Women's Team Final Gymnastics: World Championships

Hello and welcome to the World Gymnastics Championships from

Glasgow's Hydro arena. What we are about to see is the most incredible

display of physical ability, crowds have gathered here from all over the

world. For the first day of finals, the best on the planet are here,

prepare to be amazed. That is absolutely phenomenal. Full

of energy, full of body movement, is literally doesn't stop.

That's a quadruple twist, absolutely nailed.

He made all the terms, all the control. Great showman of

gymnastics. So easy, so powerful. Fantastic, he could not have done

that better. That is the performance of a champion.

They are here and so are we. Sitting alongside me to enjoy a wonderful

week of competition is multiple world medallist Beth Tweddle and

all-around silver-medallist Dan Keating 's. Welcome. Performing in

front of a home crowd, this is the second time in ten years that Great

Britain have held the World Championships. The last time you

both got medals. A wonderful performance from yourself and the

crowd at home doesn't make a difference doesn't it? My best

results have been in front of a home crowd, silver medal at the World

Championships in the O2 Arena and Birmingham, 2010, European gold, it

makes you lift your game and it can help them do it here. You have a

World Championship title, 2009, London. Pretty special for any

gymnast to walk into this kind of arena but a home crowd, as soon as

you step up, the noise is unbelievable. It gives you a buzz

and that is one thing I miss about competing. Still time, Beth. You

never know what can happen. Let's have a look at the schedule and see

if we can slip you in. LAUGHTER As we go forward:

tomorrow is the men's team final. Top 24 gymnasts from qualification

on Thursday. The same on Friday for the men. Individual apparatus finals

on Saturday and Sunday. A quick word on gymnasts you are looking forward

to? The British team. International stage, Simone Biles is the talking

point, she is going for a hat-trick in the all-around. She also has her

team-mate, Gabby Douglas. She semi-retired after London 2012. She

has made a comeback but she will have to do a lot to beat Simone

Biles, every skill she performs is to perfection. You can see her with

her world medal last year and she will not go down lightly without a

world title this year. Gabby Douglas, back from almost

retirement, here. It was a strange one. She took time out after London

to make a decision. She obviously felt she had more to do in the

sport, she has come back. She will have to do a lot to beat Simone. She

is in a league of her own in this competition. We are concentrating on

women's gymnastics tonight, it is lovely to have you with us, though,

Dan. Who are the gymnasts you are looking forward to seeing? It is

fair to say that he is the best gymnast of all time, male gymnast.

He is going for his sixth male title -- world title, looking forward to

seeing him. A compatriot of his, the wonderful twisting gymnast on the

floor. Kenzo he has around 22 twists in his routine. When I was doing

floor routines I only had about ten. 22! Even from a world floor

The once mighty Romania in Duarte a new low. Now the Olympic hopes are

pinned on the test event, no such problems 14 USA, they powered

through in first place, by some distance. -- for team USA. She

showed why she is the favourite for her third all-round world title. It

would be breaking history, and if I can do that, that will be cooler.

There is a challenge from close to home, Gabrielle Douglas, back in the

game, after a 2 one half year wait. STUDIO: We can put that into

context, we have the USA, the highs qualifiers by a long shot, and then

Russia and Great in third. The Netherlands, the first time they

have qualified for the Olympics since 1976. In qualification they

were clean and tidy and they did not have took out any falls. You should

have seen the excitement on their faces, there was any -- hardly any

margin, but there was great relief on their face. It was great for them

to have the qualification use, now they can just enjoy this team final.

Yes, that was the focus coming into they can just enjoy this team final.

you are walking away with nine months leading into Rio, not having

to go to the test event, that takes the pressure off and now they can go

and enjoy tonight. They qualified in third, but the pressure is not

really on them. Exactly. China have got a lot to prove, coming behind

Great Britain, but going back to that graphic. What a shock to see

remaining, they have got to go for the Rio test event -- to see

Romania. That is hard to do. It is, very hard, when we did not make it,

we really wanted that spot, so we could prepare for London 2012, but

not having done that, we had to miss Christmas and New Year and go

straight into the competition and there was not much time at all. The

shock that went around this place, to watch Romania crumble and not

make the top eight, almost unheard of. It was a shock, they were in the

First Division, and they had a nightmare, there were falls, and

they were very unlucky with injuries, and they lost one of their

best just beforehand, and then they lost another one. It was a

disappointment for them, but I'm sure they will come back fighting.

They will come back in April, ready to go to Rio. Great Britain had a

storming qualification and they made many individual apparatus finals, as

well, and so we can give you confirmation. Amy Tinkler is

alongside Ruby Harrold, who has two finals.

The best result that the great British women have had at the World

Championships, from 18 perspective, that was your last event, in 2011,

that was fifth-place -- from a team-macro perspective. Great

Britain have qualified in third place, shall we meet the women who

are hoping to do a first for Great Britain and get their hands on a

world team medal. Feeling very excited, I cannot wait to get out

there, we jumped so much together and we all love each other we have a

good time together. Leading up to the Olympics next year is all about

gaining experience. We know each other's routines and we know each

other as people and so we can hopefully go out there and do the

best we can. The start of the cycle is quite difficult, coming back from

injury and by the end of 2013I was feeling quite down on myself, but

now I'm really enjoying it. I never know what competition is going to be

like, but I will try to use my knowledge and give that to the

little ones. We are all very close, like a second family, really. Even

at the beginning of the year, just moving into the senior competition

they have all supported me, and kept me calm and told us what to expect,

really. I'm quite confident going into the championships, because

everything has been going good in training. If everything was up and

down I would be more nervous, and obviously you will be nervous on the

day, but until I get there, I'm just looking forward to the experience.

She knows what she wants, she might be young, but she acts as if she is

25. She will go out and give that her best shot, and I do not know

what I'm like out in the world yet, so I got to go out there and give my

best and see where I end up. I'd been training for so long and had so

many trials, and so to be able to go out and compete, I'm really excited,

and so I think we are all prepared. I would just like to go out and have

a strong event. I never would have thought, that anything like this

would have happened, it will be incredible, and I can't wait.

STUDIO: As it stands, there has been 40 minutes of competition and we

will bring you up-to-date with what has been going on. Plenty of

gymnastics to go, we know the Americans, the current world

champions, they are a long way ahead of the field Aspar as qualification

is concerned, and so we are looking at second and third -- as far as

qualification is concerned. China and Russia. The British, if we go

clean, we could be in for a shout for third, but we will have to go

clean on every single piece. Go on. I think the same, I would like to

see Britain get the third medal, it is about going clean and then hoping

the other countries make a mistake. We can now bring you up-to-date with

what has been going on, we can give you an idea of who is starting

where. USA and Russia and vault. -- on vault. Over two bars, Rebecca

Downie, previous European champion, leading the way. China was second at

last year's World Championships. The Italians and the Japanese are on the

beams. Canada and the Netherlands, they are on floor. We will get

straight into the action, with our commentary team.

COMMENTATOR: Gabrielle Douglas, she leads off with this immensely

powerful American same. The Olympic champion opens proceedings. The

double twist. She is leading this team.

We can see this again, just one vault for the girls in competition,

and there was not much wrong with that, was there? It has got to start

a score of 5.8. Her score, 15.233, a great score to begin. Ruby Harrold,

from Great Britain, she is arm bars. -- on. Hugely important routine for

Great Britain, the first one up, for turning, very complex, this is a

difficult combination, the half-time, and straight back to the

low bar, beautiful handstand. Immediately into the full pirouette,

and then a shoot to the high bar, she does that calmly, and now the

big release. Half term, and then she read grasped -- half turn. Up, two

somersaults, beautiful landing, what a start for Great Britain. Great

stuff of Great Britain, very confident performance. Ruby Harrold.

Under control throughout that routine. Great start.

Ruby Harrold. Good start. For the British team.

Look at the power and approach. Two and a half twists. Such difficulty

and so beautifully performed. Plenty of aggression and power.

Look at this, she harnesses it through the round off, 2 one half

twists, almost bang on centre. Forgive her that. Huge push.

INTERFERENCE two and a half twists. World champion, Simone Biles. Look

at that. Phenomenal vaulter. Look at the height and style and power.

So very little to deduct. Massive height, massive length. Just a

deduction for her little hop. The style, her legs locked together,

right in the middle of the mat. Look at that score.

too grief in the team qualification...

too grief in the team shame she was rising up

too grief in the team action. She is a powerful gymnast on

the bars. You really feel for them when that happens. She has been a

bit unsettled. She got over the problem area she had before. Full

pirouette, very nicely done, straight down to the low bar. This

is a big element as well. Half term. straight down to the low bar. This

Up to the handstand. Smoothly swinging. Up into the double

straight somersault. Beautiful finish. She recovered so well. She

did. Next element mentality you could call that.

You can see her hands didn't get over the bar, she was close enough.

What might have been. The final gymnast for Great Britain,

Rebecca Downie. That was a huge amount of

difficulty. Lovely pirouette and she finishes in the handstand, such a

stylus stylish control gymnast, the flight down to the lower bar. Back

up to the high bar. Clean half term, just the dismount to go. Lift, full

up to the high bar. Clean half term, twist and wonderful performance,

great execution. landing on the floor, meeting it

perfectly. Rebecca Downie's landing on the floor, meeting it

14.833. You can see the team total at this stage.

14.833. You can see the team total the Russian performers, Viktoriia

Komovoa. Measured approach. The double twist. Clean in flight.

Need to stay stretched as possible, and she just gets it down and that

is a lovely vault. Huge push and then the double twist, and she

controls the landing, eventually. Chunsong Shang now, from China, on

bars. That is a big jump, she is a tiny gymnast, but she has got some

big skills. Once to make the immediate impact. -- wants. The jump

from the low, immediate, that is a lovely combination. The grip, and

the full pirouette, leading off with the hand, another full pirouette,

the half turn, just needs to concentrate hard. The full twisting

back, very clean opening performance from China.

Not a bad score. Maria Paseka for Russia, one of their star

competitors. Plenty of power. This time with two and a half twists,

strong, powerful, controlled. The level as you would expect, because

Russia and the United States are very high indeed. Maria Paseka, two

and a half twists. Powerful stuff, just look at the height, and the

line, slightly crossed over, the legs. But she finds a way through

beautifully. Two and a half twists. Building nicely.

Ksenila Afanaseva, from Russia, what can she do? She has been vaulting

really well, is she going to do so again? Very nice indeed, very good

twists and control. The round of two twists and the

little pace and landing. -- on landing. Not many deductions,

beautiful down the line. Building nicely with that score. This Sony at

a saver, from Russia. -- Ksenila Afanaseva. She has been vaulting,

very well, what is she going to do this time? Very nice indeed. Good

twists, and good control. The round of two twists, the little

pace on landing. Not too many deductions. Beautifully down the

line. All of the Russians in the 15th.

Yilin Fan from China, she is the next gymnast and the bars. -- on.

Beautiful peril -- pirouette and that was a good transfer to the

higher bar. Very fluid. Lovely grace in those turns. The dismount, she

was a bit unsettled in that routine. 15.266 is her score. An hour from

Japan, Asuka Teramoto. Japan impressed greatly in the

qualification competition. Very well controlled double Spain, one of the

moves which has given the high difficulty rating -- double spin.

Another move with great difficulty, the high turn onto the hands.

Difficult, but well howled. Straight into the jump, that is where she

gets a bonus -- well hold. Important to show good rhythm and the beam,

long pauses are deducted, and that is where you get the deductions from

the execution score, little bits from that. Changing the link to a

cartwheel, she is light and smooth, those are the leaps every gene --

gymnast must include. Setting herself up. The big round of for the

big this map, triple twist, very well performs -- for the big this

mount. Big challenge, Liverpool the beam.

That is OK, she managed it well. And of course, when you have a wobble

like that, you do lose marks. Asuka Teramoto with 13.9 on beams.

Oh! Catching it a bit flat, but she has worked out of it very well,

covered up, and watch the dismount, lovely double straight, great

landing, very good performance from the Chinese team. The stuff of

dreams, and landing like that, absolutely nailed. She winds up, it

separates the swing, fast around the bar and then she can hold the lovely

straight shape. would absolutely nailed their faults

and stretch ahead of the rest of the world, which is exactly what they

did. -- there vault fool. The battle is on between Russia and China.

Ellie Downie will be competing on every single piece today. A

difficult start but they have every single piece today. A

close team, they will pick up their every single piece today. A

numerous competitions, they every single piece today. A

to overcome that mistake and get every single piece today. A

ready for the beam. She has a rest, they will go second up on the next

ready for the beam. She has a rest, piece of apparatus. Beam. It

ready for the beam. She has a rest, them time. It is beam, jitters will

be evident, no doubt, but this is a key piece for China. As far as Great

Britain is concerned, two marks up on difficulty. Let's explain this

difficulty and execution if we can, for new viewers, they do it quite

understand what is happening with these scores. The more difficulty

there is, the harder the routine, more room for mistakes. If you have

a lower start, you have got to try and hit that routine perfectly with

no wobbles to get a big and hit that routine perfectly with

of the other countries have more room for error. If you're looking

around a sixth start value, your whole routine is marked out of 16

with that perfect ten in the mix as well? For example, if a gymnast

falls, they lose a hallmark of execution. A bit of a wobble can be

one tenth or three tenths. Every little wobble will count on the beam

and the fact that the British are two marks behind China with the

difficulty, they have clean on the beam. They had a good

qualification. They did. I am confident.

bars, Russia have the highest qualifying, second-highest qualifier

bars, Russia have the highest going in that technique, this is a

bars, Russia have the highest very strong piece

bars, Russia have the highest Russia's bars against China's Keane

at the moment. It is. Russia is renowned for

beautiful bar work, great qualification and China didn't have

a great time on beam in qualification, quite a few falls.

They will be working on that in the past couple of days of training.

Beam is... Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, the Chinese

are renowned for this piece but we have seen a lot of errors recently

from them. It was quite nice to see big sister Becky come out

from them. It was quite nice to see what she did. That was so important,

that bar routine, following her sister's fall over. Consoling her in

some way and say I will do this not just for you but the team as well.

Definitely. Important for Becky as she failed in the

Definitely. Important for Becky as She was going to be nervous in that

routine, already counting before, but she smashed it, amazing witty

and I am happy for her -- counting the fall Let's hope they continue to

smash it on the second piece of apparatus. Here is who is aware. The

Netherlands and Canada on vault. We were just talking about Russia and

the USA. Let's get back to Mitch and

Christine in the commentary box. Yilin Fan moves to beam.

Traditionally the stronghold of the Chinese gymnasts. They are wonderful

technicians on the beam, very subtle. Effortless. It makes working

on the beam much easier. Very dynamic as well, the round off,

straight back somersault, two jumps. Change Lake leap, she took her head

right back, to disguise a wobble on the full spin. Spins, leaps,

acrobatics are the things that have to be performed on the beam. Very

secure on the free walk over. Another good jump. Showing how

supple she is. She probably would have chosen to

leap those are two elements and that would have given her a bit more of a

bonus, but she did not give too much away by wobbling too much. Very

focused on the end of the beam for the two and a half twists, just a

step back. It was a good, solid start for China.

Just a bit unsteady on that landing. Stepped back. A lot of good work.

Lovely, second with full term, beautifully done, there is the

third. -- full-term Mac. Very accurate start.

Nice Jager. Cleanly done. Finding handstand. A bit late with that one.

Full twisting double, good routine. No wasted elements. Very good work,

there, bronze-medallist last year in the World Championships.

So clean. A bit late completing the handstand but the dismount was just

what she would have wanted. Accurate and difficult.

Are unusual start, the gymnasts have to work load to the beam. Quite

favoured to start with a lowdown elements like that. You can see why

the focus, from somersault with half term, beautifully flighted. And the

most difficult to move you will see. The leap with the head right

back, and another one. Quite disconcerting to stick your head

right back off the beam. Especially in an arena with sparkly lights. You

can see her focus, another big element, here. Oh. She held it well,

round off straight back somersault. This is packed with difficulty. This

time she didn't manage to control it, the front somersault just tipped

the shoulder to the side. You could see a couple of elements had been a

bit wobbly. It builds and builds. Strong free walk over, though,

although she changed her mind and did not do the leap afterwards. Full

spin, have to be included. Two confident leaps.

So important, with only three people working and every school has to

count, she must nail the landing as well and she does. Good triple twist

to finish but at least one mark off for the fall. We thought it was

their best piece, but they have had some problems. Very unusually, China

following on a strong apparatus for them that Iraq China faltering.

The routine is packed with difficulty, she had already done it.

A bit disappointed with that, so will the Chinese team be. Russian

Federation in front of China, the Netherlands in third at this stage

and Japan in fourth. Now for Great Britain, Ellie Downie

approaches the beam. This is her first year as a senior,

she was outstanding in the junior ranks.

But, it's a big ask, to be one of the three depended on for your

country and the World Championship final. Beautiful front somersault,

but this is a super difficult element. Half turn into different

somersault, we call it a standing Arabian. You can see her fantastic

power. Change Lake leap and immediately change Lake half. She

controls herself well. Very difficult routine. This is a

difficult element. You are an cited. Losing sight of the beam twice. The

element that all gymnasts have to include, the acrobatic series.

Really well performed. She needs to keep our eyes on the

beam and control the centre of the body. Whilst being elegant and

dancing beautifully, which, she is. Poise and control. She needs to keep

it right to the end, round off, two and a half twists, fantastic

performance from Ellie Downie. What a start for Great Britain. What a

start! STUDIO: Smiles all around and relief

for Ellie Downie to have got through that. It shows her strength of

character, she is a determined gymnast, she gets out there and she

knows she made a mistake on bars, but nothing to do about it but

fightback in the rest. That routine, we could not have asked any more of

her. To have watched the Chinese, take some tumbles and rumbles, and

remain composed and think, OK, this is it, I have had a fall but I will

put that behind me. She has put the bar behind her and moved on to the

beam, seeing the Chinese have some wobbles and she has put in a great

routine which will boost the confidence of the team. We have now

caught up, let's head back down into the

USA Madison Kocian. Bar specialist for them. Lovely, clean start.

Handstand so important to hit for them. Lovely, clean start.

Clean and confident. This time again for them. Lovely, clean start.

Straddling the Jager in front somersault. Confident staff. Full

turn a tiny bit late into the twisting double. Strong. Yes. Very

elegant gymnast, she is from a gym where they have always produced

beautiful, stylish are workers. But as a nation, the bars is not their

best piece, is it? Ellie Downie, 14.133 for Great Britain on the

beam. Come on, finish it! You can hear her

beam. Come on, finish it! You can sister. Now we see her big sister.

Rebecca Downie. CHEERING Be experienced member of this

Rebecca Downie. CHEERING team. A bit disappointed not to

Rebecca Downie. CHEERING qualified for the beam final. That

was a strong, secure front somersault. Elegant gymnast.

Lovely. Just a tiny little wobble. But when she is on song, she is a

beautiful gymnast on the beam. Control on the leg spin. Two leaps

effortlessly joined. Full spin. Immediately into the free

walk over. A big leap. Change leg. Head back,

gymnasts lose sight of the A big leap. Change leg. Head back,

to show the ring position. We have seen her elegance. Now we need to

see her power on the dismount. Round seen her elegance. Now we need to

off, she lifts high, double pike, what a performance. Superstar. A

off, she lifts high, double pike, good day for Great Britain, with the

Downey family on the beam, great stuff.

Just working bars and been today. They will be thrilled to have given

them their best. Second rotation. Great score on bars for the USA. It

is not their favourite piece, the Great score on bars for the USA. It

bars, for the USA, they are generally powerful tumblers and

vaulters. Which translates well to beam as well but bars takes a bit of

a different style of gymnast. STUDIO:

difficulty than the US on bars. Look at that, she means this.

Beautifully done, plenty of power. Look at that, she means this.

And more of the same, that is beautifully done. Confidently back

into the splits. This routine is full of confidence. Plenty of

expression. So much energy in this performance.

Beautifully presenting. This is important. Another accurate spot and

tumble. -- spot on. Great stealth. Rebecca Downie's score, 13.8, that

is a good score, and performances in general from the British girls.

These are the standings. This is the halfway stage. Great

Britain in fifth place. We are halfway through. The vault

tends to be more high scoring, so you will often see the countries

that have performed on vault a little higher. Margaret Nichols,

Alexandra Raisman, Simone Biles, they carry the responsibility for

the Americans. Amy Tinkler, Elissa Downie, Claudia Fragapane. Claudia

Fragapane, the Commonwealth champion in this very arena, and that very

floor, and she will be delighted to be making another appearance here.

But we will start with the Italians, and Carlotta Ferlito. She has made

the all-round final, as well, the 20-year-old. One and a half twists,

it was a bit scrappy. And a bit low, but she lets pleased. In fact, she

does look pleased with that. Oh dear. -- she doesn't look pleased

with that. She was very light, but very late getting into the air.

Amy Tinkler, at her first World Championships, 16 years old, British

champion this year, and here we go. Her first performance at this team

final. This is a very big opening tumble, she needs plenty of power

and high, two twists and two somersaults, she lands beautifully.

-- height. We have had a huge first tumble, she waltzes back, that was a

big double straight for the second tumble, so adept at landing.

Another of the young gymnasts in the British beam, and look at that. --

the British team. From Durham gymnastics club, she needs the final

tumble, and she has not moved and that landing. What an opening

performance. What an Anna Jetty routine, it was powerful and it was

pulsing -- what an energetic routine. She is a bubbly gymnast,

she is doing the vault here. What a start, this will boost the team to

see a performance like this, she loved every moment. She could hardly

contain herself, she is loving it. Great Britain, back in the chase.

Come on! And across to the bars, this is a

quick moving competition, three gymnasts for every team, it moves

rapidly along. This is the Canadian champion. She qualified with a 14.1

score. She made sure of that start, and that is a good clean transfer,

turn, nicely done. Plenty of control with the Tkachev, nice, a clear

circle into Tkachev. She held it a long time. Half turn.

Double, just pays back, but this is of good stuff. That is why she is

the Canadian champion. LAUGHTER Canada, hugely improved team. They

absolutely smashed it in qualification. Amy Tinkler, 14.333.

Anna Raisman, American, 21 years of age, she got a bronze medal at the

London Olympics. Very strong, powerful gymnast, from somersaults

to start, immediately into the jump, it is when you link the elements

that you get the bonuses and she is a very positive performer. Lovely

straight somersault. Not always the most elegant, but one of the most

positive that you will see. Two jumps linked. There is the element

close to the beam. Strong free cartwheel. Changing, but the second

leap was very low, and short of splits, and the judges will deduct

for that. Strong, tucked front somersault, she puts those feet so

impressively on the beam. Leg lifted and the spin, and then the backspin.

-- on the spin. The spin linked together will give her a bonus, but

this is the great part of this routine, the dismount, watch

closely, half turn, double front, she makes it look as if she has just

jumped off the end of the beam. The US stretching their late, they still

have the world champion to come for them, this is outstanding

gymnastics. Yes, they are so strong and powerful. There is the flip, or

most of the site, but there was no hesitation. -- almost. And here,

half turn, double front, just spins it. Amazing dismount. The Italian

team, Carlotta Ferlito with 14.466 and they are in eighth place at the

end of the second rotation, but what a competition developing between

Canada and Great Britain, basically performance from performance. That

will not do their bit any harm at all, that score from Isabela

Onyshko. Vanessa Ferrari has been a world champion, but she is

Onyshko. Vanessa Ferrari has been a for Italy, she worked in the

qualification but then had to withdraw, and so they are not firing

on all cylinders. Testament to her, that she went for the team

performance, she put herself on the line, and she went for it and did

what she could, and then thought, you know what, I will sit out the

team final, you can go and get your experience. That's right, she has

always been a great team worker, even when she has not been at her

best. She has always turned out for the team. You mention Claudia

Fragapane earlier on, the Commonwealth champion, she had a

great competition here in Glasgow. That is the score for

Simone Biles will be the next gymnast for the Americans on beam, a

wonderful story, when she was just 16, she said she could do a double

back somersault, and they said, no, go and do that and beam, and she

did, having not been taught. -- go and do that on beam. She barely is

totally outstanding. Looks like she could do absolutely anything in

gymnastics -- she really is totally outstanding. Oh! Front somersault

with half turn, she is totally dominating were gymnastics for the

last couple of years. -- world gymnastics. Qualified easily as the

top performer here. Two lay out somersaults and not the slightest

hesitation. The reason she dominates, because her difficulty

level is so much higher than anybody else. The links, the difficult

moves, the two layouts in succession, the leaps in six

session, immediately into the back somersault, that is where the

difficulty is built -- succession. She does not wobble around and give

too much away to the judges. We have seen a queue of them hesitate with

the jump, but she certainly didn't -- few of them. Watch this, full

twisting double back, and what a dismount. That is the thing, that

beam, it is dead. Amazing stuff. We are men mortals, but that was

incredible. Just look at the control. The strength and the

support, to hold that crouch position, up on the toe, that is

amazing. She does that on the floor, but she actually does it better and

a beam. Incredible. -- on beam. Incredible gymnast. Claudia

Fragapane, then, the Great Britain. This is a crucial routine, in this

battle with Canada. She's a real bundle of energy, and that is what

is needed here. She has got to be accurate, and she has got to be

difficult. That is the sort of tumbling we want, fabulous start.

Just look at this, burning a hole in that carpet. Super. Harnesses the

power. Oh! It is so impressive. So much power.

She brings the routine together. She goes again. PowerPro, terrific,

absolutely terrific -- power through. Twisting claim, amazing. --

twisting claim. I could watch that all-night. Just

feeding off the energy coming from this home crowd. Believe it or not,

cloudier Fragapane has been injured in the run-up to this, she twisted

her ankle is in the first trials and hasn't worked all round because of

it but you would never be able to tell. You wouldn't. If you like that

routine, you can see it again on the weekend because she is in the

football final. -- floor final. Fantastic, triple twist, that is

what she injured herself on, great confidence and testament to her

coaches and physios and everyone who worked so hard to get her back in

shape. Well deserved 14.733. Huge floor score. Top of the day. Look at

that for a score. 15.2 on beam. My word.

There is the standings at the moment. USA well ahead in Great

Britain, still a lot of gymnastics to come, don't get too excited, but

they are ahead of Canada. Edging in potentially on the medals.

Really powerful gymnast. Powers down. She lifts high. Two twists.

Very nicely performed. Putting in a huge amount of effort

today, she is working on every piece for Japan. Japan was so impressive.

You can see why. Well rehearsed. She met the floor beautifully.

First of the Chinese gymnasts on the floor.

The Chinese champion just 15 years old.

Dramatic music. Double twist double back. Super high tumble.

Gymnasts have to work out to the corners, they can't stand and wait.

That was... Look at that, one and a half into triple twists, media to

punch front. Super work -- immediate punch.

Two and a half, very nice lift into the front somersault with half turn.

Renowned for the beautiful subtle suppleness. Building up to this

tumble. She needs to land well, big double pike, she does, confident.

Really good opener for China on a piece of apparatus that is not

traditionally their best. A lot of pressure on them. Almost two marks

behind Russia, going into this rotation. Russia having done a very

strong performance on bars, they are now on beam at the moment. They have

got some very good beam workers, Russia, we will catch up with them

very shortly. Russia. Last year's bronze-medallist

in this team final. Two flips into a good high straight

back somersault and she had to work hard to control that slightly off.

The judges have to decide whether the feet touched the head, there.

That was secure. Very nice free cartwheel. And a definite join

between the leap and the somersault.

Two difficult leaps. Some deductions. My goodness me! What

should be a Brit of Lee simple spin for her ends in a fall -- relatively

simple. Loss of concentration. Near the end of the routine as well.

Easily done. She must focus for the dismount. Double pike. She does,

Easily done. She must focus for the that will be costly. Not something

you would expect from a European beam champion. No, indeed.

She has good rhythm. Sometimes the rhythm can overtake the

concentration. She could do that every day of the week, that

element. The first gymnast to go sat down on

her dismount. Wang Yang, 14.633 for her floor routine. Very good score.

great approach. One and a half twists. Was it straight? A close

look on the replay, we will take. I am never quite sure where the line

is drawn. She nominated straight, but she held her body quite

straight. That was straight. I think they will give her a bit of a

deduction for pie King down on landing.

deduction for pie King down on here, isn't it? Huge vault. She had

to pike it down. Otherwise she would have run out of air. 6.2 is the

tariff, if they thought it was perfect it would be 16.2. 15.166.

What a great score, that will keep them ahead of the Italians. Seventh,

going into this rotation. They have moved ahead of Great

Britain at the moment. By less than one tenth. But they are

ahead. 3M, three to go. It can change so easily. -- three in. .

Former European champion. change so easily. -- three in. .

having a very happy time on the beam at all. Viktoria

and characteristic, they got the second highest score as a country on

this piece of apparatus in qualification but what a different

story, Chris. It is the piece of apparatus that can easily come to

grief. However much you train, the nerves can kick in. The three up, 3

to count is a lot of pressure on these gymnasts. But this has been

very nice, so far. A couple of wobbles. But, she looks like she is

well focused. Such a stylist and beautiful gymnast. Arabian

somersault, feet down the side. Like you said, Matt. This is proving to

be very costly for Russia. However beautiful the gymnastics is, you

have to stay on, on the day. You have to be able to perform. Leg held

on the spin. Steely concentration in her eyes, she knows she can't let

herself go to pieces. So easy, when you have had a 1 fall, to let it

turn into two or three. She knows she has to keep focused.

Beautiful body shape. Now we have to see her perform well. Two flips,

double back somersault. She held that. But, that was a wobbly old

routine. So important to hold onto every single 10th you can when you

have a costly deduction like that. Absolutely. The big challenges to

get up and get on with the routine. To pick up your focus again. It

really hits you, psychologically. But, she never really settled, did

she, Chris? She didn't, she wobbled on the first couple of elements, you

are right, she just did not. Subtle. But, when you have already

seen two team makes make mistakes, you are under a lot of pressure as

you come into a routine. Both of those gymnasts are 0.7 down on their

qualification score. Edgy times within the Russian camp, here.

Chunsong Shang will know exactly what has been going on. She is the

last gymnast on floor, for China. Got a silver at the Chinese

Championships on this piece not so long ago. How much power is in that

tiny frame? We are about to find out. Impressive stuff. Too and a

full twist. -- two and a half into. Twisting her way through these

combinations and that was really beautifully done.

What did I say about twisting? Amazing.

Half twists out of the two and a half twists. They go on and on.

Double pike to finish and that is the first falter, we saw her foot go

out. Lost form my bit on the final turn. What a shame with her foot out

of the area at the end. Just a 0.1 deduction, but China were not good

in qualification on floor, these were much better performances. Much

stronger. Two steps back and out, a good 0.3 if not a 0.5 deduction.

0.5. Each step is 0.1, 0.3. Did they get out of the 13s on beam? I don't

think they did. I don't think so either. They have got the floor to

try to put things right. Just one more piece to go. Great Britain on

the climb. Are we going to see a repeat performance the World

Championship team final last year, where China took silver? Russia took

bronze. This fabulous arena, you can see the

gymnasts March round to their final piece. It's intense.

We can bet where the gold is going. But it is tight underneath. There is

indeed. There is, indeed. Just waiting for a few final

calculations and then we can bring you the standings of how things look

in the women's team final. Still waiting for that last Chinese

gymnast score from the floor. Gymnasts of the first team, they are

off to Walmart. Russia and USA, being the top qualifiers -- they are

off to warm up. They will finish here on the floor. While we are

waiting for the gymnasts, we can have a word with the former floor

world champion, Beth Tweddle. Your thoughts and Amy Tinkler -- on Amy

Tinkler? That was fantastic a great birthday present for her, and she

wowed the crowd and it looks like she really enjoys that routine.

Great hopes for the future when you see a gymnast who can come into an

arena like this and just drive. Yes, as soon as she studied the routine,

the double double, she nailed it, and I know she has got other tumbles

in the bag and so she is definitely a start of the future. Your thoughts

on what is happening to Russia at the moment? What has happened? They

should be full of confidence going into beam, but every gymnast had an

issue. They did not look like they even tried to fight to stay on and

they will have two keep their heads up and go into the final piece,

because they could actually hand out the bronze medal to Japan or

hopefully Great Britain. We can tell you now, the United States, without

a doubt, they are well ahead of the rest. China have gone ahead in front

of Russia. There is a real battle going on between Japan, Great

Britain, and Canada. Yes, there is, Great Britain are in a great

position, because they are and vault, they know that, they have got

three double twist stash they are on vault. It is up to the others to

fight for the third place. Thanks, you can enjoy the rest of the

competition and we will speak to you very shortly. Just to reiterate,

China and Great Britain on vault, Japan and Italy on uneven bars, and

the Netherlands and Canada will be finishing their competition and

beam, the final piece of apparatus, and then Russia and the USA, they

will wrap things up on the floor. Looking at the scores, China, almost

a mark in front of Russia going into this last piece. Floor, does that

give as big deductions as vault? What would you rather finish on?

Vault, that is for certain. Yan Wang will be the first gymnast with the

job of rounding off the Chinese performance. She begins well. The

double twist. She was a bit deeper on the landing. -- deep.

double twist. She was a bit deeper on the top of the horse, takes the

double twist round, a bit low in flight, but tidy enough to open up.

That is a big tariff, the six difficulty for that approach. Maria

Paseka, now for Russia, she will be the first of the three gymnasts, and

a reminder, all three scores are added together, so no margin for the

Russians. And their final piece of apparatus. Very convincing and the

first Tkachev spin. Two and a half, into front full, difficult tumbles.

Russia, beautiful, elegant One and a half twists into another,

that time forwards. She hits the splits in the leap

well. Now they are allowed one tumble where they stand on two feet

and then pause, she has used that, and then the deep landing with steps

back. Well, not hugely difficult, very

elegant. Is the door open Well, not hugely difficult, very

bronze medal pretty mark Japan, Great Britain, Canada -- bronze

medal? That is the 1 double back, she did very well not to sit

medal? That is the 1 double back, but she will take deductions for the

steps back. 15.2, Yan Wang. That is a good score. Looking secure in

silver. Good score. Yi Mao,

gymnast. Trying to add to Yi Mao,

of her team-mate, and that is another good vault. They are pulling

them out. There will just be one more performance from a gymnast for

China. And the medal will be theirs. She did spin that round. Well done.

Powerful, confident Bolton, from the first two Chinese gymnast stash

confident vaulting. They are all united.

And finally. Jiaxin Tan. She scored 14.866, so she is more than capable.

This, then, four silver medal, in the women's team final. -- for. They

asked like gymnast, but plenty of determination and that double twist

was great. -- they are slight gymnasts. That was the best of what

we have seen on the vault. Look how quickly she gets down to that, that

is beautiful, and she finished superbly. Lovely straight arms on

the top of the platform, and a tiny bit of direction, but the judges

will deduct a bit for that. I think they know, even before the scores

come up. They've done well. They looked very shaky qualification, but

they have performed very well today. Well, Russia have it all to do now,

on floor, to just eight in the third place. -- to just stay in third

place. They were looking so confident earlier on in second

place, but it all seems to crumble. Anxious wait all round. Just waiting

for Maria Paseka's score, and we can have a look at a few of her passes.

Seda Tutkhalian, it she springs and to vault. She was outstanding last

year, she won the youth Olympics. -- she springs and to vault.

She links the leaps and tumbles so well, great jump at the end.

There is a starter out of the spin. -- stutter. Very efficient. And

there is a big pike somersault. Well-controlled, no major mistakes,

but not really hugely difficult. There is one more per forwards to go

for Russia and that will be their competition over with -- there is

one more but forwards to go for Russia. And then we will see Great

Britain take to vault. 15.2, Jiaxin Tan. That is a very good score four

double twist in, that is a big score.

Beautiful turn, nicely controlled. The half turn. This is a good start.

Find a way to the lower bar, that is a good transfer. The big wind-up.

Full twisting double, nicely done. The Japanese are piling on the

pressure on the Russians. Just outside of the medals at last year

's World Championships on the uneven bars, that gymnast.

She is a powerful sparkly little gymnast, with good technique.

Finishes that tumble with the chest really lifted. Which is very good,

the judges deduct a lot if your chest is right down at the end of

your tumble. She lifts the chest. Met the floor well. But the judges

are having a long think. Interesting to see how C -- she gets on in the

all-round final, which she has made, she's one to keep your ion in the

few years. -- eye on in the next few years. And now the current European

champion and floor. -- on floor. One of the highest qualifiers. That was

a lovely jump. Super double straight. Did not flinch on the

landing. A loss of control at the end of the spin, just a little. Big

concentration. Whip, Whip, into triple twist, she held it well. Very

experienced gymnast. Pace is the routine beautifully. -- paces. Two

and a half, into straight front, cleverly jumped out of it.

Certainly selling the routine well. Lots of marks for artistry. She held

on a bit too long to that. Very nice finish.

They are all smiling, for some reason, I don't know what's gone

on. I think it's quite a favourite routine. Right. She had to fight a

lot on that double pike, she did really well not to sit down. A

couple of occasions I thought she was going to buckle, but she did

welcome plenty of fight. That is it, the Russian's competition is

over, have they done enough to hang on for a bronze medal? Great Britain

will certainly have something to about that. Japan have said what

they can already. We will see. 42.556 points behind Japan, Great

Britain. If the British girls can do... What

they did in qualification, here, they will beat them. Beat Japan?

Yes. And we see, again, just how well she did to hold that last

somersault. Scored 14.6 in qualification on the floor.

Team spirit, that's what we like to see.

They took the bronze at last year's World Championships, China were

silver and US gold. The US led, really, by... You can

take your pick. Simone Biles, two time world champion in Simone Biles.

Ali Raisman Olympic champion and Claudia Fragapane, Amy Tinkler... We

said how powerful Amy was on floor, she will need all of her energy on

this final piece of apparatus. Ellie Downie as well. Putting in great

effort, the women's team, today. Just a few moments of preparation.

Canadian gymnasts on beam. Led by Elsabeth Black. Tough piece

to finish on, Matt, beam. 14.5. But how far out

from Great Britain? We will get out the

Still, the US are yet to go on floor.

Claudia Fragapane. She listens to the roar of the Hydro arena.

Commonwealth champion. Look at the pace and conversion, she got it

round beautifully. Such attack. Look at this. I mean this, she

says. There's your double twist. Almost nailed it. Disguised it

well. They need every single 10th they can get, let me just get you

excited. 44.633 behind Russia. Scoring in qualifying for Great

Britain is 44.865. As we join Margaret Nichols on the floor for

the US. She has really been a solid member

for them in this Championships. Big opening tumble.

Full twisting double back in the second. These gymnasts are so

dynamic. Sky-high double back to finish. Not

many deductions in that routine at all. Phenomenal. First up. I was

going to say, it's only going to get better! I mean, they are just...

Talk of sky-high, my goodness. 14.8 for cloudier Fragapane.

Just slightly down on qualification but not by much. Come on, Amy. There

is a role going around. What an atmosphere. Lifting Amy. And it did

the trick, she responded to the crowd. To produce a super double

twist. What a great landing that was. Well, well, well. Under extreme

pressure, she delivers. You can see how much she has enjoyed this

Championships, she has grown with it. Absolutely delighted.

Oh, lovely. Great to see that spirit. They've really trained very

hard together for the last five or six weeks. It has been a tough

regime, but you can see the result of it. Straight down the middle, it

is difficult to keep a twists like that so straight. Yes, she's really

confident. She has competed this vault for a couple of years and it

shows. Such attack. Kelly Simm, who has not worked today, but part of

the team that qualified them. Here she is, the next gymnasts up

for them. Current Olympic champion on floor.

Watched this amazing first tumble, one and a half, round of flip,

double Arabian and straight front somersault, unbelievable.

Another beautiful double pike Arabian, immediate jump.

She knows this music so well. She expresses it beautifully. Double

straight somersault. We haven't had a flicker on landing, yet.

What magical, huge tumble to finish? Double pike on the spot. That's the

only little deduction, what a fabulous example of tumbling out

dynamic work on floor. Utterly breathtaking to witness and

observe. What a gymnast to look up to, for all those young gymnasts out

there, that is the way to do it. Amy Tinkler scores an enormous

15.083. Well! Oh! That will do nicely. It is a

tremendous vault that could well give Great Britain the first ever

medal in a world team final! Another double twist. Consistency,

determination and focus. What a team effort. She is a fabulous Volta,

anywhere, but she had all that pressure on her shoulders. Hasn't

had the greatest of Championships, but that was fantastic vaulting from

the British girls. She had a shaky start, the tumble on the first piece

of apparatus, but goodness me, if she has done what I think she has,

my word. At her age. She is so dynamic. Watch the pop of the top,

she really could become a great vaulter in the world of gymnastics.

What a team effort, though. Final piece. They really produced it.

Absolutely fantastic. CHEERING They've gone ahead of Russia!

15.133. That is a bronze medal, for Great Britain! Unbelievable! Look at

the coaches! Well! Can you believe it, Mitch? All of the coaches of the

British team, there... The emotion, the release, having gone through

what she went through at the start of the competition and to seal the

deal for Great Britain... That is a first for Great Britain. Look at

those coaches. They've all had a stake in this. Brilliant effort.

Wow! Look at the emotion, I'm crying myself, Matt!

We talked about role models with this girl. We have certainly seen

one in Ellie Downie. 15.075, for Alexandra Raisman.

One more gymnast to go in this team final competition. The honour falls

down to Simone Biles. Two-time world champion and current floor world

champion, highest qualifier here at these. Championships. Just watched

this. Just say that this. Most fabulous example of pure power in

her tumbling. Look at this first tumble, double

straight with full twist. Doesn't take a pause. Straight back

into that fantastic double straight with half turn.

This is the third tumble two with absolute aplomb.

double back. Tiniest of hops forward.

Great finish, so expressive. Shows her personality perfectly. Great as

ever from the USA. It was a foregone conclusion, but what a

ever from the USA. It was a foregone competition we have had. It has

resulted in a bronze medal for Great Britain. The

resulted in a bronze medal for Great gold. China will take silver. Great

Britain with a bronze medal, terrific competition. For most of

these gymnasts, a fantastic example terrific competition. For most of

power, and today was the Russian team at fault,

power, and today was the Russian that you cannot fault and women. --

falter and win. For the British girls, the coaches on the floor, Liz

and Colin, they are there. They did it with style, they held their

focus, and reduced three enormous vaults. But you have to hand it to

the USA. Look at this power pack of a gymnast. They held their nerve, as

well, they did not look so great in qualification and they made mistakes

like China, but they really nailed it today. Sheer power, she is, and

always will be. And just look at the smile on her face. She exemplifies

the joy of performance, doesn't she? She might not be the most graceful

gymnast, but you get a sense of enjoyment when you watch her

perform. She pulls you in, you cannot stay distant from a

performance like that, you want to be part of it, she sells it

beautifully. Simone Biles 15.9 in qualification, but the best we have

seen was 15.1 today on the floor. 15.733, that sales a golden day for

Simone Biles and the USA -- that sales. They have dominated and

deservedly so. There is a weakness. -- there is no weakness. The chairs

-- cheering is a balance between that for the USA and for the Great

Britain same. Oh yes. For the United States, gold medal for them. China,

consistent, they have worked hard, to take the silver. You have got to

give it to these guys. Great Britain, for the first time, produce

a team bronze medal at the World Championships on home territory.

Beth Tweddle, you are wiping tears away, this is emotional, I know, we

could not quite believe what was happening on the vault, the pressure

was on, but they would not have known the intricacy of the scoring

details, but they might have thought, they are in with a shout.

Yes, we were watching Russia so closely on the floor, and every step

they took, we thought they were opening the door, and on that vault,

we had the calculators out, working at every step of the way. Fair play

to the British, they had the mistake early on, but they got back up, and

they fought all the way until the end and that was the difference.

Initially, when they took that fall on the bars at the start, we all

thought, oh well. Yes, it is difficult, the British team went out

there, and they nailed every other routine, and we even heard Amy

Tinkler, going, that is the best double twist she has ever done. In

the most beautiful Durham accent, I have to add. There is confirmation,

the United States, well in front of the rest of the world. Great

Britain, well-deserved and well thought for bronze medal -- well

fought. It was a great competition, and it can be devastatingly hard. It

can, and it showed that with Russia and beam, every single one of them

fell and that opened up the door for Great Britain -- on beam. Great

Britain were consistent and that put them ahead. And for Ellie to be the

genus, putting it right, you could see what that meant to her, the

burst of emotion -- to be the gymnast. There was a lot of pressure

on her, and she knew that if she did the double twist, the likelihood was

they would take the bronze medal, and you could see the rest of them

trying to calm her down, and it was very nice to see her get the bronze

medal. You are very keen to hear from the women, and so we will go

down to David. I am here the world team bronze-medallists, described

how you are feeling? This week has been a crazy week, after

qualification, I had a big disappointment, and we knew we had

the possibility to come fighting, and I had to change things rapidly

and I was nervous going up, especially after Ellie, but I said,

anything can happen, and we have got to keep on fighting, every single

point counts, and after the first mistake the girls did amazing, and I

did not have asked for any more and I'm so pleased. Ellie, you had a

fall on the bars, but you came back, and Beth Tweddle said he showed real

resolve, and what a vault at the end. I was very nervous going into

bars, it has been up and down, and I had the mistake, and I had a mistake

in qualification and I let it go, and so I knew I had to pull myself

together and do my best, and I'm shocked, I cannot believe it. Amy

Tinkler, your last vault, how was the pressure going into that? I'm

speechless, to be honest. I don't even know what to say, oh my god,

I'm so proud of everyone, I can't believe it. What a birthday present.

We have one more, Amy Tinkler, happy 16th birthday. Thank you so much. Go

and get your medals, well done. Congratulations. STUDIO: She will

give us a slice of cake. I'm sure. We chose it, to be fair. We can have

a look back at the stunning performances from the British team,

and we will go to the floor first. What a debut she has had at this

World Championships. Yes, she has looked so cool and she said, she

speechless, she has taken every single piece in her stride, she has

not let the home crowd or the pressure phase her, she has always

thrived on the pressure. You can see at the end of the rude -- routine,

the relate, she know she has done it. She did so well at the

Commonwealth Games in this arena, and now thriving again here. We

heard Christine she had been injured twisting and element. Yes, she tried

to change her routine, and had an injury, so she had to go back to her

old routine. It is all about getting big scores, and it was amazing what

she could pull out for the team. We are going to see all of the vaults.

Amy Tinkler, power and energy into the vault. As we heard, it is the

best double twist she has ever completed, and that was directly

down the line. To stand at that end, and know that if you do your best

double twist, it will be a bronze medal, that is a lot of pressure,

especially when she is only turning 16 today. Exactly. Claudia

Fragapane, again. The difference for her, she has been in this

pressurised situation, but the British team had such a tough regime

leading into this competition and now it is paying off. They were

great in training, I saw them a couple of days and podium training,

and they have looked so happy as a team, the coaches have kept them

chilled out. And then, this, this is the bronze performance, really. It

was this vault that sealed it. 14.717, I think. If you want someone

to go up knowing you have got to score that, she is your

to go up knowing you have got to is so strong and dynamic, and the

height that she gets, she can see the landing, and you can see the

smile on her face. That says everything. We have these young

gymnastics, with Ellie and Amy, looking ahead to Rio, they have

already booked themselves a ticket. What can they do? Who knows? It is

in their hands. If they can keep pushing on and working hard in the

gym, they can do anything in Rio, they look like a bright young team.

What will the plan B? They will have China in their sights. They will

take a bit of downtime after these World Championships, knowing they

have the qualification spot, and they will get their bodies

recovered, and then it is heads down and they will be consolidating their

routines. I cannot imagine there will be too many upgrades, they know

the consistency, but there will be things they would change here and

there. The team score is massive, and it is about who is cleaning,

yes, we had one mistake, but Russia had four. What is going to be the

key in catching America? It just seems impossible. I think, at the

moment, they are on catchable, especially with Simone Biles, but

looking forward, and if we can look towards the silver medal, that would

be the next step. Your thoughts? They are in a league of their own,

and the differences Simone Biles, it she is scoring so far ahead of any

other gymnast and straightaway they have the advantage. But Great

Britain, they can be pushing, and ten years ago we were not even

considering a team final, and now in Glasgow we have made history by

picking up the bronze medal. It is like thinking back to Craig in

Sydney, at the Olympics, he was the only one. Yes, he was the only one

for the man, but we have ever had the opportunity to even fight for a

medal and we were so pleased to even be there. And now we

medal and we were so pleased to even to the next level and we are always

chasing the top four. It was a constant battle, Russia and us,

chasing the top four. It was a China, they also had a great day. We

have China, they also had a great day. We

forward to tomorrow. The pressure China, they also had a great day. We

now on the boys. Definitely, hopefully we can repeat what the

girls have done today, and obviously we had a great qualification, so if

we can do the same and keep we had a great qualification, so if

heads clear, we can go and fight for a medal. Talking of quality, it has

been very difficult, to get qualification for that team, you

were in the running? Definitely. We have 12 - 15 boys fighting for the

team at the moment, it is so hard to make the team, but the boys that

have made it, it was the right choice, they have shown it in

qualification, getting that spot for Rio and I hope they can push on in

the team final. We cannot show you the medal ceremony and BBC Two, but

we will have more chat and reaction on the internet connected TV.

Samaraweera bring your highlights of the first hour of competition of the

men's team final -- tomorrow we will bring you highlights. And then we

will be live for the rest of the evening. What an evening we have

had, well done to the British women, they have made history.

COMMENTATOR: That is a bronze medal for Great Britain! Unbelievable.