Day 10 BBC One: 19.00-20.00 Olympics

They've done it! They have done it! She has absolutely nailed it.

Cruising to another gold medal. Great Britain are the Olympic

champions! Gold! Mo Farah wins the gold!

Hello and good afternoon, welcome to Rio. I think it is said to say we

are into our rhythm here at the Olympics. This time next week it

will all be over. But sensational Sunday will live long in the memory.

What a huge variety of sports in which British athletes were

successful. Max Whitlock, Justin Rose, Andy Murray, five gold medals,

two to Max. I will speak to him live in a moment. We have Mark Cavendish

going for gold in the velodrome and Great Britain's women in

quarterfinal action in the hockey. Here are the headlines on day ten.

Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro put on a sublime display to retain their

individual dressage title. That is a third Olympic gold for the job done

and she becomes the first British woman to six as the lead defend an

individual title. There was a brilliant bronze for Sophie Hitchon,

the first ever Olympic medal in the discipline of the hammer for a

British woman. She broke her own record. British badminton players

Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge reach the semifinals of the men's

doubles. They upset the Japanese number eight today. A medal is now

within their grasp. Laura Trott began the defence of her omni and

title with a solid second in the opening scratch race. In the men's's

competition Mark Cavendish is in bronze medal position with two

events to come later today. Here is a rough idea of what we will be up

to this evening. Coming up next I will be chatting to Max Whitlock and

Louis Smith. And later on Sophie Hitchon will be joining me to

reflect on her bronze in the hammer. . We will show you Simone Biles

going for her fourth gold in the women's beam. And then we will have

the omnium flying lap. Laura Trott is at the beginning of her omnium.

Cavendish finishes off with the points race. That is absolutely

crucial. Then there is the elimination race

which is a brilliant TV event. Then we will be starting on BBC Four for

the women's hockey but finishing it on BBC One.

So, yesterday, this man here became the first British gymnast to become

an Olympic champion. He did not just do it once, he did it twice. This is

the story of the hard work Max Whitlock has put in over years and

years to get to this point of double Olympic champion. Gymnastics is

pretty much my life. You have got to have a lot of commitments,

determination and time spent in the gym.

You cross your heart and hoped his day life, you cross your heart and

hope to stay alive. Great Britain's Max Whitlock in the

first of two finals for him today, going for a medal. A steely look in

his eyes. Beautifully performed. That is by

far the best in the world. A big 2.5 twisting somersaults backwards, into

a 1.5 twist. He is taking a breath. He knows he just needs to land this

tumble. Come on, makes! Five be less landing. What a performance from Max

Whitlock! White apres so Great Britain's Max Whitlock is the floor

Olympic champion. Max Whitlock, 23 years old. His chance now on pommel

horse. Up into the move, he has done well there. Max Whitlock has done

everything he can! Max Whitlock is now a double Olympic champion. It is

just remarkable what we are witnessing here. It is a special age

within British gymnastics and there is your man of the moment.

You wonder if Max Whitlock woke up this morning, looked at those two

gold medals and thought, that cannot be true! What did you think?

Absolutely that. Standing here with two gold medals feels absolutely

unbelievable. How would you sum up the achievement and give hope that

others can follow you? It is very hard to sum it up. We are looking to

inspire a generation. I have heard from my gym club back home that they

have loads of requests to come and join. Hopefully, it will spur some

people on. How would you keep your composure to perform as you did on

the floor, not make mistakes and then perform with confidence and set

a mark the rest can beat. What it is, I'm doing what I love. I trained

so hard, so many hours in the gym. On the day you have one minute to

show that. I think, I have done all the hard work, I'm here to enjoy it

and that is what I do. It has paid off. There was an awful lot of

Brazilian support in the arena because you had two resilience

alongside you on the podium but this was your big finish. I was nearly

there on my routine. Floor is all about your landings. You get through

it. To be honest, as I finished my routine, I was not bothered about

the schools, I was not watching anyone's routine, I did not know

where I was placed or anything. Scott looked at me and said, you are

the Olympic champion. I could not believe it! It was an unbelievable

surprise. Was the waiting the worst bit of it? In the all-around final

the waiting was very hard but there I did not know what was going on. I

had a chance to look and see the people coming through and the high

schools. It is so hard to get all six apparatus right on one day. You

are fastidious in the way you prepare for things but you could not

factor in winning a gold medal between your floor routine and your

pommel routine so how did you reset yourself? I had to stick to the

plan. The plan was floor and then pommel horse. I had to nearly forget

about the gold medal I had won floor which was crazy. I could celebrate

after. I look forward to pommel horse. Getting into the back gym,

warming up and making sure I was ready for one more round to go. With

the team competition and this, how many routines have you done? 20! I

feel very proud to do that. Especially, last year was a tough

year with glandular fever so I had to be a lot more clever with my

training. I had never had a day off before. For my all-round final I had

a day off. It was about that quick split decision

between me and my coach to make sure I took what I needed and it paid

off. Did you know mid-routine this was good enough? You could sort of

feel when the routine was going well. I knew I had to continue it

and do the best I could to finish it off well. After that, you have done

your job. We came out with one and two with Louis Smith as well. We

will talk to him in a minute. There are a lot of people at home who want

to ask questions. William is nine years old. What is your question for

Max? How old were you when you first started gymnastics? I was seven

years old, I have been doing it for 16 years. Who was it who spotted

your potential? Very much it was my coach. The people who supported me

the whole way, my family, my fiancee now, my coach and everyone. We are

lottery funded which helps our support. The whole system has been

for this. I feel so, so proud. I expect you will keep going. What

about you, George? Do you want to be a gymnast? No Mac pro! It is very

tough. A lot of things are being named in Max's on. This pub is

called the pommel horse. Have you been asked to do the official

opening? I have been in there. It was nice to see posters all around

it. Especially being in my hometown, it is a privilege for me. We have

six days here to enjoy Rio and afterwards, we can get back, enjoy

it and celebrate. I know you will reset yourself pretty quick and get

back there. And challenging for medals in Tokyo as well. Well done,

sensational stuff. If watching Max, Louis and the rest of the team has

persuaded you to take it up, there are lots of ways you can find your

local club. Go to the BBC sport website, select the sport you want

to try and you can find out where your nearest club is. Maybe you will

be at the Olympics in Tokyo or four years after that? And the man

alongside me has won medal at his third Olympic Games, having taken

third in the pommel. I know you were disappointed not to win gold, but

when you reflect on what you have done, are you content? I am more

than content. It is my third Olympics, 27 years old. I think back

to Beijing, it seems so long ago now. To be here and alongside Max on

the podium, it meant so much. Did you have to change your mind midway

and do something different? Gas, I was doing for -- I was going for the

harder routine but my hand had a bit of a start on the handle. By the

time I got to do the hard part, I thought, calm down, get through your

easy routine, let's not take on any unnecessary risks. That is what they

did. Looking back, I definitely made the right decision. There was more

difficulty I could have put in and makes could have put in but you

cannot argue with one and two on the podium. Max held his nerve and did

the better routine. I am happy. Do you think a decision like that is a

sign of your experience and something you would not have done

eight years ago? Yes, I definitely would have gone for it regardless.

With a bit of experience and knowledge under my belt, I

definitely made the right decision. I am happy. I came here, I did the

routine the way I wanted to do it, and I am happy. As I came through

security this morning, Lewis is a massive Harry Potter fan, I said I

am from London, and they said do you know Harry Potter as if he was a

person! I was checking my Twitter and JK Rowling sent me a message. I

have not replied yet because I did not know what to say. I think you

can say you created some magic of your own or something equally corny!

I like that! I am really interested in going to Tokyo. Now I am getting

older I have to listen to my body but if it allows me to, I will

definitely try to get to Tokyo. Absolutely brilliant, well done you,

thank you for coming to talk to us. Ladies and gentlemen, Louis Smith

and Max Whitlock! Everybody last night was so excited here in Brazil

and around the world to see the greatest global star in sport

because Usain Bolt was trying to do something no one had ever done

before, try and win the 100 metres for the third Olympics in a row.

Usain Bolt, he lives and breathes Olympic titles, gathering them up as

if they were daisies in a field. This is his arena, this is his

stage. He is attempting to become the first athlete to win three

consecutive gold medals at the same event, competing at a level which

nobody else has ever done before. Look at the impact it has here and

look at the impact it has around the world. Getting ready to Rumble in

Rio. The Olympic 100 metre final. Justin Gelling gets away well,

leaving it at the moment and charging but Usain Bolt gets it! I

magnificent seven! The odyssey continues! -- a magnificent seven!

Listen to the noise in Rio de Janeiro! Listened to the adulation.

Look at the love for this man. The triple triple is on! And that really

did create lightning around the world. These the most searched track

and field athletes since 2004. Usain Bolt is out in front on his own and

last night the searches for Lightning Bolt pose increased by

3300%. It wasn't just the 100 metres that

caused a wave last night, the 400 metres as well, and if you haven't

had a chance to see if here it is in Cobra, described by Andrew Cotter.

COMMENTATOR: Our way they go. LaShawn Merritt will hunt them down

and Kirani James with that loose limbed final... Wayde van Niekerk...

LaShawn Merritt so close to Kirani James already. It's surely between

these three. It's these three men, three abreast, Wayde van Niekerk,

can he hold on? Three men and the gold medal waiting for one! Wayde

van Niekerk takes it! And it is a new world record! 43.03,

extraordinary inside the Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro and

Michael Johnson's record has gone, Olympic gold and the fastest 400

metres of all time. STUDIO

And that world record of Michael Johnson had stood for 17 years.

South Africa's Wayde van Niekerk breaking it with a new time of

43.03. This was Johnson's reaction. The worst part of it when you had a

world record broken is everyone else's reaction and you're trying to

make them calm down and convince them that everything is OK, I'm OK,

I haven't lost anything and I haven't lost anyone. I've never

walked up to anyone and introduced myself as the world record holder,

so nothing changes in my life today. I think the difference from people

who have never broken a world record and never held one to someone who

has come perspective is different. As a world record holder, what's

important about it and significant to you is having accomplished it,

having worked for so many years trying to chase that record and

break it, and all of the people who have helped and supported you in

that ambition and then finally accomplishing it. That memory I will

have forever and that doesn't change and that doesn't go away, you don't

lose that once the record is broken. Brilliant words from Michael

Johnson. This has been an Olympics of unexpected delight, allowing

lesser-known sports to shine such as hammer. A discipline in which

Britain has only ever won one medal, back in 1924. She broke her own

British record with a throw of 79 -- 75 .54 metres and that was good

enough for a bronze medal for Sophie Hitchon, wonderful news. That only

happened this morning and Sophie is with me now in the Olympic Park.

What a huge moment for you, well done. Thank you so much. I enjoy

myself so much and it was and expect -- an amazing experience. You must

have done. To do your very best, amazing when it works out with a

medal as well. Yes, training has been going really well but to

execute it is even more difficult. A medal and a PB, I couldn't be

happier. You have your medal ceremony tonight? Yes, 10:30pm, I

got a bit of time to prepare! As a child I know you were a ballet

dancer, how did you make your way from that to hammer? I did ballet

for a feud years when I was younger, never to an elite level but I think

it definitely helps me do what I do now. I'm very thankful for that. You

may not have seen these shots yet but we had a camera on you after you

realised you'd got a bronze medal and this is your reaction! I think

there was a little bit of a dance in a minute!

CHUCKLES Have you actually managed to duck to

anyone back home? Not really, I talked to my dad for about five

seconds before he said there were a lot of media outside and he didn't

really talk! My family are at home and that is my coach, very excited!

Thank him so much for that. I love that! Yeah, I was over the moon and

I can't thank my coach enough. There's been so many people involved

in this medal and the National Lottery and all the players just

having the support of that is amazing. Everyone back home, I can't

thank everyone enough. Do you feel this is just the beginning of

something huge for you? Are you gaining in confidence? Can you move

on and go for more championships? Definitely, I want to go to Tokyo

2020 and I've got London and the Championships next year. I can't

wait for the time coming ahead and hopefully I can just increase my PB

and see what happens. Do you feel that you are feeding off the success

of the other British athletes? Is there any buoyant mood in the camp?

Yes, everyone is really excited about everyone, everyone is doing so

well. Like you said, everyone does feed off that and it's a great

atmosphere in the village and the Team GB block. We're very excited.

We hope there is a lot more to come. Maybe later in the week? Yes, we got

Jade going in the distance -- in the discus and then three men in the

hammer qualification so hopefully we can see that. You have inspired the

headlines back home, it's Hammer Time etc. It so Eddie been hugely

successful for the British team in the cycling, we've Mark Cavendish

and Laura Trott in the omnium, and something that can often happen in

the track and individual sprint races is a stand-off, where one

rider or both riders actually get to a stationary position on the track,

to make someone else make their move, so that is Becky in behind.

This is what happened when they eventually got going.

They take the bell this time. Becky James coming down nicely. Riding

tactically well but look at the acceleration by James into the

slipstream. Closing the gap quickly, coming off the time and Becky James

just squeezing home. Certainly given a bit of a fright. She delivered a

second surprise, the same as the rapid charge where she performed

like her former self, not seen for some time, and Becky James clearly

won the match but not quite as easy as the seething suggested it should

be. Her opponent had certainly brought some good form to these

Olympic Games but Becky James safely through to the quarterfinals. Katie

Marchand on track next. We haven't seen one of these, have

we, Marchant caught napping and look at the size of the gap she has to

try and close! Katy Marchant fighting her way back, the gap is

now closing and look at this ride from Katy Marchant, closing in on

the German rider and overtaking her on the finishing straight! Katy

Marchant was really tested there by an unexpected early spring from the

German rider. She had to dig deep and sprint for a long way round but

she had more than enough to cope with it. Just for a few seconds

Marchant was thinking, pulling forwards and that element of

surprise was all that she could use, but what a turn of speed in the end

by Marchant. Double Olympic champion Victoria Pendleton is with me now,

enjoying the Breeze! A real contrast in races, showing you what can

actually go wrong, although they both won this morning to meet you

can never be relaxed about it? You can never be complacent because it's

one manoeuvre, you look over the wrong shoulder or slightly lose your

line for one second and it could really turn the result over. Both

their opponents this morning should have been quite straightforward

matches, and I think you saw Miriam Welte from Germany go for a long

ride to try and catch Katy Marchant down. In terms of the way they are

both cycling and dealing with the difference in tactics, it's amazing

when you watch this, you think Katy Marchant is never going to get

there? As soon as she gets into the slipstream, as a cyclist you know

that's it. This kind of ride happens once in a blue moon and you can't be

caught out by it. A lot of people asked me why don't you go from them

whistle, and it's like, three laps is a way to sprint. Because the

programme is so spread out in the Olympics, they've got time to

recover. Usually it's over one day and here it's over three. Do you

think we will see Becky James and Katy Marchant against each other in

the gold medal race eventually? I think it's quite likely we will see

them in the semifinals and hopefully going head-to-head in the final.

They were very strong. Those two almost upsets will have woken them

up a bit. They can't afford to let that happen again. The person who

makes the fewest mistakes wins the sprint competition. They're both

looking good. I certainly expect them to be the top -- to be in the

top four. Tonight is a test of the all-rounders because we have got the

end of the omnium and the last events for Mark Cavendish and the

beginning of the omnium for Laura Trott. Cavendish was involved in

something of a controversial move last night in the elimination race

when he went for and undertake. Yes, you're not allowed to go behind --

below the black line on the track. The last person is eliminated from

the group and it was all so close, he squeezed through eight app which

wasn't quite big enough, which meant he came below the black line and

they decided to lemonade him early. Those are the rules he was

frustrated with that top white what do you think about Laura Trott, is

she going well? The first event, the scratch race, she came second.

Tatsiana Sharakova from Belarus took a really early attack. Laura Trott

knew she didn't have to race -- chased her down because she's not

one of her main opponents, and she came first in the bunch. A very

settled, confident, easy ride and she's looking very good out there.

Although Victoria Pendleton is here watching the cycling, she also has a

keen eye on events elsewhere because she loves her horses! And today

Charlotte Dujardin was trying to defend an Olympic title.

COMMENTATOR: The great Valegro and Charlotte Dujardin, the reigning

Olympic champions. Can they repeat their London triumph?

Here is the real test now. A brand-new floor plan, prepared for

this competition, prepared to try to retain that Olympic title.

I had a tear in my eye in London when it all happened and I have

another one now, Scotty. I don't think there's been a better dressage

at an Olympic Games ever! Wherever you are, stand up for this girl.

Charlotte Dujardin with the great Valegro has done it!

And with that performance, specially choreographed with music that was

suitable here for Brazil, they bow out of the Olympic Games. Charlotte

will be joining me in the studio to give you an idea of where you may be

able to see Valegro between now and the end of the year. Good news for

the sailing with this breeze. Lots going on today commission early?

Well, we were hopeful there was lots going on but I suppose the

conditions have been amazing until now in the sailing, we have had

breeze every day, so we were due one. It is quite glassy and there is

not much going on. Inside the harbour there are two classes

waiting for the medal race, the double point race that will decide

who stands on the top of the podium. They are the single-handed men and

the single-handed women. In the men, Nick Thompson has a great chance of

a bronze. They been waiting all day and it's properly last see their and

I suspect that won't happen. You can see behind me the

skyscrapers of Copacabana. We have Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark. They

are currently in Gold medal position. They were scheduled to

have three races today before their medal race. I think they will be

feeling pretty nervous. It is tough conditions like this. When there are

only a few not wind, it can get quite ugly. It is potentially a bit

going on but I think we have to be a bit more patient.

I did understand why all the wind seems to be inland but not over the

sea! Hoping it picks up for you, surely. Shelley has done a sit down

interview with Giles Scott whose gold medal will be confirmed

tomorrow and that will be on the website -- Shirley.

When Shirley was last competing at an Olympics they were Gail Emms and

Nathan Robertson. They won Ed Ling badminton and there are hopes of

another because there was a surprise result in the men's doubles. This is

Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge. They beat players who are ranked

along way above them in the world. They have reached the semifinal of

the men's doubles. That will be at 1:30pm British Summer Time. This is

what Langridge had to say afterwards. It is unbelievable.

Without sounding too cheesy, it shows if you put in hard work and

graft away, we are not the most gifted and quickest but we work

hard. The way we flowed together as a team, it shows when two people put

their mind to something, I am not the best player but I work hard.

This is insane, the semifinal of the Olympics. There is no reason why we

cannot push the other guys out, I am well up for a medal.

I love that message from Chris. It doesn't matter if you are not the

best, if you work well together then things can happen. We are going to

bring you some gymnastics now. The men's vault could be a battle

between two men in their 30s. We have 31-year-old Ri Se-gwang.

Commentary from Matt and the team. Huge disappointment on the floor

here. What will the story be with his second vault? That was

absolutely mesmerising. That is the best I have seen him do that. He had

quite a few steps out before. The talk he gets to get the 3.5 twist

round and just a small step. That is unbelievable. That is another first

for today. It really has been a special Championships. We have had a

real celebration, Chris. We have watched two vaulters push the

boundaries, produced their own new elements. The way the code works

these days, we have talked about the difficulty, building the difficulty

score and trying to achieve the highest execution possible. The code

book is open. This needs to be different this time. A superb 2.5

twist from the half turn on. He is so clean. Not the highest of starts

for the second vault. The average will still be big. This is his first

Olympics. 19 years old. He has never medal on the vault at the World

Championships. It was so clean. A small split as he came onto the

horse. It was just out of picture but there was a slight split the

judges will pick up. His legs were crossed in the air but dead central.

He was spinning so fast the judges will not have seen that, Chris? No,

they won't. That was very well performed. Really pleased to see him

perform well. He was so disappointed with himself on the floor. Kenzo

Shirai vaults into the lead. Four times world champion. This is his

fourth Olympics now. And he will be doing his trademark vault. He got an

Olympic medal in Athens 2004. He was second at the World Championships

last year. Back from retirement. Fifth highest qualifier. When we

first saw this, we thought it was absolutely unbelievable. It is still

excellent, really good. He landed bolt upright. Very impressive

vaulting. He's just practising his entry that he will have to do for

the second vault because it has to be different. It is amazing the

heights he gets. He manages to turn, kick out and spot the landing. The

legs are hardly split apart. You will see a lot of gymnasts do that

and their legs are really wide. He performs it the best. The height of

the gymnasts can get off this platform is really quite amazing.

The second-highest score we have seen so far.

This one will be slightly harder than the last. He is being

ambitious. Beautifully performed! That is the best series of vault I

have ever seen him do. For a 6.2 difficulty, to put in that kind of

execution, this is a gymnast who loves competition. He loves to feel

the crowd and relax. With this vault you can quite easily miss and then

coming off in a handspring. You get so much height and I knew he was

going to make it round. Almost sticks the landing as well.

Quite tidy as well. This will be a big challenge, I think. Can he get

up into the medals? There are still four gymnasts to go. What does the

future hold for Marian Dragulescu and his Olympic dreams? He is in

second at the moment. Ri Se-gwang now. Keep your eyes open

for this. A big pace back but a massive vault. The speed with which

he rotates. He did the Dragulescu but in the pike position. A pipe

position gets more difficulty than the tap. -- Tuck. Split and bent his

legs slightly just before the turn. That is a 6.4 difficulty score. He

has room for deductions. When you are coming from such a huge height

with so much rotation, the landing and the forces going through the

legs, no surprise they are having to take a step. Well, Ri Se-gwang has

another 6.4 in the locker as far as difficulty is concerned.

If he posts another difficulty score of 6.4 as we think he will, he will

have an advantage as far as the difficulty is concerned. This is all

about the execution. Can he vault himself into the lead? We have seen

him a couple of times doing this and I think it is absolutely amazing.

That was a great landing for the most complex of vaults you will ever

see. He had hardly any time to spot that landing and somehow he managed.

I thought he had stuck it for a minute. I think the landing shocked

him as well. I think that will be enough to move him into first place.

Lets just see the timing on this. He was up in the air and twisting and

rotating so quickly. At the height he gets off the top of the vault. It

allows him to perform it. If there is one more of them going to be in

the final, I think it will come down to who lands it best. But that was

amazing. The way he drops his shoulder in midair, you see that and

there is the back somersault. And there is the floor very quickly! The

ability to know where you are in the air to perform like that, 2.5

somersaults with a full twist in the first somersault, just unbelievable

awareness needed. He is in the lead. Denis Abliazin. If he hits this, it

will be very, very impressive. This lad is the definition of power. Can

he contain it? The full twist, back out. The second

one of this competition, a step forwards which means it will

slightly under rotated, but unbelievable vaulting from these

guys. It was. It was the same vault that Ri Se-gwang performed. I did

think it was quite as good. It comes down to the landing. There was a big

step forwards so everything is now on the next vault. He is looking for

a score over 15.449. That is after the second vault and both vaults are

average. Quite a deep landing, his chest was

low. I think the execution will be lower than Ri Se-gwang. 15.6. Down a

tent on Ri Se-gwang's. Still an amazing vault though.

is another huge star value, X point two. A big step. I'm so impressed

with these gymnasts's vaulting. They are showing completely different

vaults. A 6.2 difficulty, Ablyazin is not

holding back. I think he's going to scrape into the medals. I don't

think he's going to be first. The step back here on the landing. That

will keep them away from first. It will be closed next phase close but

I think he will probably just sneak in. He had a 6.0 and a 6.2. So he

will probably just sneak in an difficulty. Can Marian Dragulescu

hang on? Will then as -- will Denis Ablyazin... He gets

the silver and Ri Se-gwang wins! Two times world champion and now Olympic

champion. The 31-year-old from the people trip of the God

-- the 31-year-old from the People's Republic of Korea. Marian Dragulescu

will finish in fourth place. We're now going to head across live

to the gymnastics, the women's beam is in progress and this includes the

amazing Simone Biles, going for her fourth gold-medal. Here is Matt.

COMMENTATOR: Thanks, Claire. Simone Biles will be fourth up. We have

already had the first gymnast, Fam Yilin, getting through her go

without a fault. The ultimate goal will be five golds for Simone Biles.

The balance beam is decommissioned has to pick up that fourth one. We

haven't seen any problems from her in the run-up to this beam final.

Hopefully she can hold her nerve and she was a bit ahead of the other

gymnasts, she's got such a huge difficulty on this piece of

apparatus. It's a great piece of apparatus to watch. The Olympic

champion back in 2004, she is now 28 years old and the remaining tab not

made an impact that the Olympics. This was the first Olympics since

1976 we did not see the Remainiac is up on the team podium. Very

disappointing for them but they have had the opportunity to bring

Catalina Ponor here and she's obviously hoping to bring a medal

home. Eight gymnasts from qualification and it is now Isabela

Onyshko from Canada. COMMENTATOR: The Canadians have had

a bit of a mixed championship, very disappointed not to make the team

final. But in the all-around competition there gymnasts have done

well. Lovely opening series. Two backflips and they lay somersault.

The change leg leapt into the free card wheel. On beam, gymnasts have

to perform acrobatic skills Mike somersault and free walkovers, and

spins and jumps as well. You can see the setup here for a big skill. Full

twisting type back, and she just didn't get off her hands properly to

do the backflip with powers so that you can stand right up and make a

full twist. Nice, supple element. Good split in

the jump. Free walkovers, immediately change the cast. Three

elements linked. The spin with the leg held high. A little wobble

their, already had a fall, so this routine, for execution, will be one

marked lower than if she hadn't had the fall, and this is the dismount.

Two flips! Nice high double turn. Disappointment for Onyshko on the

beam. She did one series so well but the second one caused grief. You get

one chance in a final and you have to go for it. Flicked straight back,

just a small double. Beautiful extension on the change leg leapt

into the cartwheel. The full twist, spotting that beam as she's coming

in for it. She was off-line. You can see although both feet yacht on, the

body weight wasn't over. A lot of nice features to this routine.

Lovely nice split here, head right bank and a very efficient double

tucked dismount, chest a bit low on landing, but that's a shame because

that was a good routine. The second of eight gymnasts in this women's

Olympic beam final. The next gymnasts up, who is just marking out

the beam at the moment is Simone Biles. Chalking up the beam in

certain positions just socially can judge the length of the tumbles. She

can't look and see how far from the end of the beam she is, she needs it

marked out very precisely. Sally Conway we get a difficulty

score of the first mark is the amount of difficulty she is unable

to perform in the second mark the execution. Usually up at say eight

but with a fall it will no doubt be down in the sevens. The flick, full

twist and her knees are off to the side and there was no room for error

on the beam, it's only ten centimetres wide. Just a little bit

bigger than a phone. Trying out your beam routine, Rob! Exactly! We are

looking for scores around the mid-15 is, do you think? The top one or two

will get 15s, but the first gymnast without a fall, 14.5. 14.54 Fan

Yilin,, which, and she gets 13.4. Simone Biles, 19 years old, on this

golden path to make history. Aiming for five Olympic gold medals, never

been done before. A quick entry on the beam, straight

into the two and a half split. Such control and such a difficult element

to do. The two compulsory jumps that you need. Such a powerful gymnast.

The front somersault with turn. Here comes the first of the big

somersault series. The flick into the layout. Not a flicker! So

confident. Oh! Front somersault. Well, that will definitely be a

deduction. It can be as much as one hallmark. She just held back on that

front somersault but did well to control it and they on the beam.

Change leg into the change leg have come into the bike back. She has

regained her composure. Such a difficult piece of apparatus. Once

you've fallen ones, to get back up and be solid, but she's doing well.

And here is the final element, the big dismount. Flicked one, flicked

afflict the two, full twist and double back. Well, Beth, you said

that this piece could well be the stumbling block. Unfortunately, I

think that will take away that gold medal from her. Obviously there are

still five more gymnasts to go in this apparatus final. Beam is all

about being able to stay on. It was such a good start to the Read team,

just that front somersault held back a bit too much. Well, she's been

significantly ahead of the others on beam, it will still need a good

routine to beat this. That was the best she's done throughout the

competition, the front half. She was really confident on these layout

somersaults, but on this one she opened out a fraction early, wanting

to link it to the next jump and she had to recover. And really, putting

the hands down like that, is really classed as a fall on the apparatus

and is usually one hallmark duction. We will see. The judges have some

leeway, if they felt it was just a hesitation or a brush of the hand,

they can take less. But she's certainly opened the door.

Well, Lauren Hernandez, her team-mate, is certainly capable of

scoring 15.3. Do you know the other person capable of a big score? The

Dutch girl, San -- Sanne Wevers. She's capable of

challenging. There is Lauren Hernandez and she knows the door is

open, there is a chance. She no doubt will have been out in the back

gym, certainly won't have watched that performance. With how this

final works, it can be a long wait in five, six, seven and eight

positions, so they have time to go into the back gym and warm up. She

may not have seen her own team-mates have that mistake. She held back too

much and thought well. Now it's just a nervous wait. Her personal coach

with her, who's done absolutely fantastic, to get her three Olympic

gold medals already. Simone has seen the scoreboard, and it will not be

enough. We don't think... 14.73, she's in the at the moment, but for

how long? Lauren Hernandez can't help but now

know the situation. Sanne Wevers, fourth highest qualifier now, with

the chance for an Olympic medal. Silver at the Worlds last year. And

of course the tension rackets up, but that was a very nice full

turning flip mount. Super double spin with leg held in front. Free

cartwheel, free cartwheel. That little step back means she's a bit

down on start value, because we've seen her link the two free

cartwheels into the walkovers really is Lee. She relieved does depend on

the bonuses. Superb, triple spin just as difficult as the front turn.

Spin with the leg up, backspin, double spin. That combination is

absolutely beautiful, into a jump, and the rewards for that are just as

much for the rewards for the big acrobatic skills. She has to do some

acrobatics as well and she does there, another very nice full

turning flip. Gymnasts have to do working load to the beam as well.

Sideways moves, and then the big dismount. She's just pausing. It's

an unusual dismount as well. Here we go... That was a big challenge. She

gets through that routine without major deduction. Has she done

enough? We will find out soon. You can find out whether Simone

Biles hangs on Lord gets caught over on BBC Two. We're leaving you