped his chest to bring it under control. That is great stuff.

Is it enough to go ahead of Russia? Time will tell. Two more to go.

Uech 16.2 for vault. You sense the team spirit carrying them through.

Warming up the shoulders. Ready for high bar. Sergey Khorokhordin next.

He is tall enough, but he doesn't need any help. That was a simple

half turn and a one arm giant and that was out a bit late. He winds

up, a big stoop. A lovely swing out of it and the full twist, the

somersault and full twist. Now swings in the forward grip, full

pirouette into the hop over the bar. He's really kept his swing going

well. The close element, the endo, just a bit snatched on that turn.

They have to show long swings, close swings, big dismounts that.

Was efficient work. Russia doing their best to stay ahead of China.

15.6. A big score. It is all to play for, boys. Keep up the good

work. It is not a fair contest, you know. Chinese parallel bars against

Russian high bar. It is a tall order to try and stave off the

challenge. But we will see. Next to face that challenge is Chen Yibing.

-- Teng Haibin he was second in the last World Championships. A lovely

clean line. A double pike and kicked it out. So very impressive

opener. A half turn and another one. This time without. Oh! That is a

problem, but he keeps the swing going. How, I don't know. Let's see

if he puts in another move to try and make up the damage with more

difficulty. But how he kept going, I don't know. Will he lose the

value of that move? Oh yeah, for sure. He may stick in another one

if he has the presence of mind. But the damage is still done. It will

still be deducted. He is lovely and clean. But he kicks out from the

double pike. Now he has made it interesting. No doubt Russia will

have seen that. Sergey Khorokhordin scores 14.8 for high bar. A good

score for him. Can they hang on in there? Yamamuro. Going for the big

vault. The tribl twist off the half turn, a big vault. A little

deduction on the step on landing, but he is impressed with himself.

Japan seem to be doing enough to stay ahead of the rest of the world.

Very, very clo kused, -- focused, determined, he didn't faulter. This

is a massive vault. Smacked the head in, keep the shoulders tight.

Make sure that twist goes all the way around. It is a long, long way.

Almost ran out of air, but kept twisting and took a pace to get

secure. A good, strong vault. for difficulty, 16.4 for Yamamuro.

So far, so very good. Teng Haibin 16.166. A costly clout on the

parallel bars. Emin Garibov for Russia. A nice line. That is nice

too. A full turn, into the combination that we all know by now

and he didn't lose the shape on the swing. This is not the most

difficult, but he is keeping the swing pure and clean. A bit late on

the one and a half turns. Another one and that was very late. It took

him out of line. Nicely out of the turn. Very impressive swing. A

double, double, a little pace forward. That is a promising

youngster. Well can Russia go ahead of the United States? 15.466 will

go a long way to help them. This is the last of the Chinese gymnasts on

the parallel bars. Zhe Feng. A lot of strength. Beautiful line. Toes

to fingers. Tightly tucked somersault. Knees locked together.

And again. Really shows the wonderful control at the top of the

swing. Just that tiny bit of a split on the legs. And the full

pirouette. High front somersault. Nicely done in the full turn.

Controlled in the turns. You can see the back is absolutely flat the

whole time. This routine is packed with difficulty. Just needs a good

dismount and it gets it. That really was a tremendous performance,

having seen your team mate fall. What more would you expect from the

current world parallel bars champion? The highest qualifier.

What out Russia. It is up in the air this one. It is great. This is

what the sport is all about. It is a nail-biert. He has some skill. --

biter. He has some skill. That is so difficult to go from upper arms

into a double tuck. Bristling with difficulty. Lovely technique. Again

with a half turn and a little flicker at the top. The double pike

was a little deep, but that was a good performance. Yes, he said.

needs upper 16 to take the lead. So close. Japan, Russia, United States.

Are are China going to sit among that lot? The judges are keeping us

waiting. They know it's tight and are watching every movement of the

score board. You can feel the tension in the arena. It would be

amazing if he breaks 16. It is a rare mark on parallel bars. But he

is a great worker on the bars. They call him Mr P Bars. He has got

15.666. Is not not enough. China into third. Japan leading Russia by

0n't be 07! -- by 0.07. It is tight last couple of pieces. Romania

bring up the rear. Teng will be the World Championship title. Can they

hold on to the bar. I will tell you a story, 2003 this man had a hit

high bar for China to hold on to the lead and he did. So let's just

see... Eight years on, whether he can do the same job. Good in the

cat chev. Rescues the swing. Lovely line. Rybalko. That is one-and-a-

half turns. A bit flutry with the feet. He is OK through the turn. So

the combination is going well. A bit ragged there. Nicely out on the

squat there. Hops round the top of the bar. If he nails this he has

done his job. He has done his job indeed. Now then, he has Olympic

champion and the World Champion to follow. Over the parallel bars.

first of two brothers. He is 21- year-old his older brother will

follow him. Something special in the making this gymnast. Beautiful

technique. Leisurely. Every handstand hit and held. Out on to

the one hand, the one bar. Almost touched his feet. What a lovely

turn. Everything looks so in control. So measured. The dismount

as well, that is the answer. That is the answer to the first Chinese

performance, absolutely es it. Well Well, the roof almost came off in

here then! David Belyavskiy. Looks nervous. Only 19. A lot of pressure

on this lad's shoulders. Just tenth in it. Russia, locking to hold on

to a medal but what colour? At this stage, nobody knows. But time will

tell. Looking. A tough piece to get a good score on but that is lofty,

lovely in the double. That will turn into the double salto. High

again. One-and-a-half twists, one and three-quarter, no problem with

it. Power through the flick. It looks so easy. Good clean in the

under control in the difficult C lift to handstand. He has his

nerves under control. Here we go again. Lofty, two-and-a-half twist,

but bounced forward, that could be got it round but quite a hop back,

so a bit expensive. Marks on floor are hard to combination. Teng

scored 15.1 for his high bar. Tanaka 15.333. So Japan performance

for performance are ahead. Tanaka and China being held for very long

time. The tension is mounting. Everybody is on the edge of their

seats here. Tanaka senior. Can he keep his composure and keep Japan

straight lined handstand. Just a tiny bit of a fidget there, but

very nice difficult work. You can hear the audience and team-mates

cheering every success. Double pike somersault. Oh, and he just had a

little bit of a fight on that turn. Played it too casually. Recovered

excellently into the Somme salt. Lovely half turn. Control on that

one handle. Smoothly past the bar, into handstand showing all that

control. Shoulders back, lift into the double pike somersault. Well it

really is a case of brothers in arms. As Japan's fate lies in the

hands of the Tanaka family. Well, what a nail biter this is and we

still have one apparatus to go. But he did falter. Lovely line, he

understands so well the technique in the end somersault. Keep the

chest in, strong with the arms. Tiny adjustment there, lovely

double pike, kicking out to make sure the swing into up rice and he

took his time on the pirouette and almost lost his body shape. Tidyed

it up at the end. Well, a little pop of the Chinooks, that will tell

you, "I'm glad that is out of the way." Not as high as it needs to be.

Second 19-year-old for Russia. important to stay under control. It

is not over yet. A weak start in the low to mid 14s and he is

skipping a bit out of his landings. Plenty of acceleration there.

Through the twists. He has got to get steady on his feet. Full twist

in the front somersault to roll out. Making it one and three-quarters.

Now, big test of his nerves. Did he hold it long enough. Very deep

landing. That is better. Two-and-a- half twists. Into the Somme salt.

You have to wonder, he cannot afford fi more paces and there

someone to the side there from the triple. -- somersault. It is tough

on floor to get a decent score you know. Tanaka senior scores 15.5.

Uchimura is third on this piece of apparatus in the World

Championships. He has been so consistent so far. Just keep

everything crossed for him. straddle to handstand, just kills

is swing enough to be able to make them turn. Double somersault,

catches on the up ever arms, and the dudge double pike somersault

from a different entry that time from the long swing. Makes that cut

look so easy, the straddle round the arms. Swings well out of all

the catches, and that is the Somme salt with a half turn, straight

into another huge straddle front somersault. Such an exciting high

bar routine. I hon industry think we are looking at the finest all

round gymnast there has ever been. He sun believable.. He is an all

round gymnast but he is a team man too. He is not thinking about his

own glory, he is thinking about the team and he has produced work which

has done smem so good. Russia 15.533 for their final floor

routine. It says first there but don't count that because Uchimura's

score hasn't come in. Olympic gold medallist. A lot on his shoulders.

Controversial winner he was in Beijing, with twisting his way, but

he has put some somersaults in and I know for a fact he can do a 7.5

difficulty with a high score but that was a bit loose. Oh and again

struggled a bit. He is keeping the swing and the connections. It is

top drawer. Another straight without the twist. A bit flat from

the handstand. Double, double and he landed it beautifully. A good

number three man. He has just followed a 16.2 for China. That is

a massive score on high bar. We are usually pleased if they get to a 15.

Let alone a 16. ZOU. China have scored nor ploughsly on high bar..

It is a 15.366 for Uchimura. -- enormously. We are on to the second

half of the rotation. America really the only threat, but

slightly off the pace. John Orozco. He is the first gymnast up on to

parallel bars. A lot of pressure on this young gymnast. Very good on

the support pieces. Oh, and he missed that hand. He recovered so

well. Snuck the hand on before anyone could worry, and the front

somersault with half turn, he also has a really good handstand line.

That was immensely high. And that was well lifted above the bars.

Smooth in his pirouetting. Lovely straight body all the time. No loss

of tension at all. Lovely height and no step on landing. He has

certainly opened well for USA. to be in the 15s that one. Lovely

work. Oleg Verniaiev for Ukraine, and that won't get the difficulty.

He had a pause on the way and again that won't get it either. Tried two

Ds and he won't get either of them. So, Ukraine fading a little. We

were talking them up a couple of pieces ago, but it is tough out

the way round on the triple Russian. Slapping the horse, just to make

sure what, his hand are wide apart on the placements. He will be

hammered by the E score judges there. 15.233 for John Orozco. Next

fifth in the challenge is Jonathan Horton. 15.28 needed from the USA

to get into the bronze medal position. Such a businesslike

gymnast. Get straight on with the Very smooth. Into a pirouette.

Lovely turns. He's really working the apparatus well. Holding his

style. Lifting into the dismount. They could do it. They could snatch

a bronze. That average of yours is within striking distance. Oh this

is good stuff! Ukraine 13.866. Big smiles. I think he enjoyed himself.

We are in for a treat, Fabian Hambuechen on high bar. Well even

though they're not in a shout for a medal, this will be entertaining.

Starts with the forward swing. A half turn. You see him wind it up

into the full twist. Caught a bit close and he had to bend his arms.

And links it into a one and a half pirouette and another front

somersault. Really packing the difficulty in. And of course it's

move after move without these swings that really adds the

difficulty up. The full pirouette into the hop over the bar. And

another hop and turn. Changes the shape, lifts into the dismount,

double twist, a lot of height. A classy routine. He was third in the

high bar in the last World Championships. Just outside the

medals at the Olympics, but yes, that is his piece. He is just happy

that he has entertained the crowd. Great spirit out there.

question everyone's asking is what has Horton scored? It is 15, it is

down on the average that is needed. Here is Danell Leyva. The king of

the swingers. We're used to him producing good high bar. Look at

that, full turn from the peach. Then a good somersault technique.

One and a half turns. That is very difficult. Then into a full. He is

swinging it as if he is on the high bar. A -- on the high bar - amazing.

He skips into a double pike on the skip back. A couple of loose areas

there. But the swing, it was if he was on high bar. He scored 15.36 in

qualification. 15.866. And well deserved. 15. 36, the same as what

he scored in qualification. The average will have to rise, but they

can do this. They can do this. So this is how things look. China lead,

Japan 0.6 behind them. But they have strength as well. They will do

counts at this stage. John Orozco, the first gymnast for the United

States to swing the high bar. He qualifyed with the fourth highest

score on this piece of apparatus. So should be feeling confident and

look at that full twisting move with the leg straight and together.

Very original work. Shoots out to that full pirouette. Smoothly into

the forward swing. There we go with the half turn and lovely height on

the stooped move. It is a skill he understands well. Good lift, full

twisting, double straight. He didn't stay on there for hours, so

he didn't give lots of marks away. That was a clever routine. I don't

know if he could have done much better, Mitch? Beautifully

performed, it will be way down on difficulty, but you know to do wit

that sort of style, he will get eight or nine. Has done a great job.

Look at this. Full twist. Mesmerising, that move. Yes it is

lovely to see it. And there, full twist in the double straight.

Travelled a bit. But he didn't make a mistake with the landing. Look at

the team. The team went higher than he did on his dusmoipbt then!

a find -- dismount then! What a find he is for the United States.

How well he has handled the pressure A very young Jim nast. Not

very experienced. Gone out first on a couple of the pieces for the

United States. 15.366. The same score as Leyva on parallel bars.

Jonathan Horton for the United States. America's penultimate

performance. It lies in the hands of the Olympic Silver Medallist

from 2008. Wh a performance that was. He is capable of bringing it

through again. A bit awry on the turn, but now he is into his

favourite zone, the release zone. Full twist. There is another one

coming up. That time without the twist. It is fantastic. Sit down

Matt! Oh slam -- oh! It was a bit wild, but he is bringing it

together, full turn into the combination. Now, this is real

nail-bight stuff. Setting up the dismount. Full twist and the double

straight. He went and played a bit safe on the dismount. What

captain's job. He has -- he is absolutely delighted with it.

a way to try 5gt your hands on a medal. That was something else. Oh

yes he said! He enjoy it as much as me. He lives his emotions. So and

many of the gymnasts don't let you see their emotions, but he does and

you feel it for him. Oh I love this! Like you say, Mitch, a

relatively easy dismount. He wasn't going to chance any mistakes.

Jonathan Horton 15.366. They're very consistent with their scoring,

they both scored exactly the same. Leyva, another entertainer on the

high bar. Surprisingly didn't qualify for the high bar routine.

It is the final he didn't make. has got a big swing. He is taurl

and swings with real style. Look at the height: -- tall. Now he has got

to be precise. Yes, he is, the arms are out to show how easy the move

it. Full turn as well. But that was costly, the bent arms. He swings

forward. A lovely turn. Into the stooped catch. This time more

cleanly caught. One and a half turns. He is packing all the

difficulty in. Lovely dislocation through the shoulders. And the full

turn. Really striving for difficulty. Look how he pops up

above the bar. Lovely double twist. Double straight. Fantastic way for

the United States to finish. Wow, that is the end of the competition

for America! And... A massive clap of the hands. What team job. You

just have sit and wait. That was unbelievable.Less such an elegant

gymnast, splays the arms to the side. Almost arrogant. But it was

beautiful to watch. The full twist a bit wild and he had to as we say,

graunch his way out of it. A double at the end and what a landing. Pin

point. While the Americans are swinging from the roof, a 15.533

high scores on the floor. But Feng Zhe can do it. He has got an

enormous amount of pressure on him at the moment. Good start, full

twist in the double straight. Just a pace back. A shrug of the

shoulders. Get on with the job. Double twist into full twist front

from the hand spring. Can't afford any obvious errors, those lilt skip

backs, they all add up. -- little skip backs. A half turn into the

one and three quarter roll. Chest in, looked to be clear of the floor.

A nice strong swing. Straight from the pom erl horse. Hesitation on

the way up. -- pommel horse. It has got to be two seconds from the

second you stop moving in the hand stand. So that could be quite hairy.

A little bobble in the one and three quarter roll. A few errors.

Nothing major as yet. Full twist in the double, a skip to the side, a

bit low on landing. All these things count. All important.

more Chinese then to go. And here we go. The competition is well on.

Japan on high bar. And guess what? It falls to the Tanaka brothers

again. Got to keep their composure. Kazuhito Tanaka the first of the

brothers to swing the bar. Lovely straight line. Hits the top of the

swing beautifully and that is a really straight move. A lovely

extension through the hips. He slows the swing down when he wants

to. Very suple, a lly pirouette and -- lovely pirouette and a different

style to some we have seen. Precise swing. The turns have to be right

in hand stand and he has gone for every one properly. Just needs that

special landing. He makes it. Wow! What a performance. The crowd are

on their feet. Absolutely extraordinary. You know, he's

always the first of the brothers up to the bar and he is always

generous with what he delivers. Feng Zhe 14.566. China need an

average of 14.496 to stay ahead of the United States. So the Chinese

stop it Matt! Well the tension in here between teams is unbelievable.

Zhang Chenglong, the 2 -- 22-year- old from China. A little skip into

his opening tumble. The one and a half into two and a half. Such

clean technique. A skip forward twists. Backwards that time with

the two-and-a-half into the front, with the full. One and three-

quarters. Very very stylish gymnast. This the moment he shows control.

Has to hold it. Whip, to the one and three-quarters really smoothly

out. Draws breath, knows this needs to be a really strong finish.

Triple twist. Very clean, right the way round. They are delighted with

that performance.'S Going right down to the wire. Oh. One more

triple twist. He can't contain himself. "That's the job I needed

to do." Well, it is difficult to give you an idea of what scores are

needed at this stage. Every tenth is vital. Fabian Hambuechen

mean? Well, work it out. We will let you know. I can tell you they

need an average of 14.99 to stay Tokyo. So he knows how to swing.

was ahead of Uchimura in the aup all round, and that is no small

feat until he had his accident. A full twist in the Kovac. Easy

through the one-and-a-half turns. Cleanly out, half turn. Oh. He's

off the bar. That is unbelievable. He is going to sit there and think

about it. And that could be it. Well, unpredictable, unexpected, if

you just wait too long, it takes you a shade past and you can't get

those round for a grip. What a look of the dejection, that says it all.

That is the picture of this year's World Championships. But straight

away, the whole arena were clapping him, they got right behind him, oh.

Well, can't believe it.. Now then, it had been known to get 14 pu he

really has to be faultless and he has to put in the required

difficulty.. He took a big jump forward. He will be decimated. He

won't believe that. He will be dejected. Had the biggest score in

Tokyo on that piece of apparatus. Incredible difficulty. He already

performed that with a full twist. That was the relatively simple move

for him. He knew as well. He could see it straight away. He composed

himself. He got back on. Xi'an. America. David Belyavskiy's job. It

is not a simple one. He didn't settle in the handstand. Huge

pressure on these young gymnasts. He is moving well. A little cross

of the legs there. Good work on the single handle. Swinging well. Just

tiny little execution error, just brushing aside, but that was good.

Into the handstand, a clean routine. fall that is a big score. He is so

clean everywhere else. It is just that error. He needs 14 .22 to stay

straight position, just a little skip back there. One-and-a-half

into the one and three-quarters. the utmost importance. The whip,

the one and three just a bit of a bounce along the floor then. You

often see him joking but he serious there. Lifts high, double twisting.

Double tuck. Just the tiniest pace, they know they have done their best.

It looks as if the Olympic champion has enabled China to retain their

title, as world team champions. Oh, he will have seen what happened to

Tanaka and Zou Kai. The pressure was on him, but he certainly came

one the goods. He is a phenomenal floor worker. Such height in the

double, double. His landsings are so solid. Terrific. It is amazing,

he is as good on the floor as the high bar. Everybody wants this

needs 16.768 to win. It's not going to happen. That would be a world

record score. They have to do about an eight difficulty. It is not

going to happen. But he can bet your life he will do his best.

Uchimura wraps up the world team final, all eyes are on him and he

has a massive job to do. Can he keep Japan in the medals. We think

gold is just out of reach. 6 Look at that. Exemplary. He really

understands the Kovac. It is a difficult skill but he makes it

look so easy. A tickle on the bar going in. There is the combination

thaition. Nicely done. In the yamawaki. And will he do the second

big release. He will. He is not holding back. Oh, wow. Now then, he

is human after all. He has shown he too can make mistakes. It is so

unexpected. This is the hope of the Japanese and we have seen two huge

error, look how long he waited to release. That was never going to

happen. He was a mile away. He didn't get the credit fauna. We no

the US have bronze. He needs 14.7 to stay ahead of America. That

means he has to put in a big another big skill. He will be

thinking about this, because he has a huge repertoire. The best he can

hope for is a 14.1, 14.2. He has done it again that. The one he

missed on so he has done it again and he has put in another full

twist so he has listened to us. Somehow, and is building the

difficulty. He knows he needs a 14.7. Het will put another one in.

Double. Double. And he has landed it on a six pence. He probably

doesn't know what that is but it is a fabulous landing. Has he done

enough? As he done enough to keep Japan in the medals? 14 into 7 --

14.7. What a job he did. Well, China retain their title. But what

colour is the medal of the Americans? Well, answers on a

postcard please. Well it is not always so easy working in front of

a home crowd. It really piles the pressure on, as these gymnasts

showed today. He just was a mile away from it. Uchimura 14 into 7.

He's done it. Can you believe it? He's kept Japan in the medals, they

have a silver. By one hundredth of a mark. Unbelievable. But there are

again, the world team champions, China. What a final this has been.

So China take gold. Japan settle for silver, after an extraordinary

high bar. And the US will be more than happy with bronze.

Confirmation of the men's team final. China again are world team

champions. Japan, they also had it, they almost had it in their grasp.

Silver was an incredible performance. United States take the

performance. United States take the bronze. That come petition had more

twists and turns than gymnastic routine. Where do we start Plenty

of thrill, plenty of spills but what a thriller. Japan came in as

favourite, China kept cool, and USA came one surprises. It was great

all the way through. Incredible that China managed to retain their

title because they did look a bit shady in qualification. Very clever

strategy, they brought a new man in for the finals. He didn't let them

down. Very clever planning and they kept cool right to the end. You

have to take your hats off to them. I mean America chasing Russia,over

taking them and holding on to the bronze medal. It was incredible

once again as we saw from the women again. Bronze medal for performance

but gold medal for grit. China, don't take it away, they beat Japan

on their home ground, when r when all the odds were against them.

Well done to them. entertainment is going to continue

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