06/10/2013 Gymnastics: World Championships

Back in 1903, the very first World Championships were held here, in

Antwerp. It was the start of a legacy in a city that hosted the

1920 Olympic Games. This year, and work is officially the European

capital of sport. So, 110 years after those first championships,

this city welcomes back the world of gymnastics. It's been wonderful of

colour. The GB gymnasts have continued to light up the world. And

a little flourish at the end. You come to a world championship and you

almost expect to see a British gymnast on the podium. But about

that silver medal into perspective, he's managed to meet the highest

achievement of any British gymnast, including that of Louis Smith.

Wellcome. Max is 20 years old and he picked up the pommel horse back from

you. He did any routine, it's going picked up the pommel horse back from

to set up for the future if he can polish that and carry on pushing

forward. Another Siddle backfill the medal on the pommel horse. Let's

look at the finals coming up this afternoon. Kristian Thomas will be

here shortly, then there is the women's beam coming up just before

two o'clock. And set your alarm with 3:40pm for the high bar final, it is

set to be a corker. So, let's get excited the Kristian Thomas. Can he

become the first British gymnast ever to medal on this piece of

apparatus? My aim was to come here and try to make a final order two

finals. I came really close to making the two finals but came short

on the high bar. Obviously I'm excited to be in the bold final and

to get a chance to compete at this level. You have excelled in this

event in the last few years. Remind people about your Olympic vault? It

was new at the Olympics, so quite a big risk. I hadn't meant doing it

too long, really. Fortunately I just nailed the landing. I think that

gave the team the mentality to push forward with the other apparatus and

you carry the mentality through to the end. And a team bronze medal

you carry the mentality through to which obviously you apart. No wonder

you almost hit the roof when you landed. I was so excited. After the

pommel horse I had a laid-back approach. When he landed, it was

brilliant. Well, here years. And believable floor worker for some of

the others. Kristian Thomas is up third. Shirai took the floor

yesterday. He is probably the most impressive I've ever seen.

Now, our first competitor from Romania.

He has made two finals here today. A handspring double front used to be

so impressive. Marks a very hard to come by. High off the top and

rotated a little bit slowly. There is the deep landing. He harnesses

the power well, just lacking a bit of heel drive. It is a big vault,

the handspring double front somersault, first done over 20 years

ago. Big push, tight tuck, just not enough rotation. Very close.

The second vault has two beta friend. -- has to be different. You

can see he has nominated a vault with 5.6 there. That tells the

judges, the number 2.3 tells them what it is, and now yes to perform

it. Well landed, good, long vault. A good opening. It's pretty tricky

when you come in stone cold. 2.5 twists for Berbecar. A very good

conversion, slightly off centre, but those twists, no problem. That

landing pad is 16 feet long and you have to stay in it if you can. If

you look at the corridor you see it is narrowed by the horse and then

fans out by the end. Steady stuff from him.

The gymnasts working in the latter half of the draw can go back into

the training gym. Those gymnasts in the first three or four Mac will sit

and watch, soak up the atmosphere. -- three or four. Hypolito. We know

what he can do on the floor. He's got two silvers on the current World

Series. Look at that run. Very nice bolting indeed. It looked straight

down the middle to me. -- nice vaulting. Typical of him, he twists

so efficiently. He almost look like -- looked like he cut his stride. He

actually was quite far across and landed just inside the corridor. He

hopped across. So the judges had to be very quick to notice he didn't

land there. The judges were generous bad. --

there. He has upped the difficulty to 5.8.

A different vault. Very nicely done indeed. Many of these gymnasts opt

per twists rather than multiple somersaults. Well done. He started a

per twists rather than multiple bit in the early section of the run,

but a very efficient round off. A half turn on and 1.5 twist off. He

is doing a front somersault, you can see he was off-line just a little

bit. Sorry, double, of course. It has to be an even number. It was a

double twist, which makes it even more difficult. Very impressive. We

both said 1.5. And he is into the lead.

So, the union Jack proudly adorning Kristian Thomas. He qualified in for

with 14.933. Come on, Kristian Thomas. You can't be much more

precise than that. Write down the middle, superb landing. That's the

stuff of dreams from Kristian Thomas. Slap bang down the middle.

The conversion is so effective. That is a launching pad, not a platform.

He nailed the dismount. Watch this, watch the air between his hands and

the platform. Hold your line and get those shoulders up. Great bolting

from Kristian Thomas. -- vaulting. Good length as well because with

this you really have to go for height. Sometimes you can land quite

close to the platform. But he got height and length. Really textbook.

Now, he has two bogus. A huge score. -- he has to focus. He really has to

keep focused. This second vault is not so difficult. A number of very

difficult vault to land. You can see the focus. It is a faster run. He

makes the landing. Kristian Thomas, the focus. It is a faster run. He

what a star. He could not have performed those bolts better. --

those vaults. Just look at this second one, very important. The

handspring double up nice and high. All those hundreds of landing drills

in the gym. You are right, he's practised these landings. A tiny

little shuffle backwards. Well, it's all the practice that makes you able

to perform like this under pressure. That is quite astonishing. They are

delighted, and so they should be. Surely that has put him in the lead.

Comfortably so, 15.2334 Kristian Thomas. -- 15.233 for Kristian.

Oleg Verniaiev. He's got a fabulous first vault. He hasn't had the best

of competitions, he had a nightmare in the all-round qualifying, but he

can do this. Watch out for a cracker. There you go. A little bit

deep. But an immensely difficult choice. One of the few gymnasts who,

in qualifying, did two bolts with a six . -- two vaults with a six

tariff. He's not outside the corridor, but not on the middle

line, so there will be some deductions attached to direction as

well as that step forward. If you are going to double rotate from a

handspring, you've got to get the heel flap. The judges have

traditionally been hard on low landings. His second one needs to be

high in the 15s if he's going to give Kristian Thomas a problem.

He's gone for another difficult vault. Oleg Verniaiev.

Oh, he overpitched it in the end. Nothing has gone right for him. A

super vaulter normally but it is a final. Anything can happen. Anything

can happen and you really need to hold your focus. Adds all the

twists. A really difficult vault. Three twists, but it is only hatch a

twist more than the two-and-a-half but the gymnasts have to take a

different flight path, send it up rather than back. It makes it prone

to overrotation. A little bit untidy as he wraps in there. Disappointment

for Oleg Verniaiev. He succumbed to the pressure in the all-around as

well. He was going so well and collapsed a little bit. We've seen

that of him on several occasions really. His average is 14.449. He's

down in fourth, with 13.766 for that vault. And there at the moment

halfway through is the leader, Kristian Thomas. Ahead of Daniele

Hypolito, Marius Daniel Berbecar in third, and Oleg Verniaiev ouch it in

fourth place. Of Daniele Hypolito, Marius Daniel Berbecar in third, and

Oleg Verniaiev ouch it in fourth place. -- out of it in fourth place.

That's how you do that vault. He saw the floor beautifully early, was

able to meet it cleanly. Lots of gymnasts are doing it now,

and that's really good. Rolls the shoulders around. Huge power.

Converting very efficiently indeed. Head and shoulders round a little

bit to the side. But what a vault. ??FORCEDWHI These journalists are

vaulting nd a little bit to the side. But what a vault. These

journalists are vaulting so -- these gymnasts are vaulting so well off

this platform. They have had it a few years and they are rocketing off

it. It is a launch pad now, not a table. These guys are harnessing all

their power. Brilliant. That's a big score. 15.333 for Sergio Sasaki.

9.333 for execution. A shrug of the shoulders. .

locked together but a big hop forward off a 15, 6 start. Gave the

judges a little bit of leeway there Mitch. I think the judges are good

on vault. I would be surprised to see this get into the 15s. It was

good in the air but look at that, that's to the 15s. It was good in

the air but look at that, that's got that's to the 15s. It was good in

to be - he might just scrape in. Good in the air and that big, big

hop. He's out of line. A long pace. He may just get 15 points. We'll

see. A shame really because the actual vault landed in a good

position didn't it? He just didn't seem to be able to control the

landing on the first bite. It's going to be close. 14.866. That

judging is right on the bat. 16.009 is the average and Kristian Thomas

is still in the lead. Kenzo Shirai has twisted his way to

glory on floor and he's a bit of a twister on vault as well. No

surprise there. acceleration. He was offline a

little on landing but what a twister this guy is. Unbelievable. He just

makes it look so easy. We were talking about the triple twist being

difficult on the vault. Well, this is how it's done. You lock up and

you wrap in three tiles round. The initial landing was good and

straight, considering how many twists are wrapped in. He's just so

efficient. Once he starts twisting he wraps the arm in this so tight

and really whizzes round. In qualifying he lost 0.3 because he

was way out of the corridor. I think he jumped one foot out but the

initial impact was inside. A good opener then. A penalty. 0. 1. He was

out. 15.366 for the opener. Look at him standing there, a

samurai. His coach is pretty impassive. Very little communication

between the two. They know what's needed. Difficulty down five six.

A little bit deep but has it got the armoury with the five six

difficulty? What do you think Chris? Well, I would be surprised if it

overtakes Kristian Thomas, but this was a good vault but not an

exceptional vault. He holds his form in the air beautifully. He turned

on, so the half turn which makes it from the Sukahara family,

two-and-a-half twists. Nice and straight on the initial impact but

hopped to the side. But those legs locked together, nice and clean.

Arms out to standee the landing. One fabulous twisting expert. And he

holds his style. What's he done? He's gone into second. 15.133 the

Avram. That his style. What's he done? He's gone into second. 15.133

the Avram. That means that -- the average. That means that Kristian

Thomas has got at least a bronze medal.

Steven Legendre qualified in 8th so he was last to get into this time.

Look at the physique of this man. A really strong sprint down the

runway. Double front, a massive vault. Quite a deep landing. In fact

his head almost looked like it touched didn't it? Yes, but the

power just amazes me. It is like the top sprinters. They are hugely built

on the top. Look at this. Handspring, double front. Let's look

at his head. Wow, he was down low, Chris, well spotted. That's going to

be expensive. Yes, the judges can take up to five tenths for the chest

being low. I don't think it can be much lower than that without

touching the floor. But not to take away from the vault. Vault is

fantastic. But look how high he is. Delaying the twist. Rolling around

rather than kicking it out. That may have been the problem in terms of

spotting and rotating enough. Let's see what it has done. 15.266, with a

9.266 execution mark. But it's really tough to stay up there on

that second vault. But he does have another six difficulty. Kristian

Thomas still in the lead but this man is throwing everything to try

and knock him off his perch. A second massive vault. You can see

that same power. And the double pike off the Tsukahara. They are churning

these hugely difficult. You can see that same power. And the double pike

off the Tsukahara. They are churning these hugely difficult vaults out -

I don't say with ease but with such confidence, these gymnasts. Steven

Legendre held his nerve. A big first vault. Had to do something a little

better. Same difficulty but really spotted that one well. To get into a

double pike from the Tsukahara, the block, the shoulder drive, spotted

that one well. To get into a double pike from the Tsukahara, the block,

the shoulder drive, the leg kick - pike from the Tsukahara, the block,

it has to be very, very strong and look at that. I think that's a

pretty strong challenge, Mitch. I don't think there's any doubt. I

think that's just great vaulting. He deserves to be up there. And first

to congratulate him Kristian Thomas. They appreciate very much each

other's skill. Mark Williams the coach. And he's done it. 15.249, the

second vault. Sealed it. Steven Legendre takes the lead. Kristian

Thomas at this stage in second place, and Kenzo Shirai twisting in

third place. I tell you what, the next man, Yang Hak Seong from Korea.

What a pedigree. He's been world champion and Olympic champion. Talk

about twisting. Watch this. A triple twist from the Handspring. No

problem at all. Terrific, terrific vaulting. When we first s it, well,

it frightened us. Absolutely. You saw the massive start value, the

massive difficulty value this vault's given. You can can't those

three twists. They were so clean. It is out of 6.4, this vault. He holds

that shape beautifully. A lot of gymnasts pike and extend, but he

holds that straight line through the second flight. Lovely and straight.

Wraps, wraps, wraps, three twists, a long way around, and meets the

floor. With control. He's only halfway there. Two vaults, they've

both got to be spectacular. We've got a terrific battle at the top.

Legendre is ahead of Thomas. Yang has to produce something special

from the locker for the second vault. We know he can do that.

15.733. A 79.333 execution on a 6. 4 difficult. Unbelievable stuff.

He has to keep his focus. Someone told him he was facing the wrong

way. Getting mentally secure and ready. Huge power, and once again

relaying on his ability to triple twist. Mentally secure and ready.

relaying on his ability to triple Huge power, and once again relaying

on his ability to triple twist. -- relying. Another absolutely

wonderful vault. The triple twist from the Tsukahara entry. Phenomenal

vaulting. Lots of power on show today. Terrific final. And Kristian

Thomas is amongst it. What a wick competition and what a fantastic

result for Kristian Thomas. He qualified for vault in the Olympics,

didn't vault his best and he learnt from that and did what every he

Olympics, didn't vault his best and he learnt from that and did what

every coach says - learn from your mistakes and come back and put it

right. He did just that today. Three twists off the Tsukahara, off the

half turn on. Very efficient. He spins like a top. Knows exactly

where that landing pad is. He almost has his hands turned out. Look at

that score. He takes the gold medal on vault. Unbelievable vaulting from

him. Six twists on his way to gold. And you won't need me to tell you

who took the bronze, it is that young man, Kristian Thomas, who held

the lead till the final two bolts. -- vaults.

Well, we wondered if Kristian Thomas could become the first ever gymnast

from Britain ever to medal in this event. And he did it. Let's just see

how he did it. It was all about keeping that focus. It was

unbelievable. Tight in the air, legs together, and he legs the landing.

He leaves himself so much time to spot the flaw. Second time, he's

stood up and he punches the air. Those landings are top. He will be

pleased with that medal comedies had a tough year with injury, so the

fact is vaulting in a final and coming home with a bronze medal, he

will be over the moon. He is so calm and self-deprecating, but what he

must've been going through mentally between those two bolts, knowing

what was in store if you managed to nail the second one, says a lot.

Yes, realising you can actually get a medal if you deal with the

pressure. There was only 0.016 between him and the silver medal.

Legendre did very well, it was impressive. So it was unfortunate

that he came in front of Kristian Thomas, but what a final it has

been. We finalists have just come out, that is why you can hear the

cheering behind me. Let's have a look at the competitive is here for

the beamer. Vanessa Ferrari has done so well in these championships. Kyla

the beamer. Vanessa Ferrari has done Ross is the third highest qualifier.

I'm expecting good things. Romanians are renowned for the beamer. As a

piece of equipment, it is the width of a house brick. Once you are

off-line, there is no pulling it back.

Alea Mustafina starts us off. -- Aliya. Another very difficult

combination. We've seen her on occasion link all three of those,

but today she went for a bit of safety. Very nice change leg. Quite

a short routine, packed the difficulty in. Big focus for the

dismount. What a start. Indeed. She's always had the grace, the

elegance, the poisonous apparatus. -- the poise for this apparatus.

Very confident. A half-turn into an elegant walkover. And how vital is

that poise she has? right from the beginning. -- lovely

poise. But she is just a little bit slow and cautious.

I don't think she could have wished for a more promising start. She kept

turnover. -- she kept her nerve. Yes, she took the bronze overall.

Her qualification wasn't good but in the overall, she held her nerve.

It's a good score. The judges are not giving the 15s away. Carlotta

Ferlito. 18 years old. A young Italian gymnast, quite a beamer

specialist. Silver medallist at the European Championships this year.

You can see she was a bit off but full of confidence. She readjusted

her body. Very positive in her leaps. She lands the jump straight

into the top back. -- tuck back. Gymnasts have to doing backtrack to

join two jumps, and most of them choose fairly simple ones.

Another leap with their head going back. She is building her difficulty

with these difficult leaps. The dismount has to be one of the moves

that is counted. Another very secure routine. She has impressed in the

past, getting a silver two years ago. A very graceful performer.

Italian gymnasts, really, beam is their piece. The judges have to

decide did the walkover go immediately into the jump, or is

there a little pause? You can see how well she recovered. Fantastic

foot placement. The whole foot down to land. 2.5 twists, just a little

bit and tidy. -- untidy. When you know you've gone and done a

good job, you want everyone to appreciate it, especially the

judges. She did do a good job. Probably on the beam more than

anything else, the judges have to make a decision about whether this

move was immediately linked to that move, it is probably the piece of

apparatus where the value can vary the most depending on how the judges

saw it. That is what will be taking the time now. A little down on start

value, so they didn't count everything. An enquiry from

Mustafina. That must be on the difficulty score, it cannot be on

the execution score. Now, Vanessa Ferrari. Great to see her still

looking so good. I think Rory has looked better at these championships

than I've her in a long while. -- Ferrari. Beautifully held, that

starting lift. Second Italian gymnast in this final. Taking the

whole length of the beam. It's straight back somersault. Full of

confidence. Now, you see, they probably will feel there was a

little pause between those two. Very nicely to a winning position, the

head back. She has a very good rhythm, she keeps the whole thing

moving. A little smile as well, she is selling it. She will have a pause

before the big element, but generally the dance work is smooth.

Gymnasts have to count their eighth most difficult moves, five of them

acrobatics, three of them leaps and spins. Oh, a big step back, but she

stayed in it. 22 years old now. She's had great times in the sport

and I feel there are still some to come. Really blooming the Italian

team effort together. This is something she's been known for over

the years. But this, very confident. You can see how straight the feet

are, they land directly on the beam. Same on the dismount. That was the

big era, but how easily could she have sat down there? Very quick

reaction to push that led backwards to give stability. Mustafina has had

that enquiry rejected, so she has to live with the 14.9. They no doubt

will thought she should of had just a little bit higher on the

difficulty score, but when the judges look back, they can look back

in slow motion, and to be honest you are much less likely to be credited

when they have just made a decision with the naked eye. That is a

decision the coaches have to take. 14.3 from Vanessa. Into second

place. Difficulty down again on the 14.3 from Vanessa. Into second

qualifying school. -- score. Tiny little thing up next. The dual

carriageway beam to her! Didn't quite take the head back,

gave a little jerk. This is the difficulty that he had in the

all-around competition. Two back flips. A lovely straight somersault

into jumps. How super is that? In the all-around competition she fell

in that, even though she stayed on in qualifying. A bit of a wobble

there but she held on. Very powerful and dynamic. A double spin. That's

very difficult on the beam. She made it look easy.

The leap and the tuck back. 0.1 bonus for linking those. The same

thing for the free walkover into the jump. She's certainly going for her

bonuses. This will be a high-start scomplt now she needs to make the

finish. A double pike. Easy. She's deceptively powerful. Very nice

indeed. A lovely routine. She's had a good World Cup series. She won the

Tokyo beam final as part of the world events that take place all

over the world all through the year. She looked bubbling up for a good

one. She did, which was what was even more surprising when in the

all-around competition, having done even more surprising when in the

two very good pieces, she fell on this series. But it's a very

difficult series. You can see how wonderfully straight she holds the

body. Body. That back foot was off a little. She did well. That was, I

think if I was judging I don't think I would be crediting that. You are

meant to touch your foot on your head. We all know how severe you are

as a judge, Christine. Tiny little thing isn't she? She, is but very

powerful. She's got those sort of legs that don't quite go straight,

the backs of the knees are very tight. The long wait for the judges.

Very composed. 17 years old. It's her first World Championships. We

haven't seen much of her previously. She's been competing on the World

Cup circuit. 14.133, 6. 2 the difficulty. Execution 7.933. She

does have those legs that always look a little bit bent. Judges are

being pretty tight today. Aliya Mustafina still out in front.

Vanessa Ferrari and Carlotta Ferlito, the Italian in charge, in

second and third at the moment. Simone Biles all-around champion of

the world. A couple of medals to go with that. What a start. Full of

confidence. Double spin. Not the most elegant gymnast but one of the

most dynamic I've seen. Lovely precision. You see no hesitation

there. Deaf join -- deficit join. Ne of the most dynamic I've seen.

Lovely precision. You see no hesitation there. Deaf join --

deficit join. Cleverly -- definite join. Cleverly worked routines to

show her best. Back flip, a somersault, just a tiny fault but so

well rehearsed. She did well, there because the very

first leap was a little offline. She corrected it during the second leap.

She's, this is the first little hint of nerves we've seen from her. Just

a tiny wobble. She corrected so well but watch this. This is very

special. One flip, two flips, full twisting double back and a big step

forward. Until now she has looked absolutely unstoppable. We seen a

single falter. She didn't fall but it wasn't perfect either was it

Mitch? Simone Biles is human after all. That's how you feel. Very close

on that dois mount but this was just great wasn't it? You have to be so

strong to hold in a crouch position on one foot. She's a tough little

fighter though isn't she? She wasn't getting off that beam.

Super-straight legs in the layout. H little fighter though isn't she? She

wasn't getting off that beam. Super-straight legs in the layout.

The dismount - full twist. Watch the head. That will be quite a big

deduction. Power indeed. What's she got so far, gold, silver and a

bronze? I will have to check that out. She's working out what she

thinks her start value should. She's not happy with those judges. She's

had a gold all-around, and a silver on vault so far. And she pushed out

had a gold all-around, and a silver on bars? She was fourth on bars.

Simone Biles, 14.133, and give it to these judges. They are doing their

job. They are. They are holding firm. Mustafina still out in front.

The young lady for elegance and presence is Kyla Ross. We saw the

power of Biles Biles. Now we see the grace aenld gans of Ross. Aw the

power of Biles Biles. Now we see the grace aenld gans of Ross. -- grace

and elegance of Ross. Gymnasts have to include at least a

single spin. Floats those two leaps. Nice free walk over into the sheep

jump. Just about kept it moving. Another very powerful gymnast. She

floats all her acrobatic skills. Very precise on those links. Every

single time she performs a skill she does it exactly the same. That way

she can become totally consistent. See the arms come out of the front

somersault, straight into the jump. Well, it's been very good so far.

What about the dismount? Very good as well. She really is Ms Precision.

Light of touch. Elegant. In line. Kyle ra Ross is challenging.

Mustafina is still in front. I have to say, every day I've watched Kyla

Ross I've been more impressed with her. She's improved every day. She's

shown her maturity. She was part of the team in the Olympics. She didn't

work all-around. A you can see that experience can't you? Love will have

technique on the free walk over. And now the sheep jump. She definitely

touched other foot to her head there. No untoward arm movements.

She uses the arms absolutely the same. Sim metically most of the

time, which is the easiest way to use them on the bee. Possibly a bit

like Mustafina in that it is a use them on the bee. Possibly a bit

little bit slow and cautious. But really, very precise, good work. If

that's what you can produce, give me slow and cautious every time. That

was so lovely to watch. It will be close at the top. 14.9 is the score

was so lovely to watch. It will be if she wants to match Mustafina. I

think she went for most of her linkages. She gave it everything.

She didn't wobble after the front somer She didn't wobble after the

front somer assault. She -- somer salt. 14en 3733. She didn't wobble

after the front somer assault. She -- somer salt. 14en 3733. Second for

-- 14.3733. Second for Kyla Ross. An inquiry from Biles Biles. I thought

it was a little bit allow. Back flip, full twisting somersault.

Somersault. Somersault. She couldn't hold on to it. We've watched her

over the years and this is the second day in a row we've seen her

fall. Another difficult skill here, layout somersault. But if you see

the speed of work you will understand just a bit if she hits

this sort of speed and confidence, she missed a connection there as

well. It sets her apart. Getting a bit of rhythm back now.

This is my favourite bit of this routine. Round off, back flip,

triple twist. Clean as you like, but when you've fallen off your very

first skill, it counts for nothing. What a pitiful. She is great to

watch on beam but two fall in this two days, disappointment. Putting a

perspective on it I'm sure. She's worthy of a medal, but if you fall

off... That's the full twisting tuck-back. I've seen her perform and

complete that so many times and it looked quite good. She just didn't

quite have that same level of confidence. You know, working beam

well is all about confidence. When you're feeling good about yourself,

you lift your chest and correct yourself. When there's those doubts

in your mind, it just comes to haunt you. Actually, even that was

offline. We couldn't see frit the other angle. But from that angle she

did really well. Look at the disappointment.

When she was young I think she took it all in her stride. She didn't

have a great Olympic Games. She is still very young. This is her first

world championships. But I think she looks just a little too desperate

for it. It is very unusual to see tears. Well, she is still only 17

years old, so definitely not the end. She'll be back. I'm sure she

will put that right. She looks composed. She's accepted it. The

judges are taking their time. When it's a good routine, it's easy to

judge. She has had an enquiry accept it and

the mark has taken her now to third place. -- accepted. That is quite

unusual. An enquiry to her as well. The Americans are really looking for

justice. Anna Rodionova, no enquiry has been sat there because she has

not yet done it! This is her only final. Very nice, cautious spins.

Beautifully extended fleet. -- feet. Oh, that was a shame, that was very

difficult. Disappointment for her. It's difficult to see from this

angle, but I think when you don't see the beam in the forward line

words -- forward landings, it is difficult. A super split there in

the jump. All these elements are given a value and added together.

That is a nice spin with the leg held up. Not at all easy. One

element you have to include in your difficulty is the dismount. A lovely

double tuck. Absolute precision. Mustafina offering the advice of a

very experienced gymnast. Mustafina might have been unhappy with her

original score, but she might be feeling happier as the final has

gone on, because she is still out there in the front. Yes, her feet

were right of this side, when they? -- right off this side, weren't

they? She recovered well from that, though. Her first World

Championships, and they've had quite a bit of injury in the Russian camp.

Quite a few of their more experienced gymnast are not here. --

gymnasts. The silver medallist at the last World Championships has

been ill and isn't here so it's given some youngsters a bit of a

chance. There is still an enquiry being discussed from Kyla Ross. And

Anna scores 13.1. This enquiry is very significant. It has to come up

almost two tenths. And the enquiry has been accepted, she's gone up to

14.833. So Mustafina is still in that gold medal position. Kyla Ross

is in silver. Mustafina was disappointed, but it was good enough

to win gold. Kyla Ross in silver medal position. Not the highest

scoring final, but it wasn't because the work wasn't good. The judges

just were very vigilant today. Confirmation that. Look at Vanessa

Ferrari in fourth place. No wonder she didn't give Mustafina a hug.

A beam final is normally a lot more nerve wracking, but today the nerves

came from all those enquiries. Is that quite in usual's -- quite

unusual? It is, the top three girls all put in enquiries. Normally you

might get one or two. And Mustafina still like she was trying to work it

out herself, after her enquiry had not been accepted, shirt -- she

obviously was not happy. It's about the connection, isn't it? Yes, for

every skill you put together you get connection bonuses, and that is what

they will be questioning. First-time voter to be a world champion. She

will be really pleased with that. She is primarily known as a bar

worker. You could see her getting a bit worried when her enquiry wasn't

accepted but then she kept seeing people falling. If you've just

joined us, Kristian Thomas got a bronze medal in the men's vault

final. We will show you then now if you did miss it. He nailed it. I'm

so happy for him, he's such a nice guy. His second vault scared me a

little bit. Why do you say that? When your centre of mass is behind

you and you have such an impact landing, you can easily sit down on

the floor. Let's find out what he did think about it.

Kristian Thomas, finally, you have your medal. I'm over the moon. Three

weeks ago I didn't even know if I would be coming to the World

Championships. I'm so happy to come here and to get a medal. You missed

the European Championships and you've had a lot of injury worries.

You can't have imagined this was on the cards. No, I was battling to be

on the team three weeks ago. How pleased EU to still be a part of

what has been a superb view year is for British male gymnastics? -- few

years. Long may it continue. Someone has to be the first British melt

years. Long may it continue. Someone champion, it could be you.

Hopefully, thank you to all my supporters back home as well. Thank

you. He is marching out right now to receive that medal. Let's go down to

look at this memorable moment. This atmosphere is unbelievable. It

is absolutely electric. He is really the man of the moment.

At the Olympics, he's so performed for the team when they needed it.

When it came to the vault final for himself, he just let it run away

from him. He will really be delighted to have vindicated himself

with this medal today. Like he said, he's had a lot of injury this year.

Kristian Thomas. Kristian Thomas, a well-deserved bronze lured -- bronze

medal. A great, great performance. Legendre takes the number two podium

position, shakes his hand. And the vault world champion from Korea.

Really, six twists divided by two. A triple in each vault. He was

unbelievable. Our gold medallist, Hak Seon Yang. What a different

podium. No Japanese, no Chinese, no Russians. Yes, you are saying no

Japanese, no Chinese, no Russian. No, a really different podium. It

just shows you how the world of gymnastics has opened now. Look at

the union flag on the end there, adorning a very proud man, Kristian

Thomas. There he is, the pride of Wolverhampton. Kristian Thomas takes

a bronze medal at a world championship final. A first in this

event for Great Britain men or women.

Korea take the honours over the USA and Great Britain. Kristian Thomas

towering above the other two. Really, very and usual physique for

a gymnast. It shows how successful you can be. -- very unusual. A lot

of it is about having a great temperament, and that is something

he has. Jeering the European Championships

he was sat where you are talking to me because of the problems he was

having. -- During the championships. Well, with the stress you put your

body through, you will have injury. Yet another medal being handed out

to Simone Biles. She now has the full set, gold, silver and bronze.

Kyla Ross takes the silver. Another great day for the USA. These two

very, very friendly. And, representing Russia. She was doing

her sons about her score, is she wasn't sure it was fair, but it was

good enough to take a medal. Aliya Mustafina, the best in the world in

2013 on beam. Shakes hands with her two rivals, she reigns supreme.

She's had two bronze medals so far, all-around and on bars, so she will

be highly delighted with this gold. Gold to Russia's Aliya Mustafina.

Silver to Kyla Ross and bronze to Simone Biles. It wasn't without its

thrills and spills was it? No, it wasn't. For Kyla Ross I think this

is her third silver medal. She was silver in the all-around, silver on

bars. No, it was an eventful beam final.

Three brilliant gymnasts, all bringing something special to this

sport. Another one down and one women's

final to come, on floor. That will be exciting and she'll figure in

that as well, I'm sure. Well, if all of this has inspired you to get

involved in sport, you may be a good contender for the new BBC

initiative. After all, we were all three little gymnasts once, you

know. It just clicked with me, to be honest with you. It was something

that I loved and I didn't have to think about whether or not I wanted

to go. It wasn't like my parents were pushing me into it. It wasn't

like they were saying, come on tonight it is gymnastics time That

was my bedtime reading. I loved this book. I would would love child in

this country to have a go at gymnasts. Sport has given me so much

throughout my career, so many opportunities. So many chances of

making friends, travelling. I just remember always trying to learn

something new and do something different. I really pushed the

boundaries of what I could do as a kid. Learning things like the

handstand. The coach would tell us to do it against a wall and kids

would be falling, yet I could get straight up. I could see how gym

gave me a direction and a target in life. So yes, if you do want to get

inspired go to the website. Website. At sport you are perfect examples of

how it can change your life and give you a direction. There's so many

youngsters out there these days not sure what sport to try. Try

everything. I tried so many different sports before I found

gymnastics. It has given me so many opportunities. Got to travel the

world, meet new people. For me, sport is my life. That's a good

point, try everything. If it wasn't gymnastics for you, what would you

do, apart from dancing. I don't know. Di horse riding, swimming,

basketball, I tried everything. Probably baseball. I've got a good

through. A bit left field that one, baseball. Good. Thinking of standout

performances in these championships so far, putting you on the spot a

bit. For me hate to be Kenzo Shirai on FORCEDYELLOW For me hate to be

Kenzo Shirai on the floor -- it has to be Kenzo Shirai on the floor. 22

twists. Most people do maybe five or six and the standout performer is

seem own. She's come from nowhere and has been the performer of the

championships. She's got a bronze, silver and gold, and another final

still to come. Let's remind silver and gold, and another final

ourselves of some of her sparkling moves.

I love that little move at the end, that bounce. Superb. I don't think

anybody would say she isn't the standout performer here. Yet again

the crowd go mad behind us as yet nor gymnasts come out. Three finals

still to come. The men competing on the men's parallel bars:

Mitch knows Epke incredibly well. Mitch, there's nine gymnasts in this

final, normally there's ate, but Epke has tied with Uchimura. Would

you say he was fortunate to be in this final? We planned for a 15. 6

to make a final but he got a 15. 4. But his execution was so good. We

were very surprised. And Uchimura did exactly the same difficulty,

exactly the same execution score. They couldn't split them and that's

why they are nine in this final. But Epke has something special up his

sleeve. Uchimura will be announced to the crowd. Listen to this for a

roar. CHEERING And Zonderland?

CHEERING He's got a good following, no doubt about that. Double the

roar! The highest qualifier there. 34 years old now.

Brandon, you may have seen him in the rings yesterday. Another judge

inquiry. This lad was fourth highest

qualifier. Watch out on parallel bars. It was made for the Chinese

really. So Mitch, what is is in store

locker? It is a very difficult move. It is difficult enough to say let

alone do. It involves continuous swinging. He's got an out from that,

if it doesn't go right he will go to upper arms. It could make all the

difference if he hits it. But it's in. At this level,

judge, parent, mum, dad, grandchild - everybody this the audience,

including the training gym, want him to win. It is an amazing quality he

has. He's such an attractive human being. We can see two Chinese

gymnasts helping each other to chalk the bar being, but unbelievably

three Chinese gymnasts made the top the bar being, but unbelievably

eight. It goes to show how fantastic this nation is on this apparatus. It

is their bit of apparatus. They were the first to do double pike from

between the bars, first to kick out from a dismount. They've made it

their own. They can bring five but they would all make the final if

that was the rules. It looks like they've used the entire quantity of

chalk on these bars. We are sitting down for something pretty

spectacular Mitch. So first gymnast Lin Chaopan. He's only got 10

seconds to start his routine. Very nice, beautiful handstand from it.

Peach half turn or round somersault half turn. Locking out through the

shoulders. Look at, that drifts through the long swing. Fluid, tiny

pike in the swing to handstand. Straddle into uprise. Tiny

hesitation. That's lovely. Very nicely done. Very high, very clean.

Healey turn. This so far is hugely impressive, and so was that! Well,

what an opening routine in a final. There wasn't a flicker really was

there Mitch? Really superb. Tiny kink in one of the swings to

handstand but apart from that, a peach half turn, completely in the

swing. Another one, this time without. A tiny flicker of the legs

but you have to put a magnifying glass on this to find a fault. This

is lovely. Uprise into straddle. One-and-a-quarter. Some beautiful

work here. Look at that. Just amazing. Great concentration. The

gymnasts have warmed up in here a couple of hours ago. They then

walked straight in and worked with such confidence. Lin Chaopan. Lked

straight in and worked with such confidence. Lin Chaopan. He said --

straight in and worked with such we said they were great on this

apparatus and indeed they are. And there's the score. 15.666. A 6. 7

difficulty. Didn't quite creep into the 9s on eggscution. Wow! You have

to be pretty special to do that. You can see in the corner the stop sign.

As soon as it turns to green and the judges say go. They have 30 second

to start. You can see it counting down. He needs to get a move on

here. And a swig of a drink on the way. Marius Daniel Berbecar.

He lost the swing there. Now he has to think not on his feet but on his

hands. Another peach, into giant. Nice kickout. But he's lost a little

bit of the composure. That's nice. That's the bab sar, a tippout. Clean

into the swing. Another hesitation. Healey. The full turn forwards.

Double pike but a little scurry backwards, and look at his face.

Presumably the error in the middle cost him a little bit in difficulty.

He qualified with a 6.7, but that will be costly. A very enjoyable

routine, exciting lifts and moves along the parallel bars. This is

quite a new style of parallel bar work, isn't it? It is, and it is

about continuous swinging. Keeping the swing and finding that

handstand. A few problems for him. Look at that, dejection. You always

try and save to your gymnasts, don't allow your emotions to show in front

of the judges. He's literally told them it wasn't a very good routine,

and it's a shame to see. There was only a tiny error. Second at the

moment. A little bit down on difficulty.

And the world champion, the Olympic champion, Uchimura, comes to the

parallel bars. A characteristic shrug of the shoulders, and he's

away. His line, his kick out, he has to be very economic, because it is a

6.4 difficulty. He may lift it. Not easy. A double tuck, so an extra

skill in there. The difficulty might go up. He's really going for broke.

A double pike, a little windmill of the arms. Such a skilful gymnast,

always able to add a little bit more difficulty when he needs it. He

focuses during the competition, but he's becoming a show man. Very nice

technique. The judges are severe on those tiny adjustments of the hand.

But really, look at that. A double tuck.

This is very difficult, and a rise. Double pike to finish. A little bit

deep, but windmills his way to some control. Now, he told the judges,

that was great, reward me. Oh, and he goes in first, a massive

difficulty, 6.7. An extra three tenths four difficulty, that is

typical of the jigger up. Step it up tenths four difficulty, that is

under pressure. -- typical of Uchimura.

He's been training very hard. A good start. A slight pause between.

Very nicely done. Just keep your focus, young man. This is important.

A little hop back. That little shovel at the end may make the

difference. -- little shuffle. Well, having not seen him for a while, I

think that is improved. Lovely line. He's always had massive difficulty.

He lost the rhythm there but he has an exit. This is so impressive. He's

the only gymnast in this competition to catch it and not play it to

bronze. Normally, you could put your mortgage on him making theirs, and

he did indeed. -- making this. So great difficulty. There were a few

execution errors. Well, 6.4 difficulty in qualification. I

wonder where they're from! Well, the crowd love it. He would

certainly get the popular appeal boat. -- vote. A lot of Dutch

supporters here. We will see him later on the high bar as well. So

we've got to gymnasts tying the first at the moment. -- two

gymnasts. A big debate. I've never seen him nervous about a parallel

bar score before. I'm not sure you can break into the medals with that.

He did well but there were mistakes. It's an usual bound to be in this

position on parallel bars. The equal first is 15.666. We are still

waiting. 6.5 difficulty, so not so high. Third place at the moment.

There is the equal first place. Now, the most experienced gymnast in

the competition. He's a tall man. He's got elements here which are

amazing considering. That is amazing. This is amazing work. That

was overcooked. Oh, he's lost it. Oh, now he really is in trouble. It

just shows you. He was expected to medal at the very least. He finds

himself out of it. He posted a 6.8 difficulty in qualification, there

was only one or two higher at 6.9. Like you said, he was expected to be

the gymnast to beat. I feel so sorry for him. He is almost 6-foot tall.

And many started to lose his shape and it was just bass thinking, and

it wasn't fast enough. He thought, I might as well give up the ghost,

there is no medal here. Keep the tension all the way through the

body, up the shoulder line. He didn't do it. What a shame. He just

finishes with a lazy single somersault off the side. We call

that a toddle off! But the judges still have to judge. They have to

give it just as much concentration even though it was perhaps two

thirds of an exercise. You've got to feel for him. This is

what happens when gymnasts put too much pressure on themselves. It's a

fine line between really wanting to succeed and being too desperate,

making life difficult for yourself. They can talk about it all they

want, but the moment has gone and the disappointment must really

burned deep. -- burn deep. So, only 5.6 in difficulty, and of course he

had a fall as well. Fifth place. Now, from use Pakistan. Fokin

qualified second. -- from Uzbekistan. Oh, look at that. What's

happening out there? That is the second big name in a row. So much

out of control that he's on the deck. These gymnasts are

specialists, they've waited a long time for this moment in the

competition. I feel for Fokin. He's a wonderful stylist. Will he gather

his composure and make the best of a bad deal? Yes is pretty much the

answer. So he's got his swing back, got his composure back. Swinging for

pride. Those little shuffles across the Bard tell-tale signs -- across

the bar are tell-tale signs. Oh, and he's given up. What is happening out

there? Two huge names in parallel bars just lost their focus. Very

disappointing to see, really. He looked like he'd recovered well and

was going to continue. These guys qualified probably about five days

ago. So they've had a very long wait for these finals. Look, this is what

he's capable of. A lovely double into swing. And in qualifying, he

looked pretty much like a medallist. Of course, he's done it before, he a

medallist. He tried very hard. A straddle

one-and-a-quarter. Nicely done. Fabulous height on the front

somersault. Uprise, that should have been a double front, but not today,

Anton. It is crucial. When you've trained a

routine, you miss the first biggie. Look at that, a puff of the cheeks.

Very difficult to get on and push yourself through, but it did look

like he had overcome that early fall and was together to show us his

quality work. He could get 14. 8 or 14. 9 with the fall, he's that good.

Judges are having a busy time of it today. Fair play to them. He's

reliving it, you can tell. Let me get back on that podium. So, 12.466.

5.5 on difficulty and a rank 6. From the United States,

Wynn. We saw him perform superbly on the rings. What will he offer on the

parallel bars? The Americans traditionally are very

busy on this apparatus. Apparatus. They don't waste a lot of time. Oh,

that's terrific! An extra somersault from the Suarez. Well done Brandon

Wynn. Double to kickout. Kickout. A dip in the arms but it's about

execution now. That's a huge deduction. It's nerves. They all

have to step up their difficulty. He is struggling to keep control.

Recovers. There's the uprise. Free swing to handstand there, not the

most difficulty. He lost his composure here but he's very lucky

to sneak into the 15s. But he battled on. Just didn't give up did

he, in true American style. For me, Mitch, he never hits a straight line

in a handstand, does he? He hasn't got that same quality of line we've

seen from some of the others. Dips over the top, that's a Suarez with

an extra somersault. Brilliant stuff. You are right, Chris, the

Americans are very busy. This is five tenths and the hand adjustment.

But the Americans rely on being busy five tenths and the hand adjustment.

and joining one to the other. He was unsettled, scrabbling away. He'll be

lucky to get into the 15s. So went for difficulty. Adjusts pace on

landing. Squeezes tight. Tony bit bent knees. Just hasn't got that

crites.line. Ony bit bent knees. Just hasn't got that crites.line. --

that crisp line. They are reliving it but after that amazing Suarez

with extra somersault I really thought this guy would get amongst

it. Let's see how much damage was done. The coach hasn't jumped up and

down in delight, so I think he probably felt... 6. 6.3 difficulty,

14.266. You were right, Mitch. No 15 there.

That's lovely. Didn't really kick out but this is very efficient. A

double pike keeping the swing going. A peach half turn. Very nice. Making

sure of the lockout. Uprise. Straddle to upper arms. Very quick

adjustment of body shape to make the tippout. He is only now got to stick

this dismount. I think that will do it. I think that's a medal winner.

APPLAUSE A good, solid performance there. No sign of nerves. Another

gymnast who's had injury this season. Probably been unable to do

lots of jumping work, and so has worked on the parallel bars and

improved greatly. This was really good work. A lot of difficulty. Kept

the swing, kept his focus. That was a marvellously fast adjustment. His

feet were all over the place but he got all the shapes in sequence. The

uprise, this was efficient work. It deserve as medal. In sequence. The

uprise, this was efficient work. It deserve as medal. -- it deserves a

medal. Straddle one-and-a-quarter, clear enough from the bars. The

essential thing was to keep the swing going. A double pike with a

kickout. And he really held his focus. Deep, deep in the double

pike. Tiny shuffle. What's he done? Well, third. 15.533. Big difficulty

score there, 6. 8. We haven't had anyone creep in the 9s yet for

execution. Well done for John Orozco under pressure.

The final gymnast from China. Look at that. That with the kickout is

very unusual. Again the double somersault with kickout. He could

climb right to the top of the pile. Another peach. Giant double pike.

Keeping the swing. This is beautiful so far. So easy in the tippout. And

that, Suarez sometimes crabled round that. Dip will cost him 3 to 5 but

the swinging's been superb. Double front, that was lovely. Apart from

that little dip in the middle. That really was special work.

between the parallel bars. A lovely smile. Very nice work indeed.

Beautiful style, beautiful handstand shape. I like that, Mitch. That kick

out was amazing. I have never seen it done like that. They kicked out

again from the double pike. Really, lovely work. There is the tippout.

Safely into handstand. Look at the focus. That was lovely. The swing to

handstand. Well, he had 6. 9 difficulty score. The dismount, a

double front half turn. Great stuff. What do you reckon? Has he done

enough? China one and two but he's not going to win with that dip. . It

is China one and two surely. Ooh, look at that. Just 15. 15.5006789

down in fourth place. They did hammer him on ust 15.5006789 down in

fourth place. They did hammer him on execution -- just 15.500. He shares

that. With Kohei Uchimura. The all-around title and now he adds

this gold medal on parallel bars to it.

Epke Zonderland pushed into fourth place.

But certainly the crowd's favourite, Mitch.

Another gold medal for Kohei Uchimura, who made history at the

world championships. Became the first gymnast ever to win four

consecutive all-around title. What an interesting final that was. The

first half of it with they were dropping like flies. It is an

interesting point that the equipment will feel difficulty to what the

gymnasts are used to using in the training gym. Give us an idea how

you used to prepare? Every competition you will compete on a

difficulty make of equipment. Sometimes it will be bouncier.

Sometimes it won't feel the same. Back at home I used to get the

aspect rate us that you were going to use on that competition, so you

can practise on Understand the floor here is even

springier? All the girls are saying it is bouncier, maybe less impact on

the feet. That's why we've seen bigger tumbles. Are we going to

notice bigger on the floor? You don't have to have two somersaults.

And the gymnasts aren't allowed to stand for more than one second in

the corner. You used to say us taking a big breath before the last

tumble. That isn't allowed any more. You won the World Championships on

floor in 2009. You've competed in over half of these in the final

here. The gymnasts are set and ready.

Eight gymnasts in this final. Vanessa Ferrari will start us off.

22 years old. Qualified in fourth place.

Well, I think there's not a person in gymnastics who wouldn't love to

see Vanessa Ferrari medal here. But that big hop forwards after the

first tumble won't make it easy. Super height on the full twisting

double back. She sells a routine so well, she

lands Cyprus is today. Just like that. -- she lands so precisely.

Really good height on the leaps. They have to count towards your

difficulty just as much as the tumbles. So important to finish with

a big timbales and land securely. She does absolutely that. -- a big

tumble. The crowd are in the palm of her hand. She tied for third in the

Olympics and with the Olympic rules she tied but did not get the medal.

Such a powerful tumbler. Straight into the title back. She will get a

connection bonus for that. She gets such heights. That is a need jump

which is tending to be used in these championships. -- a knee jump. You

can see how pleased she is. Her coach is really happy with her. The

youngest supporter in the crowd. Always quite difficult to be the

first person out. Double pike, just the slight leg separations. The

judges will take the mat. Just the two footed Hop forward after the

first tumble which will probably be a 0.3 deduction I would've thought,

at very least. She's got fabulous choreography. It's a good score. The

judges have not been that generous. So we've had two very big tumbles,

two beautiful leaps. 1.5 into the full twist. Good tight, lovely

landing. That's what that was saying about

not standing still in the corner. A That's what that was saying about

very nice triple twist. Full of difficulty. A lovely smile, and I

love that music. So typical of her nation. She produced a performance

that was really inspiring. They are nation. She produced a performance

delighted with it. What do you think, Beth? I was really

impressed, I'd heard about her in the training halls. When she came

out to qualification, this first tumble, not many gymnasts actually

use this double straight because it is not very forgiving when you land

short. A really last minute hop. Like I was saying, you don't need to

put the two somersaults together, but it does give you the connection

bonuses. She covers that landing by going straight into the dance. A

great spend, the quadruple. Spotting every time with the head. It is so

difficult now the gymnasts are not allowed to stand in the corner and

take the break. They have to get in the corner and go for the last

tumble. She did that very well. Some of them do stand in the corner and

they get a deduction for it. And just a small hop at the end of it.

The crowd really got involved with that routine, so will just have to

see what the judges make of it. She's pleased, the crowd is pleased,

I'm sure her coaches pleased. -- coach is pleased. A bit of a

surprise, she is behind the NSF Ferrari. -- Vanessa Ferrari. I think

she was disappointed with that, but it was down to the difficulty. Now,

we are all looking forward to Simone Biles. She has a massive difficulty

level. A double straight with an extra

half-turn, she meets the floor perfectly.

Gymnasts have to do a forward element, but that walkover will

count as it. 2.5 twist, lovely straight front somersault out of it.

the end. She was so impressive. Beth, could you beat that? Not a

chance, I absolutely love her. She's got the power, but she also engages

the crowd. And she smiled the whole way through. You would not think

she's got the highest difficulty of anyone. You can just see the amount

of power she has. Into the double straight and she just, if you don't

look closely, she literally dips her shoulder slightly at the last minute

to get that half turning. She knows exactly where this landing is. There

is that smile. The leaps, this spin. Not many people can do this. She

does it well on beam and converts it to the floor as well. It is

difficulty after difficulty after difficulty. And to finish the whole

routine she does this. And I love this quirky ending. The biggest

smile to finish. I do like the ending as well. I think this is a

clever routine. She's not elegant surveyed the used clever bits like

that to make a statement. -- so they have used. It's not over yet, the

Romanian contingent will tell you that. Here is their heroine. She's

had misfortune on the beam twice. Can she make up for it in this floor

final? I do hope so. Also a fabulous tumbler. This is an action packed

routine. Comes back with a full-twisting double back. Lost her

way on the quadruple spin, just made it triple. Her dance work has really

matured in this last year. A lovely triple twist. She's becoming a

really stylish performer. Seeming boundless energy, dances out

of every landing. Head, hands, everything, is, telling the story.

And a lovely double pike to finish. You need some stamina to perform a

routine like that. That is more like the Iordache we expected. They are

delighted. But was it good enough, Beth? I don't think it will quite

take that top spot but she's definitely in contention for a

medal. You can see the standard of this final. All four of the first

gymnasts have done a double double. Two years ago, you would see maybe

one. I do think the floor is really nice and springy and is helping them

perform better tumbles. You can see the double double, she spotting at

perform better tumbles. You can see the whole time and sees the floor

clearly for that landing. -- she's spotting it. Into this triple

twist, again, she can see that landing every single time. She knows

she needs to nail this last tumble to have a chance. You can see that

smile like up her face. -- light up. Even know she's got this difficult

tumbling, she actually only had a 6.1 difficulty score in

qualification. To be four tenths beneath your main competitor, she

will be going for a second or third position. Waiting again nervously

for her score. She had a long wait for her beam score but she will be

more happy with this. More hopeful, I'm sure. You are right, Beth, it is

not going to challenge Simone Biles. That's Ferrari hanging on the second

there. Simone Biles in front of Vanessa Ferrari. What a delightful

surprise. Iordache is in third. But still four perform aspects to come.

The first is from Giulia Steingruber. She's a powerful

vaulter. What can we expect on the floor?

Very strong athletic gymnast. She's already done two huge tumbles. Just

a little pace on that double tuck. The last tumble, a big double pike,

just about in time with the music. Some fabulous tumbling. We know her

as a terrific vaulter and there's some very impressive tumbling in

that review teeb -- routine Beth. She is known very much for vault but

in the past year she's managed to pass that on to the floor. You can

see that in evidence in the last tumble. Not many gymnasts will be

able to do that. Especially under pressure. She found the floor too

bouncy for that landing. She makes it took so effortless. But because

she's only using four tumbles, she has four very big difficult tumbles

but she probably then has to count four leaps or quite a simple move as

well. She really has got to develop the routine to be competing at the

top level. Her difficulty would be slightly down. You can see the

landing. She's got four big tumbles but she does lose on little steps

here and there. That's where the judges are looking. When she does

the leaps they are huge. The gymnasts have to have their top

eight elements added. She's got four huge tumbles but then has to have

four other things counted as well. She has. Even on that last tumble

most gymnasts with the double pike would be looking for the complete

dead landing. She had a slight step. She seems quite happy with it.

14.333, she's in fifth place. Could it be that Vanessa Ferrari takes a

medal in this final? That would be unbelievable. Two to come.

Sandra Isbasa was Olympic champion on floor in 2008. 23 years of age.

Just here competing floor. Superb full twisting. Double pike

somersault. Here's a combination tumble, one-and-a-half two triple,

immediate jump. Beautiful, mature expressive work

and very difficult tumbling as well. Has she kept enough energy? Has she

got t stamina to make it two-and-a-half twists into the full

twisting front, and not quite. What a shame. What a shame.

APPLAUSE But look at her reaction. She knew she had to produce

something better. The crowd love her and she's accepting their flawed it.

Such a disappointment. It was until that point beautiful, Beth. It was.

I saw her in qualification doing that last tumble and she played it

safe for qualification. She knew for the final she had to put everything

out there. But it was such a shairnls because you can see from

the rest of the routine, the pulled in pike at the beginning, a really

clean landing. She's changed her of dance. She had had a mixture of

dramatic with soft balletic look. She's using her eyes to lure the

judges in. The round-off into the one-and-a-half. Into the round-off

flip, triple into. A jump slightly out of control, as you can see.

Judges will pick up on that, however much she tries to disguise it. Pull

in tuck. She nailed this landing. She was 100% sure where this was.

But when you dance to expressively it takes quite a lot out of you.

Like you said, Beth, she knew. You it takes quite a lot out of you.

can see the legs buckle on that last bit. Without that height you can't

fit the full twist. In but she took it graciously. She knew she had to

put that tumble in to compete for the title. She took a gambling.

Gambling. Doesn't always work. Gracious is the word. What a lovely

performance. Would it be a farewell performance? It will be sad, but it

is probably Christine isn't it? Well... 13.733. What might have

been? It could be a farewell performance. Let's hope not.

Hopefully not, but we'll see. Simone Biles. Ky Ross. She combines the

majestic qualities with power in tumbling.

That super high movement. Straight into the very high double pike. She

really did well to minimise that. Good high double tuck. Just a bit of

a hop. She's such a precise gymnast in the sort of way it almost seems

to hamper the visitorocity. She's been the one that impressed us so

much this week with the balance between the elegance and sheer

power. She really Haim pressed us Beth. She was the youngest member

last year in the Olympic team but she's really matured in the past 12

months. She's really impressed me. You can see the double Arabian, into

the jump. That gives you, takes away that landing that the judges are

likely to deduct on. She's been so precise with every landing at this

championship. She knows here routines back to front. Here's the

double pike. Just buckled slightly on the landing but she does

everything she can cocover it up. Ere's the double pike. Just buckled

slightly on the landing but she does everything she can cocover it up. --

to cover it up. Into the round-off flip, double tuck. Last tumble. Just

showing she. Into the round-off flip, double tuck. Last tumble. Just

showing she knows exactly - there's, she is so consistent. You could wake

her up at 3 o'clock in the morning and she could do a routine. Just

like they did with you Beth. You couldn't get me up at 3 o'clock now.

I just feel on floor somehow this loses just a little bit of

performance. It is sort of a learnt routine as opposed ton floor somehow

this loses just a little bit of performance. It is sort of a learnt

routine as opposed to a perform routine. Not that there's a

deduction for that. I like perhaps her other pieces better. 143733 the

difficulty like perhaps her other pieces better. 143733 the difficulty

score -- 14.333 the difficulty score. One performer remaining.

Elizabeth Black from Canada. Qualified with a 14. There's a bit

of disgruntled crowd reaction to that score for Kyla Ross. But Black

has to get herself together and close this apparatus final.

Keep your eyes open for this first tumble. Quite unique. Round-off

flip, two-and-a-half twist. Walk out into triple twist. That really is an

enormously difficult tumble. She was a member of the Canadian

team in the Olympics that did so well. A frontal twist, walk out into

double tuck. Working hard at her leaps.

That will be costly. A big step out. A final tumble. A really interesting

tumble. She made the most of her opportunity. The error at the end

will rob her of any chance of getting into the top four or even

the top three. What a shame for her, Elizabeth Black. The marks have been

very hard to come by in this final. They settle. I think since the new

code has come in since the loifrts everyone is testing it HITE They

settle. I think since the new code has come in since the loifrts

everyone is testing it out -- since the Olympics, everyone is testing

out. This tumble is so unique. : Not maybe as good as she performed in

qualification but such a unique tumble. She knows exactly where to

walk out. You really have to power that tumble to be able to get this

triple right back. In lots of leg form. The judges will take out for

that. Such a powerful tumble. The front pull into the round-off flick

double tuck. She's a unique tumbler. Not many gymnast would use these

combination as. Maybe she's trying to put the wow factor And it works

really. Unfortunately the big step. She'll lose for the big step, for

stepping out of the floor. She's young and it is a routine to work on

for the future. Everyone stops and watches her when we are in the

training halls because she has got that unique thing about her. Simone

waiting for confirmation but we all know she's world champion once

again. Between her in Kyla Ross, they've definitely performed to

their max. What more could you want from a World Championship? Eighth

place for her, Elsabeth Black. from a World Championship? Eighth

Graceful and elegant until the last tumble. I'm wondering, Beth, are you

feeling quite content about your decision, or do you wish you were

out there? I'm quite content sat up here watching. Those nerves when you

are out there competing, and the standard of this final, I think I

would have to do something to really up my game to be in that final.

Well, you called it earlier on, use aired Simone Biles would take the

gold. -- you said. Now, our attentions turn to the high bar

final. We are focusing on Zonderland. You are about to find

out he is a thoroughly top bloke. The final is always great. There is

always danger, but in most cases, it is a success. Those guys, they are

out there almost every time. They are able to do a very clean routine.

Especially Uchimura. It will be tough to beat those guys. I have a

lot of fun, I've known some of them for a long time. There is less of a

language barrier so it is easier to talk about competitions. Most of the

time, it is a lot of fun. I'm studying medicine and last year I

started my internship, so it's a bit harder to make the combination with

my gymnastics. In medicine, I probably won't take as many risks as

my gymnastics. In medicine, I I do now. Most of the patients react

positively. They like their time there. Most of the time they feel

like they know me and I think that's a positive thing. Unbelievable.

Remarkable, this guide. Let's have a look at those who will be swinging

in this final. Mikulak qualified fourth highest. Mitch, I wish you

all the best, my thoughts are with you. Let's pass it on to you guys.

What a final is installed. -- in store. Mikulak is leading off, he

looked so good in qualifying. Hold your breath, because they will risk

everything for about 40 seconds. Straight up into the strong powerful

swings, the full straight back somersault over the bar. Legs locked

together, beautiful style. Right into handstand, beautifully done.

Swings forwards beautifully, the full turn into the flight over the

bar, really swinging powerfully. Another hop full turn, changes his

swing, lifts up, beautiful landing. He will be thrilled and delighted

with that because he faltered in the all-around on the high bar. The

piece that ruined his prospects of a all-around on the high bar. The

medal all around, he gets back to the final and he hits it. Justifies

the promise he showed in qualifying. They are waiting per Zonderland in

the crowd, but this was a very good routine. Very very disciplined. He

keeps the swing going. Look at that, very strong and. He did so well

here. Thank you very much, Mikulak, you have started off a brilliant

final. He handled the disappointment of falling at the final hurdle so

well in the all-around comedy made a lot of friends. -- the all-around,

he made a lot of friends. He qualified in fourth place. He has

begun is, he has the armoury. -- he has the guns. 15.566. That will take

begun is, he has the armoury. -- he some beating. What an opener! Kohei

Uchimura, we know what he can do. You always get the feeling he's got

something extra special to add. He relies on style and flight.

Beautiful. That line is mesmerising. Look at

that half term. -- half-turn. Oh, he's undercooked that.

That was a superb performance, and many gymnasts would have faltered

and gone back the other way, but he did not. No, he is tough. He might

look unruffled but nobody is more determined than he is. He doesn't

turn up and that is going to do the job. A lovely style, so clean and,

he finished the twist before he catches. We often see the gymnast

still twisting a bit, but he is clean. Just so stylish and makes

everything look so effortless. When we see a slight stall and a tiny use

of strength, it seems like a major error. Beautiful work. There it is,

watch. He just hung on, used a little bit of strength. I like the

showmanship we are seeing from him now. He's so relaxed. When you are

the best in the world, you can enjoy finals. He's done his main job, this

is his leisure time. Some people feel the pressure, but he seems to

be able to just let it roll off him, doesn't he? The only time with

senior really under pressure was at the Olympics. -- we've seen him. He

takes first place, what a final we have here. Bretschneider. We know

very little about him except that he qualified for one of the most

difficult world finals. He swings very strongly, loads the bar

beautifully. Ben is the bar to give him extra power. -- bends the bar.

1.5 twists, a tiny bit sideways. Really swings powerfully. Up for

another dislocation with a half-turn. Full pirouette really

changes that swing. Super super double double. Where going to see

plenty of him in the future. -- we're going to see. We've seen three

routines, three heads. -- three hits. Very nice work. So difficult

to change that shape into a cake, but he did it well. This was very

good, technically. -- to change that shape into a kick. Look at that,

knees together, Kick It Out. Lovely work.

And the wind up, see how the shape changes to facilitate.

He worked very, very hard in the routine. 15.158, third place. It's

one heck of a final. Everything is in the 15s. Zonderland's brother

there, look at the likeness. There is his dad. They follow him

everywhere, and so they should. Epke, he is upping the difficulty

for this final by 0.6. 7.1 to qualify, 7.7 here.

And he survived it, just about. He's just got to keep his focus, because

when you are this difficult, you've got some spare. Come on, Epke. Stick

this, my son, and you are in business. Thank you very much, he

says. That was superb. This arena has gone crazy. I'm finding it tough

to stay in my seat. Congratulations from this arena. Delighted. What a

performance under pressure. It wasn't the cleanest, but it was the

most difficult. Celebrate, you orange people. When you pack in the

difficulty like that, you don't have to be on the bar is so very long,

because you are packing everything one after the other. That is an

added bonus, really. The longer your routine is, the more likely you are

to have reductions. -- deductions. He split it, and then produced

this. Very, very difficult. I really thought he was going to lose it.

Well, he fought very hard. He is a fantastic competitor, and not likely

to get up when there is any chance of keeping going. So there were

deductions, we saw the legs apart a little bit, but huge difficulty,

lovely dismount comedy opens the little bit, but huge difficulty,

arms out, comes to the floor, really well done.

You are hoping, Mitch, for a difficulty score of 7? 7. 7. Wow!

The most we've seen yet is 6. 9, so that's some - That's his long-term

girlfriend. Is he going to get it? 7. 7 he got. 16.000 the score. He's

laid down the gauntlet. He was going to take a bit of beating. Epke, I am

proud of you and so is the whole of the Netherlands. Brilliant. Look at

his girlfriend. And dad to the right of the picture. He's on his feet.

Epke Zonderland out there in front of the picture. He's on his feet.

ahead of Kohei Uchimura, and Samuel M hirks kulak in d out there in

front ahead of Kohei Uchimura, and M hirks kulak in d out there in

Samuel M hirks kulak in third position -- Mikulak in third

position. Going through the routine in his

mind before he starts. A good double twist, and the double

straight somersault but not quite the fireworks. Not the fireworks but

he's had a fabulous fabulous world championships. He is showing that

the Japanese have an eye not only to Rio but to Tokyo 2020. This little

guy will still be there. And the rumour is that Uchimura will too.

Lovely swipinging. Good technique. Is that Uchimura will too. Lovely

swipinging. Good technique. -- lovely swinging with. A fine

gymnast, number two in the world with plenty more to come, I'm sure.

A good view of the dowell in the hand guard, how it goes right over

the bar. Double, double. Tiny little

adjustment forward but the smile will come, because what a world

championships he's had. Wolfgang, the father of Fabian.

This young man's father is part of the national coaching team in Japan.

Very much a family thing. He has a very famous name. If you go back

into the annals of Japanese gymnastic history and that name's

been prominent. A bright future that young man has.

15.025. Fifth place. What a final. Epke is still there.

The current leader. The pride of the Netherlands.

Dot to make these changes within the tolerance. That was late. A straight

Jager from it. He really is walking along the bar with his hands. That's

going to cost him. And bawngd control there. It looks as if it is

out of control but it is part of it. Double, double but that was a

crunched landing. The pressure is on here. Not really the precision that

we saw on the parallel bars. Not quite so clean, not quite so tidy.

Two very big routines to come. There was an error here.

If the gymnasts are really good on the bar, they use the bounce to

catapult themselves up and over. Just a little wobble there. You can

see the bar bend down and up. They let go at the up stage so that it

lifts them and catapults them into the air for the dismount. He knows

for sure. Sure. He will need something of a miracle to get into

top three scores. What's he done? 14. 9. The judging has been spot on

here. Sixth place for him. Difficult but the execution was down. Epke's

head is down a little bit. He's thinking, because ambition is a dear

friend of his and the only man I think of the two finalists left that

friend of his and the only man I could knock Epke off his perch. This

is Fabian Hambuechen. He hopped to the side. Fabian is

shouting to the sky but it's going to be very close. I don't think he

did it, but Chris, I'm a bit biassed. It was full of excitement.

Fabulous how he releases that one sequence in the middle where he

finishes with the straight front somersault with full turn. Very

impressive inteed, but I think he missed one or two connections. And

that will probably be the difference in the start value. Here's the

somersault over the bar with a full twist. They make these look so easy.

You see the bar. Legs are beautifully tight. Like you said, he

took an extra swing there. He didn't catch and go straight into another

somersault, which is where the difficulty really builds. That was

impressive. Always strong on his landings. Just

a hop. He's right back on form at this championships. Third place

all-around. Great to see him working so well. He and Epke are great

friends. It's a genuine friendship. They've been together many years in

friends. It's a genuine friendship. many competitions. Just made a film

together. About their relationship. It is a very mutual admiration

society. CHEERING He's in second with 15.933.

That's evidence of their friendship. These two are inseperable. That's a

lovely moment. Epke ahead of Fabian. There is still one performance to

go. That is a lovely moment for two dear friends. Sharing their triumph.

This man can swing but he came to grief here the other night. He. I'm

hoping we have no replay of that. Very difficult for him in this at

fear. Seeing such wonderful high bar work, and he himself is a wonderful

high bar worker or he wouldn't be in this time.

It is all in here isn't it. He copse traits on the dismount.

Double, double. That was fantastic. Well done to come whack from a

clatter on the bar in the all-around competition. He is still limping a

bit now. That was lovely. A lovely way to finish the competition. What

a competition it has been. Absolutely sensational high bar

competition here. He really does work with great aplomb. Courageous.

The full twist in the Tkachev. Look at that. It is such a difficult

skill. First done in the late '80s. That man you have, by the time he

got the second hand on, that was 3. 5. Very expensive. You've got to

make your changes before you hit horizontal. Having said that, to

produce this dismount after clattering his feet across the bar a

couple of nights ago. Well done, young man. The coach is relieved. I

love this apparatus, he said. CHEERING 5.466. Confirmation that

Epke Zonderland has won this competition. Ham bouchen is in

second and Uchimura is in third. Mitch, huge congratulations. We all

know your involvement in the Dutch coaching team, but if you take your

commentator's hat off and put your coach's jacket on for a second, how

are you feeling? Magnificent. He is so worth this. He's been Olympic

champion, World Cup champion but he dearly wanted this. I'm so delighted

for him, his coach, sport in the Netherlands. We've worked hard. He's

a member of the team. Brilliant stuff from him. I don't think

anybody would object to that order. What a final it was. I'm joined by

Matt and Kristian Thomas. Max, we'll start but on pommel horse. This was

you yesterday. How are you feeling? It's been amazing. This is my first

world chps. It's been unbelievable. Coming here and going home with a

medal is amazing. This is your routine. There were a few moments

you got us on intelligence of our seempcts I was goes for the big one,

so seven points for difficulty. It was trying to get good experience on

this routine to hopefully help me in future to perfect pit. For me little

mistakes like that is OK. That bagged you a sill vephrmt Kristian

Thomas, bronze today,