:00:27. > :00:37.Here comes Kelley Holmes... crowd are on their feet.
:00:37. > :01:03.
:01:03. > :01:09.Rebecca Adlington is bringing it Hello and welcome to the World
:01:09. > :01:15.Gymnastics Championships, here in Tokyo. Taxi! Over the past five
:01:15. > :01:25.days we have started to realise that life here is a bit trickier.
:01:25. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:40.Metropolitan gymnastics centre? I want to try to get to... Excuse me?
:01:40. > :01:46.
:01:46. > :01:56.The circle? How does this work? Oh Right, well I am looking for the
:01:56. > :02:02.
:02:02. > :02:12.exit and I have now arrived on Oh, is that me? Try this one. I
:02:12. > :02:17.
:02:17. > :02:21.know what I fancy but this is going Great. Clear as mud.
:02:21. > :02:25.Olympic bronze medallist Louis Smith has the hardest pommel horse
:02:25. > :02:29.routine in the world. He already has a bronze and a silver in the
:02:29. > :02:34.world medal but the only way he can go for a gold medal is to make his
:02:34. > :02:44.life even difficult with a harder routine. You don't have a spoon, do
:02:44. > :02:49.
:02:49. > :02:59.Great Britain's Louis Smith. It is is so under control. Lovely
:02:59. > :03:01.
:03:01. > :03:06.confidence. Keep the rhythm, Louis! This is fabulous. That is superb!
:03:06. > :03:09.Well, his chances for a medal will be coming up very shortly but first,
:03:09. > :03:13.the qualification heat was not just about individuals making the finals
:03:13. > :03:22.but also the first opportunity for both the men and women's team to
:03:22. > :03:26.make the top eight and qualify for London 2012. It was a case of
:03:26. > :03:30.ladies first four Hannah Whelan, Danusia Francis, Imogen Cairns,
:03:30. > :03:39.Rebecca Downie and Beth Tweddle, all of forming -- performing in the
:03:39. > :03:41.same arena as the gymnasts of the 1964 Olympics. There were no big
:03:41. > :03:46.mistakes but the strain of qualifying for their home Games was
:03:46. > :03:56.obvious. It was a nervous wait as they watched the scoreboard, had
:03:56. > :03:56.
:03:56. > :04:03.been for at least a number eight next to Great Britain. Until we had
:04:03. > :04:08.it on the scoreboard, none of us wanted to take it for granted.
:04:08. > :04:14.not think any of us have felt that in our lives. It was horrible!
:04:14. > :04:21.all-around final for Hannah, BET and a place for six in the hope to
:04:21. > :04:25.next summer. -- in the O2 Arena next summer. Such as the women
:04:25. > :04:30.relaxed, it was the much fancied men's turn to flex their muscles on
:04:30. > :04:34.the podium. A great stop by the team was unravelled by a shocking
:04:34. > :04:38.Hyde Park rotation. It was a tense and edgy struggle for the men from
:04:38. > :04:45.there on. An imperious, nerveless Paul Moore routine from Louis Smith
:04:45. > :04:49.saw him enter today's individual final to keep the men's hopes alive.
:04:49. > :04:53.He was tenth overall. There has been no panic from the British team.
:04:53. > :04:56.They have a second chance to qualify through the test event in
:04:56. > :05:00.January and it was a very mature Dan Purvis and Louis Smith who
:05:00. > :05:05.taught me through what happens next. I think everyone is looking forward
:05:05. > :05:10.to a bit off a rest and putting on some weight, Christmas pudding and
:05:10. > :05:14.that! It could be a blessing in disguise. We should qualify. I do
:05:14. > :05:19.not want to say we are because anything can happen. We have the
:05:19. > :05:24.strongest team we ever have, the boys are good. So it is all about
:05:24. > :05:28.going to that event in January, sacrificing our Christmas puddings
:05:28. > :05:33.and proving to everyone that we can do it and we do want to qualify for
:05:33. > :05:38.the Olympics. Huge congratulations to our British girls but one
:05:39. > :05:42.thing's the lads did not expect was to lead a second shot at
:05:42. > :05:52.qualification. But that has been the flavour of this year's World
:05:52. > :05:59.
:05:59. > :06:05.Championships. We have come to Their confidence... Were at a
:06:05. > :06:15.cracking vault. The way up in the rafters. Great Britain... She is
:06:15. > :06:15.
:06:15. > :06:21.the best we have ever seen. The USA are the women's team champions.
:06:21. > :06:27.absolute thriller, this. Oh, yes, he says! He enjoyed it as much as
:06:27. > :06:33.made. The finest all-around gymnast they we have ever seen. He is
:06:33. > :06:43.unbelievable! The world team champions, China. Whatever final
:06:43. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :07:04.the double pike. She will be out. She has fought back well. She has
:07:04. > :07:12.
:07:12. > :07:22.great performance from Dan. Just like that, welcomed! An absolute
:07:22. > :07:26.
:07:26. > :07:30.Dan and cannot are here. It seems first of all that Dan is the man in
:07:30. > :07:37.Japan. I had to fight my way through Japanese girls to get to
:07:37. > :07:40.you. I know! A shame it doesn't happen in England! Yes, I think I
:07:40. > :07:44.might stay here another week. Fourth plays, such a difficult
:07:44. > :07:50.position to come in, so last night, we celebrating or slightly
:07:50. > :07:56.commiserating? Celebrating for the team mates and back. We got a big
:07:56. > :08:01.McDonald's. Hang on! That is how you celebrate question are you have
:08:01. > :08:07.a McDonald's?! Did you go large question but yes, I did. We reflect
:08:07. > :08:09.on it. I am really happy and it is a positive outcome for next year.
:08:09. > :08:15.And you are feeding good this morning? You must feel on top of
:08:15. > :08:20.the world. I feel good but a bit sore. My back is killing me. Hannah,
:08:20. > :08:25.you had a fantastic performance and were overall ninth.S said you were
:08:25. > :08:29.sort of aiming for top 12 for so did you so pass your expectations?
:08:29. > :08:33.Yes, I just went out there to try to enjoy my competition and do as
:08:34. > :08:43.well as a good. Was it easy for you to retain your commotion? Your
:08:43. > :08:48.mother was a wreck! Yes! Fifth in the team final, as well, was
:08:48. > :08:53.absolutely... Can you replicate that at the Olympics? We have
:08:53. > :08:56.worked so hard and we deserved to come FIG on Tuesday so we are going
:08:57. > :09:00.to go back, were just as hard and hopefully we will do for just as
:09:00. > :09:05.well or even better in the Olympics. A super performance so far from the
:09:05. > :09:09.top of the Great Britain team. We have the men's floor, the women's
:09:09. > :09:14.vaults, Louis will be up on the pommel horse. There is know best --
:09:14. > :09:24.Beth Tweddle on bars and the men will be on the rings but we will
:09:24. > :09:31.
:09:31. > :09:37.more or add to his medals by taking the men's Tour title? Or world
:09:37. > :09:43.qualifier Sue Key I win a second gold for China? What a final this
:09:43. > :09:53.is going to be. Two world champions, European champion and Olympic gold
:09:53. > :09:56.
:09:56. > :10:06.medallists, world silver medallist podium at the World Championships.
:10:06. > :10:24.
:10:24. > :10:34.combination at the end. Very well has absolute confidence and
:10:34. > :10:49.
:10:49. > :10:59.half twists, and one and three rotations. Very complex. Same again,
:10:59. > :11:07.
:11:07. > :11:12.other. He's punching the air, but did he cut down on that start? That
:11:12. > :11:16.twisting start? Is he playing safe? I think it is the same routine as
:11:16. > :11:22.we saw before. There was just, unfortunately, it was that second
:11:22. > :11:27.tumble where he had really quite a big step. It is a good opening.
:11:27. > :11:36.Here we are, the whip into the half turned in double Arabian Nights
:11:36. > :11:45.pike. -- Arabian Nights pike. The second tumble was where he had a
:11:45. > :11:54.really big step on landing. This is the triple right at the end to,
:11:54. > :12:00.good and clean. But he has opened the door enough, I think. He has
:12:00. > :12:09.been around for a while. He is now 25. And he is still competing with
:12:09. > :12:14.the best in the world. Yes, he had a 6.8 to qualify, and it is very
:12:14. > :12:23.hard to build that sort of difficulty up. I wonder what
:12:23. > :12:30.happens in this final. He has 15.466. This is going to be good.
:12:30. > :12:34.Stephen Legendre of, he can challenge the Brazilian. He did
:12:34. > :12:44.score a 0.1 above this court that the Brazilian has already marked up
:12:44. > :13:00.
:13:01. > :13:10.three-quarter role. There is a no- nonsense quality about this. He
:13:11. > :13:43.
:13:43. > :13:49.rotation straight body. That was a lovely Filali from him. Very
:13:49. > :13:52.exciting. The routine was packed with stuff and he had a bit of time
:13:52. > :14:01.before the end when we heard the buzzer, which means you have 30
:14:01. > :14:06.seconds to go, so he took his time. Absolutely full of difficulty. Look
:14:06. > :14:16.at the twists. He really is very confident landing forwards. You see
:14:16. > :14:16.
:14:16. > :14:20.him spot the flaw over his shoulder. He lost sight of his either. Here
:14:20. > :14:25.recently the one and a half twists in a double straight somersault.
:14:25. > :14:34.Really big difficulty. And here the finish. The half-turn in double
:14:34. > :14:40.front pike, a tiny hop back. cannot beat the Brazilian. It is
:14:40. > :14:48.15.4. He's a 0.66 behind the Brazilian. The current European
:14:48. > :14:53.gold medallist is gone the floor. Flavius Koczi. He qualified with
:14:53. > :14:59.the eighth highest score. He is a gymnast with quite a different type
:14:59. > :15:09.of repertoire. He twists so well. He has already done two-and-a-half
:15:09. > :15:17.
:15:17. > :15:25.where you are. He does snatch a little bit off the floor. Sometimes
:15:25. > :15:31.the judges will deduct for lack of height. Very nice balance. He lifts
:15:31. > :15:38.through and has to go clear of the floor. Holding the hands stand to
:15:38. > :15:48.requirement. You have to hold the handstand. I think this is a big
:15:48. > :16:09.
:16:09. > :16:18.the landing. The only deduction is lack of height on some of the
:16:18. > :16:24.tumbles. He is not feeling too tired. He had a difficult
:16:24. > :16:34.qualification time. Touches of brilliance. He was better last
:16:34. > :16:47.
:16:47. > :16:57.night. A top 12 finish. The Christine said he snatched one of
:16:57. > :17:02.
:17:02. > :17:10.his twists. Look at this. He knows the landing but goodness me, what a
:17:10. > :17:16.combination! The shoulder back on very early. May be lacking a bit of
:17:16. > :17:22.top of the gym. A small deduction for height. Incredible spacial
:17:22. > :17:29.awareness to be able to do another punch run with a twist. Absolutely.
:17:29. > :17:39.You have to set and spin and feel way you are. That was a great
:17:39. > :17:55.
:17:55. > :18:05.performance. There were no landing at the last World Championships on
:18:05. > :18:05.
:18:05. > :18:49.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:18:49. > :18:59.hold this blitz long enough. He does all that work and finding
:18:59. > :19:17.
:19:17. > :19:25.he showed in the all round. It will be very tight. The crowd love this
:19:25. > :19:34.guy! He put on an amazing performance yesterday. He is
:19:34. > :19:37.obviously tired. He did not want to hang around. Well, it was a great
:19:37. > :19:46.performance but last night he did not take a single step on any
:19:46. > :19:52.landing. Consequently, that is the standard we are a judge in him by.
:19:52. > :19:59.There was a huge mistake in comparison to last night. That
:19:59. > :20:04.really was the only big step... He has such lovely form in the air. He
:20:04. > :20:12.holds his body so straight and well. Absolutely no doubt he was round on
:20:12. > :20:20.a triple twist. Like you both said, a little bit tired today. A little
:20:20. > :20:30.hangover from the excitement of last night. This got to beat his
:20:30. > :20:32.
:20:32. > :20:37.15.466. -- the score. He is in second. Behind the Brazilian.
:20:38. > :20:47.will do, he said. He will be pleased with that. They could be a
:20:48. > :20:48.
:20:48. > :21:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:21:38. > :21:48.challenge. The Japanese coach had a this floor, it is on a paging, it
:21:48. > :22:05.
:22:05. > :22:11.is very bouncy. They fear between huge dismount. But again, not
:22:11. > :22:21.without deduction. Things seemed edgy out there. Even on the role.
:22:21. > :22:27.
:22:27. > :22:37.quality. He is normally a superb worker. Lovely twisting technique.
:22:37. > :22:39.
:22:39. > :22:47.It was deep. Double twist into full twist. That was a very deep landing.
:22:47. > :22:55.Some judges would give five for that. It was deep. In terms of
:22:55. > :23:05.qualification, he was 0.1 up on the Brazilian. He left his head back.
:23:05. > :23:16.
:23:16. > :23:20.that go on for? I do know. What can they be querying? Perhaps he put a
:23:20. > :23:27.little bit more in hoping for a higher start Valley this time. It
:23:27. > :23:37.will go to the jury. The Residuary judging every routine as it goes.
:23:37. > :23:37.
:23:37. > :23:44.There are reference judges as well, off sorts involved. In perspective,
:23:44. > :23:54.0.033 behind the Brazilian. If he is successful with this,... The
:23:54. > :24:04.inquiry has been accepted. He has now gone into the lead! His
:24:04. > :24:25.
:24:25. > :24:32.Well... scratching his head and shaking it
:24:32. > :24:39.thinking what is going on? As the arena settles, Alexander takes to
:24:39. > :24:49.the floor. The European silver medallist, can he Cnoc Diego out of
:24:49. > :25:28.
:25:28. > :25:38.the medals? It is all about the needed all the way through. He has
:25:38. > :25:57.
:25:57. > :26:03.errors early on in landings but he loves it. Well, has he done enough,
:26:03. > :26:09.that is the question? He had the same difficulty in qualification as
:26:09. > :26:14.was earlier awarded. He got better as it went along. He started off a
:26:14. > :26:21.little bit edgy. If you compare landing for landing, he was about
:26:21. > :26:29.equal on the landings. He was. This is quite deep. His chest is right
:26:29. > :26:34.down to the floor. That could be a costly start. That one better. The
:26:35. > :26:44.shoulders were up more. Well, he needs over 15.466 to get into the
:26:45. > :26:45.
:26:45. > :27:28.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:27:28. > :27:32.In the absence of top two from last year, this could really be anyone's.
:27:32. > :27:35.There is one woman in here he was winning medals at world
:27:35. > :27:45.championship level before any of the other competitors were even
:27:45. > :27:45.
:27:45. > :28:38.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:28:38. > :28:44.sport. The favourite here is only a quarter of a market ahead of the
:28:44. > :28:54.rest of the field. That might not sound a lot but it is under a mark
:28:54. > :29:03.
:29:03. > :29:13.separating this top eight. It will apparatus. -- Proms. A powerful and
:29:13. > :29:18.
:29:18. > :29:24.strong attack through the vaults. Yes, we saw her compete in Beijing,
:29:24. > :29:29.a finalist on the vault. She brings all that experience to bear. A
:29:29. > :29:34.lovely left. She makes the double twist look easy. You can see how
:29:34. > :29:38.upright she was on landing. The judges will not have a big
:29:38. > :29:48.deduction for the chest down. Good straight legs on the flight on,
:29:48. > :30:01.
:30:01. > :30:11.legs locked together. Really a was out of 15.8. Less than one mark
:30:11. > :30:27.
:30:27. > :30:36.of deductions which is pretty good she staggered at the end but she
:30:36. > :30:40.was just online. She has heard herself. It was not actually on the
:30:40. > :30:46.landing. It was one of those strange things when she stepped
:30:46. > :30:51.backwards. Near the half-turn, she lands nice and then she stepped
:30:51. > :30:55.back. She really turned it there, didn't she? That is one of those
:30:55. > :31:00.very bizarre things. She concentrated to land properly and
:31:00. > :31:10.then as she stepped back, it just really turned. Ligaments. The very,
:31:10. > :31:26.
:31:26. > :31:36.very painful. 14.566. She goes Vietnam. It is her birthday
:31:36. > :31:53.
:31:54. > :31:59.somersault with the one and a half shape. She kicks it out very
:31:59. > :32:06.strongly. She left the shape in for a slightly too long. Really, it is
:32:06. > :32:16.a difficult bowled. Her shoulders were left down at the end. She was
:32:16. > :32:37.
:32:37. > :32:44.a little bit deep on landing but score of this next bowled. --
:32:44. > :32:54.vaults. She wants an overall score of over 14.566 to go ahead of the
:32:54. > :33:05.
:33:05. > :33:15.performed bowled. She is slight and I did not expect such a good one as
:33:15. > :33:17.
:33:17. > :33:21.couldn't control the landing. Still a little angle in the shoulders.
:33:21. > :33:29.She could have snapped a bit more but very good to convert it in the
:33:29. > :33:34.air. Crossed ankles but a double twist -- on the double twist, but
:33:34. > :33:44.it was not all the way round. the tiniest hint of feet not being
:33:44. > :33:54.all the way round. 14.733, an overall score which put her ahead
:33:54. > :33:56.
:33:56. > :34:04.Republic here hits with this first bowled she could cause a massive
:34:04. > :34:09.upset. It is the slightly easier one first. One and a half twists. A
:34:09. > :34:15.bit of direction of problems there but it was high and flighty. Almost
:34:15. > :34:25.too much power, but in the wrong dimension. My guess is she twisted,
:34:25. > :34:26.
:34:26. > :34:35.over twisted, on the top of the hauls. -- course. She set it up
:34:35. > :34:39.very nicely but very difficult to time the one and a half twists. Her
:34:39. > :34:44.head stayed down so she could see where she was, then she pulled it
:34:44. > :34:54.forwards. Lost a little bit of control there. Focusing in on what
:34:54. > :35:18.
:35:18. > :35:28.will be the most difficult one that of her legs where she will grab the
:35:28. > :35:45.
:35:45. > :35:55.likely to be a zero. You have to get your feet down first. It is a
:35:55. > :36:03.very big gamble. If it scores -- if it goes well, you will score big!
:36:03. > :36:09.Respect from every competitor. pulled the seat in too soon and
:36:09. > :36:15.kicked it out. That angle has to be gone in the shoulders. She has not
:36:15. > :36:21.got as much pride as the men and she runs out of it here. But what a
:36:21. > :36:31.great attitude. She smiled, she says, well, I gave it a go. You're
:36:31. > :36:40.
:36:40. > :36:45.right, Kris. A score of zero across Maroney, qualified first. She
:36:45. > :36:55.scored exactly the same execution for those vaults in qualification.
:36:55. > :37:00.
:37:00. > :37:08.massive vaulting! I have never seen anything as high and flighty as
:37:08. > :37:12.that before. A very young gymnast. Not yet 16. So much power. Look at
:37:13. > :37:17.the pop up from the top of the platform. She kicks it out. She has
:37:17. > :37:22.such awareness and such confidence. This is amazing vaulting and you
:37:22. > :37:32.have to give her that. The judges have to do their job and they have
:37:32. > :37:40.
:37:41. > :37:47.got to deduct but it is immense. It carries. She was given the full
:37:47. > :37:57.difficulty. One of the execution of 9.3. A score of 15.8, by far the
:37:57. > :38:22.
:38:22. > :38:29.highest score we have seen so far wonderful form, such explosive
:38:29. > :38:33.power. She could be the champion. We will have something to challenge
:38:33. > :38:39.that very shortly. But it is deceptive, the way she converts all
:38:39. > :38:46.that power. Beautiful. Shoulders well up on the half-turn, this is
:38:46. > :38:54.lovely vaulting. Ankle gone from the shoulders, plenty of height. --
:38:54. > :39:03.angle. She is amazing. Wonderful body line in the air. She can hold
:39:03. > :39:11.her shape so well. Such good body tension. Still holding tension, the
:39:11. > :39:21.way she walks, carries herself. Deportment, we used to call that.
:39:21. > :39:46.
:39:47. > :39:51.years in international level. -- 24. She showed all her experience there.
:39:51. > :39:58.We have seen her warm up, not so confident. I did wonder whether she
:39:58. > :40:04.was going to struggle, but that is what experience does for you.
:40:04. > :40:10.got it dead centre, really complex bolting. Hit hard, high for the
:40:10. > :40:13.rotation and then kicked it out to make the twist. You have got to get
:40:13. > :40:23.the heat and pour out if you want to get the twist and she got very
:40:23. > :40:25.
:40:25. > :40:31.close to it. -- the angle of the they have submitted. The judges
:40:31. > :40:34.have to decide whether enough of it was shown in the straight position,
:40:35. > :40:43.and I think they will feel that it has to be two-thirds of it shown a
:40:43. > :40:53.straight. Yes, given the 6.3. 15.066, challenging for a medal,
:40:53. > :41:26.
:41:26. > :41:32.then, as predicted. What colour is thoroughly delighted, and so are
:41:32. > :41:40.the German camp. Well, it was good but was it good enough? Beautiful,
:41:40. > :41:46.clean work. The difficulty awarded will keep it down but look at that
:41:46. > :41:56.approach. It does credit to any long jump sprint approach. This is
:41:56. > :42:02.
:42:02. > :42:07.side at the end, but we are splitting hairs. It is impressive
:42:07. > :42:14.to look at real time. There is the current leader, the current silver
:42:14. > :42:20.medallist. Will she be set on the seat between them? -- Sat. I think
:42:20. > :42:27.it will be silver. That is my guess. Well, if she wants a silver she
:42:27. > :42:37.needs over 14.66. She has got over that score! She has scored 14.733.
:42:37. > :42:38.
:42:38. > :42:44.She takes the silver, then. Maroney wins world fraught final. -- world
:42:44. > :42:49.bowled final. There she is. The Vietnamese athlete he was the Hayes
:42:49. > :42:59.highest qualifier takes the bronze. Confirmation in the women's vault
:42:59. > :43:00.
:43:00. > :43:03.final. McKayla Maroney from the USA takes the gold from Oksana. And the
:43:03. > :43:13.Vietnamese athlete, what a performance from her. She takes
:43:13. > :43:18.The question remains, how many more years will the German beat vaulting.
:43:18. > :43:23.Our attentions turn to the pommel horse at the far end of this arena
:43:23. > :43:28.and Great Britain's a Louis Smith is filling in a pretty confident
:43:28. > :43:33.mood. Not surprised that you are qualified for another world finals.
:43:33. > :43:38.How does it feel thinking back to 2007 when you first qualified?
:43:38. > :43:46.was a lot harder to qualify this year. So much has gone on since
:43:46. > :43:52.2007. The readings have improved, the element of risk is higher. --
:43:52. > :43:56.the routines have improved. I have kept a level head. You qualified
:43:56. > :44:02.with the second-highest score, with the hardest routine, but you can go
:44:03. > :44:12.harder. Yes. I really want to do my heart is routine in the competition
:44:13. > :44:13.
:44:13. > :44:19.but my coach is not too sure. There are three guys in this final that
:44:19. > :44:24.are in front of everybody else and there is meat and two others.
:44:24. > :44:29.Everybody else is a little bit behind. A my coach says to me, if
:44:29. > :44:35.you do a normal routine, an easy reading, you are guaranteed a medal.
:44:35. > :44:39.But I am not looking at it like that. I have already got a bronze
:44:39. > :44:44.and a silver. But what happens if you do just that routine. I am
:44:44. > :44:52.looking at 2012, what any to do at 2012, to get a gold medal, and it
:44:52. > :44:55.is to do my hardest routine. -- what I need to do in 2012. I have a
:44:55. > :45:00.championship final a couple of months before the Olympic Games and
:45:00. > :45:10.I would love to do my heart is routine. Whether I fall off, it is
:45:10. > :45:14.
:45:14. > :45:19.a learning curve. Who knows? It is You have your difficult to side and
:45:19. > :45:25.execution. If you cannot beat them on execution, the only way you can
:45:25. > :45:31.beat them is on difficulty. That is the tricky bit. That is what the
:45:31. > :45:36.risk is involved. At what point will you know, you are renowned for
:45:37. > :45:46.getting up on the pommel horse and... I won a 15 minutes before I
:45:47. > :45:48.
:45:48. > :45:53.go out and compete. -- I will know. If it is not going right then I
:45:53. > :45:58.could go back to the easy one. is an interesting problem to have.
:45:58. > :46:06.You know back home you have a bronze and silver. I have
:46:06. > :46:15.sacrificed a lot of time since July. I have been practising like mad. I
:46:15. > :46:25.have had many distractions back home. It would be a massive
:46:25. > :46:33.confidence boost. It is a tricky one. I would work hard and make a
:46:33. > :46:37.decision 15 minutes before. It is tricky. It is hard! Gymnastics,
:46:37. > :46:46.you've got to love it! opportunity for a medal is seconds
:46:46. > :46:49.away. Have you seen him? Yes, he looked positive. How was he feeling
:46:49. > :46:55.from the difficulty perspective? How difficult would he make a
:46:55. > :47:01.routine? I am not sure. He is second up, if he hits it it will be
:47:01. > :47:09.great. We were not be sitting to commentate on this one. It is so
:47:09. > :47:17.exciting! He is very calm. He knows what he has to do. The coach of the
:47:17. > :47:27.camp says it will be 71. You can bet he will go for it. I would love
:47:27. > :47:27.
:47:27. > :48:16.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:48:16. > :48:19.to see 87 plus. We will find that the first man up. You have to keep
:48:19. > :48:25.your shoulders in front of your hands. When the shoulders get above
:48:25. > :48:30.the hips, you are in trouble. worth mentioning we are running one
:48:30. > :48:40.piece of apparatus at time. It is a very lonely place out there. All
:48:40. > :48:59.
:48:59. > :49:09.eyes are on these gymnasts. Every focus and the rhythm has to be 100%.
:49:09. > :49:36.
:49:36. > :49:41.that was his chance and he has chance. For every gymnast, it is a
:49:41. > :49:45.nerve-racking. We feel it more for the gymnast we are involved with
:49:45. > :49:52.but it is nerve-racking for everyone. Once he made the error,
:49:52. > :50:01.he showed us what a good gymnast he is and how well he can swing. But
:50:01. > :50:11.that was not his best bit. Nice lift into the handstand to finish.
:50:11. > :50:11.
:50:11. > :51:27.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:51:27. > :51:33.was a huge shame. He made the difficult routine and right on the
:51:33. > :51:38.last hand adjustment, he lost control. He went for it full on. He
:51:38. > :51:45.put every bit of difficulty he could squeeze into it. This was
:51:45. > :51:55.really... The second handstand was excellent. He really went for it.
:51:55. > :51:55.
:51:55. > :52:02.Look at this. This is very complex. He has already made the TEA. That
:52:02. > :52:09.makes it an E. He lost his legs a little. He really went for it. You
:52:09. > :52:15.can almost see him. He almost changed his mind at the last minute.
:52:15. > :52:21.What a shame. That will be costly. What an effort. I am so pleased to
:52:21. > :52:26.see him smiling. He knows he went for it. He went for gold.
:52:26. > :52:36.Interesting, there was a wry smile when he came off. He made the
:52:36. > :52:37.
:52:37. > :52:47.decision to go for it and came unstuck at the end. 15.066. Well,
:52:47. > :53:07.
:53:07. > :53:17.will it be enough? We will have to He makes the handstand but does not
:53:17. > :53:49.
:53:49. > :53:59.keeps his cool. But will definitely challenge for a medal. I would
:53:59. > :54:23.
:54:23. > :54:28.think so. A clean, competent Legs glued together all the time.
:54:28. > :54:37.So, the difficulty might not be so high. But the judges will not have
:54:37. > :54:47.deducted so much from the execution. The gymnasts start with 10.
:54:47. > :54:47.
:54:47. > :55:43.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:55:43. > :55:49.Building it in the dismount. 15.266. slip affection. He lost the swing.
:55:49. > :55:59.Watch his face. Expression on his face! He will take it. He said, I
:55:59. > :56:02.
:56:02. > :56:12.cannot win them all! Great attitude. I think he will carry on anyway. A
:56:12. > :56:39.
:56:39. > :56:49.grins and says, oh well. He has a two gold. He has rings next and
:56:49. > :56:54.another goat arrive. -- another go. He looks as if he has upped the
:56:54. > :56:59.difficulty on the apparatus. The all round, he went with study
:56:59. > :57:06.routines, on floor he upped his difficulty and him as well. That is
:57:06. > :57:11.taking a bit of a risk. If it pays off, great. If not, he had a go. If
:57:11. > :57:16.he did a stock routine, he probably would not medal anyway. Great
:57:16. > :57:26.attitude. Always easy to smile after you have got two goals in the
:57:26. > :58:04.
:58:04. > :58:14.swing very quickly and cleanly. If he hits it, he will challenge. I
:58:14. > :58:17.
:58:17. > :58:24.told you he was quick! Look at all of a sudden! What is the
:58:24. > :58:34.pressure like out there? The third routine which has come to grief.
:58:34. > :59:01.
:59:01. > :59:08.Amazing. He is Mr consistency. That he is great to watch. There he goes.
:59:08. > :59:13.Such a pity because he is wonderful to watch. Absolutely. Like you said,
:59:13. > :59:23.incredible speed. The slow motion will be normal speed. He looks like
:59:23. > :59:24.
:59:24. > :59:29.he is on fast-forward! What a guy. He is a gentleman, too. A lovely,
:59:30. > :59:35.lovely guy. I thought the judges have to be so quick with then notes
:59:35. > :59:45.to get this down. This is slow motion. The hands and the body
:59:45. > :59:48.
:59:48. > :59:52.moves so quickly. That is normal speed. Absolutely. The Saints beat.
:59:52. > :00:02.-- the same speed. That was the rest in the middle. It almost
:00:02. > :00:23.
:00:23. > :00:33.studied it in a Leeds. He was the eighth highest qualifier. -- he
:00:33. > :01:05.
:01:06. > :01:14.DIS and almost fell through, but he gave it a really good shot. -- the
:01:15. > :01:21.dismount. It seems the key in this final is stay on! He was gritty. He
:01:21. > :01:30.kept fighting there. He has a good rhythm to his work. He depended on
:01:30. > :01:35.that to just keep the routine swinging along there. Just brushing
:01:35. > :01:45.the handles as he goes past. It just depends how heavily the judges
:01:45. > :01:55.
:01:55. > :02:05.is in second still. So it would she Lorette drops out of the medals. He
:02:05. > :02:21.
:02:21. > :02:31.has gone down to fourth. Two go for broke, Mitch? He should just
:02:31. > :02:31.
:02:31. > :03:17.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:03:17. > :03:27.Great stuff from him. A Yes, he knew exactly what was on order from
:03:27. > :03:31.him, and he delivered. Wonderful work and composure. Very good to
:03:31. > :03:40.see a champion's performance. He has been really quite dominate the
:03:40. > :03:45.last couple of years on this. -- quite dominant. Those moves really
:03:45. > :03:53.show flair. I know that there are moves called Flowers but the flair
:03:53. > :04:03.of the lift of his single leg work is exceptional. Yes, he has brought
:04:03. > :04:03.
:04:03. > :04:13.that policy to it. The score is in. He is in the lead, 15.833. A 6.7
:04:13. > :04:13.
:04:13. > :05:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:05:10. > :05:16.of the routine was very, very brave. happened there? That was going so
:05:16. > :05:21.well! It is such pressure, out there! But you know, we said, it
:05:21. > :05:27.has to be mm perfect. If a swing does not feel right you cannot do
:05:27. > :05:31.anything. You cannot make an adjustment. He bent his arms, the
:05:31. > :05:41.swing was stretched but he bent his arms. You cannot swing with bent
:05:41. > :05:53.
:05:53. > :06:03.dismount. What a thriller this has been. Lewis Smith has a score of
:06:03. > :06:04.
:06:04. > :06:09.15.066. It will be close. I think. I do not know what he did in
:06:09. > :06:13.qualifier. He did a 6.4, but I think he might have upped it there.
:06:13. > :06:19.It looked as if there was more in it but I was not analysing it
:06:19. > :06:25.exactly. I was just watching the swings. It is amazing that laser
:06:25. > :06:29.on... Look, he bent his arms and that is the swing over with. There
:06:29. > :06:39.is no comeback. It almost looked a little bit like stamina. It was a
:06:39. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:51.long routine. He was influential in the Chinese team that won gold just
:06:51. > :06:58.
:06:58. > :07:02.a few days ago. What is it to be? 14. Sue 664 Teng Haibin. -- 14.266,
:07:02. > :07:06.for Teng Haibin. The news is that Louis Smith has a bronze medal,
:07:06. > :07:12.after falling off. And didn't he make the right decision to go for
:07:12. > :07:18.broke, because if he had stayed on, it would have been gone? Definitely.
:07:18. > :07:26.He had to. That man there was always going to challenge. 15.833,
:07:26. > :07:33.he scored. But significant that Leary was 0.3 higher on his star
:07:33. > :07:38.value than any other gymnast. -- Louis. If he can just increased his
:07:38. > :07:45.score, clean that up, the medals at the Olympics but there for the
:07:45. > :07:50.taking. The Frenchman takes so well. If you take the deduction for the
:07:50. > :07:55.full and the lack of difficulty, Leary would have been very close or
:07:55. > :07:59.in front. Great Britain's Louis Smith made absolutely the right
:07:59. > :08:04.decision. He wanted to drive our routine in front of the crowd. You
:08:04. > :08:12.have got to know how it feels. And all eyes were on him, let me tell
:08:12. > :08:17.you. What a brilliant performance from him. The Hungarian a day in
:08:17. > :08:20.his men's world pommel horse champion. The Frenchman takes the
:08:20. > :08:27.silver and Louis Smith des Yeates another bronze medal at the World
:08:27. > :08:33.You can go for broke, you can lose it just at the end but still come
:08:33. > :08:38.away with a world medal. How does that feel? Unbelievable. It hasn't
:08:38. > :08:42.quite sunk in yet. I was anxious waiting for everyone else to go.
:08:42. > :08:46.And really wanted to prove to myself I could do this routine and
:08:46. > :08:51.use it kind of as a stepping stone for 2012. I was a bit shaky at the
:08:51. > :08:57.end but to come away their bronze medal, obviously, the hard work has
:08:57. > :09:07.paid off. I am very happy. Mitch, as predicted, Louise Smith did not
:09:07. > :09:12.hold back. Gabriel nail-biter. He does parted company on the end. I
:09:12. > :09:18.thought he did a wonderful job. was a moment we did not expect but,
:09:18. > :09:23.as he said, he has got through. was nervous when he did of the
:09:23. > :09:28.Russian with the swing on one handle. What promise of things to
:09:28. > :09:33.come. That is the outcome of the pommel horse final. We are now
:09:33. > :09:38.moving on to the A bars final. There is no Beth Tweddle. She had a
:09:38. > :09:43.nightmare in qualification and did not make the top eight but earlier
:09:43. > :09:49.by a torch through her routine, which no doubt would have
:09:49. > :09:56.challenged for a medal. -- earlier I talks through her routine.
:09:56. > :10:06.things that make this far reaching so special, it is the way she looks
:10:06. > :10:25.
:10:26. > :10:29.she does now is a little easy turn into a big dismount without a step.
:10:29. > :10:35.If she did that rooted in the final and qualified, how would she get
:10:35. > :10:41.on? She would have won. It is worth 7.1, which is almost half a mark
:10:41. > :10:44.more than any other gymnast in the final. Thank you. Somebody who also
:10:44. > :10:54.has a gold medal is a rising star from America and she will be
:10:54. > :10:55.
:10:55. > :11:05.looking to add to her medal Channel -- out to her medals. It is just in
:11:05. > :11:08.
:11:08. > :11:18.-- out to her medals. It is just in You have never met Justin, then, so
:11:18. > :11:45.
:11:45. > :11:55.we cannot start talking about just -- at least young Lady swings
:11:55. > :12:22.
:12:22. > :12:31.hit the low bar. She has lost the bar. That will be costly.
:12:31. > :12:41.Wonderful composure, though, to keep going after that. She does
:12:41. > :12:43.
:12:43. > :12:53.swing beautifully. Look at this. Love Leto. There. -- a lovely Tote
:12:53. > :13:06.
:13:06. > :13:14.You s, what a shame, because the swing overtook her. -- yes. They
:13:14. > :13:22.did at 0.54 hitting the bar as you go past. -- they did at 0.5 of a
:13:22. > :13:26.point. She had the presence of mind she continued and in fact she had
:13:26. > :13:31.such presence of mind that you wonder if it is not that something
:13:31. > :13:37.that has happened in training, because she almost didn't swap --
:13:37. > :13:41.stopped the swing at all. It just went into the next move. I am sure
:13:41. > :13:51.we will see a lot more of her, because the USA have not got age
:13:51. > :13:56.huge number of gymnasts who swing bars like that. I was talking to an
:13:56. > :14:01.Olympian from 84 and he said they have the world champions and
:14:01. > :14:11.Olympic champions waiting in the wings to get back in this team.
:14:11. > :14:25.
:14:25. > :14:35.they have. 14.2, then, is the score a point to prove. A point to prove
:14:35. > :15:14.
:15:14. > :15:22.to Georgine there is the 16-year- little adjustment to the side, she
:15:22. > :15:28.is so clean, beautiful in the air. One of the most difficult routines
:15:28. > :15:33.in the final. And she did not give much away in execution to the
:15:33. > :15:41.judges. She is fabulously trained from an early age. Both mother and
:15:41. > :15:46.father are gymnasts. Mother in the 1985 Soviet team. She has been
:15:46. > :15:56.prepared to be a champion. That super half-turn to catch the high
:15:56. > :15:57.
:15:57. > :16:06.bar. She is supple. That, I love that move. Very clean with her
:16:06. > :16:16.terms. Doesn't go for anything too complicated, technically great.
:16:16. > :16:21.
:16:21. > :16:31.High above the bar as she dismounts. Beautiful. That could be a champion.
:16:31. > :16:31.
:16:31. > :17:34.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:17:34. > :17:39.She has answered her critics. of control in the middle but she
:17:39. > :17:44.will be delighted. High difficulty and she achieved all the moves. She
:17:44. > :17:54.will be given the full difficult to score. It is all execution from
:17:54. > :17:55.
:17:55. > :18:05.here. Beautiful work. Very confident in all the moves. There
:18:05. > :18:12.
:18:12. > :18:17.pirouetting is spot-on. Tiny perfect until she'd had to waive
:18:17. > :18:27.the to the side. It will be pretty close. It will. That typified the
:18:27. > :18:48.
:18:48. > :18:58.routine. She did not move the feet 14.833. She goes into second.
:18:58. > :18:58.
:18:58. > :19:54.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:19:54. > :19:59.was down. Yes, it is almost the selection of skills that make it
:19:59. > :20:04.seem like it stop/start routine. The dismount swing is beautiful.
:20:04. > :20:10.She shows real swing on the dismount but the start of the
:20:10. > :20:20.routine is up and down, stop and start. She never gets the big swing.
:20:20. > :20:21.
:20:21. > :20:31.Those moves, she hopes to get Ds for days. That is quite late. --
:20:31. > :20:57.
:20:57. > :21:03.roundabouts. She needs over 14.2 to title, right down to the last piece.
:21:03. > :21:13.She just nicked it. She will be delighted. A much better
:21:13. > :21:13.
:21:13. > :22:09.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:22:09. > :22:19.performance today. 14.5 puts her in for that this man. That is the
:22:19. > :22:19.
:22:19. > :22:25.first time I had seen how smart they. A much better performance. --
:22:25. > :22:31.for that dismount. You could see the look of determination. She
:22:31. > :22:41.knows there is a sport she could grab. And this routine is excellent
:22:41. > :22:55.
:22:56. > :23:05.give further bonus marks. Untidy legs on the dismount. She has 0.1
:23:06. > :23:34.
:23:34. > :23:44.scoreboard. The Russian camp are assured of the gold. The first gold
:23:44. > :23:54.that USA have not won in the women's competition. She has gone
:23:54. > :23:54.
:23:54. > :23:59.into second! 15 scored. 6.6 difficulty. She up Ted difficulty
:23:59. > :24:09.from qualification. That would have been linking those skills together.
:24:09. > :24:19.Yes, she is definitely smiling now. She finishes 0.5 behind her team-
:24:19. > :24:57.
:24:57. > :25:02.disappointment in the all round. On the rings, one gymnast reigns
:25:02. > :25:12.supreme. A three-times individual world champion. His power, strength
:25:12. > :25:19.
:25:19. > :25:27.and precision make him the man to championship gold rings medal to
:25:27. > :25:30.add to his enormous collection of those goals. He was one of the
:25:30. > :25:40.first took successfully swing and stopped dead. They all do it now,
:25:40. > :26:20.
:26:20. > :26:30.of course. He was one of the first landing, he has done it again.
:26:30. > :26:30.
:26:30. > :26:36.another gold. It has got to be. Kissing the apparatus! See you next
:26:36. > :26:45.year, for another. I so enjoyed his performance on rings. He has extra
:26:45. > :26:53.flair. I especially liked the dismount, he Blair's it out. --
:26:53. > :27:03.flares. He is so compact. It looks hard work but it does not look a
:27:03. > :27:27.
:27:27. > :27:37.strain. For many, that is not the massive score! I doubt anyone will
:27:37. > :27:37.
:27:37. > :28:50.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 44 seconds
:28:50. > :29:00.double the width of his hips to make him so able to hold the
:29:00. > :29:10.
:29:10. > :29:16.position. That is a strong strength. That is huge. Look at the
:29:16. > :29:24.body shape and bounce back. Pinpoint accuracy. Hugely strong.
:29:24. > :29:27.He held every strength part. The book says hold for two. These great
:29:27. > :29:35.exponents hold it for three to make sure the judges do not rob them of
:29:35. > :29:39.the strength. The swing was good as well. You might see a problem at
:29:39. > :29:47.the top of the handstand but the dismount, through the ring this,
:29:47. > :29:52.plenty of rotation, he is celebrating as hit the floor.
:29:52. > :30:02.had 6.5 the difficulty in qualification and again. 15.6. He
:30:02. > :30:42.
:30:42. > :30:52.goes ahead. Not quite enough to seconds. They have got to make sure
:30:52. > :31:20.
:31:20. > :31:30.over rotated. I think he has done enough to get into the medals,
:31:30. > :31:34.
:31:34. > :31:41.there. He needs a 15.2 to go ahead. A very stylish gymnast. See how
:31:41. > :31:51.well he holds his shape, all the way through. And how he stops the
:31:51. > :32:01.
:32:01. > :32:11.swing and shows the strength. step. He has a medal. It is bronze.
:32:11. > :32:15.
:32:15. > :32:22.Chen Yibing De Beers. No one is going to take that title for a
:32:22. > :32:32.while. A wonderful silver medal for the Brazilian and Yamamuro gets
:32:32. > :32:32.
:32:33. > :32:38.another bronze to match that of he is... Let's sit back, relax and
:32:38. > :32:44.enjoy it Louis Smith's medal ceremony. He went all out for
:32:44. > :32:49.difficulty and it paid off. I mean, the fact that he came off the horse
:32:49. > :32:54.at the end, had effectively a fall and to come away from the World
:32:54. > :33:04.Championships with a bronze medal just goes to show what a great
:33:04. > :33:41.
:33:41. > :33:46.looking down on Louis Smith for. very respectful, sociable. Very
:33:46. > :33:49.approachable. And sadly, as it stands at the moment, he has not
:33:49. > :33:57.qualified for the Olympics. There is this very odd rule that you not
:33:57. > :34:02.only have to win gold but you also have to get 85 % of the
:34:02. > :34:07.qualifications for on two other pieces of apparatus. 85 % of the
:34:07. > :34:14.average qualifications for on the other two apparatus, and he may --
:34:14. > :34:18.made a real mess of one performance. So as things stand, unless he gets
:34:18. > :34:28.a wild card, he will not be going to the Olympic Games, but I am sure
:34:28. > :34:31.
:34:31. > :34:36.Well, Louis, you went for it and you hit it with confidence. I had
:34:36. > :34:41.to. I was very confident going in, kind of tricking myself. I could
:34:41. > :34:48.not have any doubt with that routine. Yes, I did the reaching, I
:34:48. > :34:52.did the hard part and unfortunately slipped on the easy part. It did
:34:52. > :34:57.that shock you? I am not sure what it was, if I did too much warming
:34:57. > :35:01.up backstage, I do not know if I'm relaxed, because I had done the
:35:01. > :35:07.hard part, I do not know. It would have been a bit tricky if I had
:35:07. > :35:12.faced this routine and got cold and gone into London with the gold
:35:12. > :35:18.medal. At the end of the day, I did the rich in Atta World Championship
:35:18. > :35:23.final. And it means so much for you for an experience point of view. In
:35:23. > :35:28.front of this arena. And the fact is, it was just you up there. No
:35:28. > :35:32.other gymnast up there. That must have felt indescribable. I had to
:35:32. > :35:37.use this as a training session for the Olympic Games. It had to be a
:35:37. > :35:41.dress rehearsal. There is not going to be a competition of this kind of
:35:41. > :35:46.magnitude until the Olympics and if this is the routine I want to do,
:35:46. > :35:51.this is the perfect opportunity to do it. And you got a bronze medal
:35:51. > :35:55.and to effectively fell. So what does the bronze mean to you in
:35:55. > :36:00.comparison with the other bronze you have? You just kind of thing,
:36:00. > :36:04.what if? What if I had done the normal routine? All that I can do
:36:04. > :36:07.is go back into the gym and trained, work out what went wrong, for
:36:07. > :36:15.perfect it and see what I can produce in London. That is all I
:36:15. > :36:21.can do. I did the best I could today, got a bronze medal. Has the
:36:21. > :36:26.gold medallist spoken to you since? Yes, we were speaking backstage. He
:36:26. > :36:31.congratulated me on my routine. But he did a fantastic to do his
:36:31. > :36:38.routine under pressure. He is a nice guy. Well, Louis, you did
:36:38. > :36:48.incredibly. You did you sell so proud. There is now a lot more
:36:48. > :37:01.
:37:01. > :37:04.too, especially if you like getting And there is one more day of
:37:04. > :37:09.gymnastics here in Tokyo left. Beth Tweddle may not have made the final
:37:09. > :37:19.but she is a gymnast who likes to spread her talents. Tomorrow she is
:37:19. > :37:38.
:37:38. > :37:43.Highlights of her final can be seen on BBC Two from 4pm and if you
:37:43. > :37:49.would like to join us live, coverage is on the red button and
:37:49. > :37:54.online from 5:50am. Louis, what you think her chances are tomorrow?
:37:54. > :37:59.has got a really good chance. One of her best qualities is she can
:37:59. > :38:03.perform under pressure. She has heaps of World Championship medals.
:38:03. > :38:09.It seemed to be a common trait, performing under pressure in the
:38:09. > :38:13.British camp. We are working on it. We wish her the best and we do not
:38:13. > :38:18.see why she cannot get a medal. Indeed. We will all find out
:38:18. > :38:24.tomorrow. How will you celebrate tonight? I do not know. I've been