Vault:
Pyon Rye Yong sat her Amanar for 13.066 (5.8, -0.3) As a second vault she did a front handspring Rudi landed with chest low – 14.266 (5.8). Her average score was 13.616.
Ellie Black started with handspring layout full with some execution issues (14.0/5.4); Her second vault a Kaz 1 1/2 with a very nice landing and clean execution (14.233/5.2).
Simone Biles did first her Cheng with good flight but a bit low on landing (15.266/6.0). Her second vault was a fantastic Amanar with a step forward (15.466/5.8). Simone’s average was: 15.366.
Alexa Moreno hit a beautiful Rudi on the first vault 14.6/5.8. Her second vault was a double twisting Tsukahara with a step to the side 14.416/5.6. Alexa’s average was 14.508.
Yeo Seo-Jeong started with a front handspring Rudi stepping to the side out of bounds (14.533/5.8). Yurchenko double full as a second vault – low and big step forward (13.933/5.4). Average of 14.233.
Liu Jinru with Tsuk double full on first vault with a big landing deduction 14.100/5.6. On the second vault she did a Rudi but with many execution deductions 14.200/5.8. Hee final score was 14.150.
Shallon Olsen started with her Cheng, a bit low but well rewarded (14.6/6.0). On the second vault she hit a great double twisting Yurchenko for 14.433/5.4. Shallon’s final score was 14.516
Last up: Oksana Chusovitina, she started with a front handspring Rudi which looked slightly under rotated – 14.4/5.8. As a second vault she did Tsukagara 1 1/2 on which she took a step back on landing 14.2/5.2. Final score for Oksana: 14.300.
Simone won her 3rd gold medal of the 2018 Worlds, followed on the podium by Shallon Olsen, making history with Canada’s first gold medal. Alexa Moreno won the first Worlds medal for Mexico (bronze).
Final standings:
| RK | Name | NF | Total | 1st Vault Score | 1st Vault Difficulty | 1st Vault Execution | 1st Vault Penalty | 2nd Vault Score | 2nd Vault Difficulty | 2nd Vault Execution | 2nd Vault Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biles Simone |
 USA
|
15.366 | 15.266 | 6.000 | 9.266 | 15.466 | 5.800 | 9.666 | ||
| 2 | Olsen Shallon |
 CAN
|
14.516 | 14.600 | 6.000 | 8.600 | 14.433 | 5.400 | 9.033 | ||
| 3 | Moreno Alexa |
 MEX
|
14.508 | 14.600 | 5.800 | 8.800 | 14.416 | 5.600 | 8.916 | -0.100 | |
| 4 | Chusovitina Oksana |
 UZB
|
14.300 | 14.400 | 5.800 | 8.600 | 14.200 | 5.200 | 9.000 | ||
| 5 | Yeo Seojeong |
 KOR
|
14.233 | 14.533 | 5.800 | 8.833 | -0.100 | 13.933 | 5.400 | 8.533 | |
| 6 | Liu Jinru |
 CHN
|
14.150 | 14.100 | 5.600 | 8.600 | -0.100 | 14.200 | 5.800 | 8.400 | |
| 7 | Black Elsabeth |
CAN
|
14.116 | 14.000 | 5.400 | 8.600 | 14.233 | 5.200 | 9.033 | ||
| 8 | Pyon Rye Yong |
 PRK
|
13.616 | 13.066 | 5.800 | 7.566 | -0.300 | 14.166 | 5.800 | 8.366 |
Uneven bars:
Becky Downie started with arching her handstand before Stalder – Stalder full to Downie, Tweddle to Pak 1/2, Chow and then came off. Went back up and finished her routine with a stuck full in. 13.333/6.1
Morgan Hurd hit a beautiful routine with Maloney to Stalder 1/1- Tkachev, Ricna to Pak, an iffy inbar 1/2 finished with a full in 14.433/6.1.
Luo Huan also hit her set with one of the cleanest execution we’ve seen from her (Maloney-Pak, van Leeuwen, Healy, pike Jaeger, double layout dismount) – 14.5/6.0.
Elisabeth Seitz did a beautiful set with Maloney to Ricna, Pike Jaeger, Downie to Pak, van Leeuwen full in dismount 14.600/6.2
Nina Derwael had another beautiful execution of her super-difficult set Nabieva, Derwael-Fenton to Ezhova to ChowII to Bharwarj, van Leeuwen, toe-on 1/1 to full in. 15.2/6.5.
Jonna’s Adlerteg’s routine unfortunately ended in heartbreak: Shang to Pak, Shaposhnikova to Pak 1/1 with execution issues. Maloney to clear hip 1/1 to Tkachev and stopped after at the blind change dismounted with double layout. 13.166/6.2
Simone Biles Weiler kip 1/2, Maloney to Tkachev, toe on 1/1 to Tkachev, to Pak, van Leeuwen and sky high double double dismount 14.7/6.2
Aliya Mustafina hit an impressively clean routine with Stalder 1/1 to Maloney to Pak to van Leeuwen. This combo never is always impressive. Stalder 1/2 to piked Jaeger, toe on 1/1 to full in dismount stuck. 14.433.
Nina Derwael brought the first gold medal to Belgium, followed on the podium by Simone Biles and her first bars medal in a major final; bronze went to Ellie Seitz (Germany).
Final standings:
| RK | Name | NF | Total | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derwael Nina |
 BEL
|
15.200 | Exe. : 8.700 | Diff. : 6.500 |
| 2 | Biles Simone |
USA
|
14.700 | Exe. : 8.500 | Diff. : 6.200 |
| 3 | Seitz Elisabeth |
 GER
|
14.600 | Exe. : 8.400 | Diff. : 6.200 |
| 4 | Luo Huan |
CHN
|
14.500 | Exe. : 8.500 | Diff. : 6.000 |
| 5 | Mustafina Aliia |
 RUS
|
14.433 | Exe. : 8.633 | Diff. : 5.800 |
| 6 | Hurd Morgan |
USA
|
14.433 | Exe. : 8.333 | Diff. : 6.100 |
| 7 | Downie Rebecca |
 GBR
|
13.333 | Exe. : 7.233 | Diff. : 6.100 |
| 8 | Adlerteg Jonna |
 SWE
|
13.166 | Exe. : 6.966 | Diff. : 6.200 |
Balance beam:
Simone Biles opened the beam final: triple wolf turn, leaps connection, Barani big stumble, back handspring -loso-loso, switch leap, switch half with big break, punch front with another issue, aerial walkover to split jump, tuck full in dismount 13.6/6.2 .
Ellie Black could not top Simone’s score: switch leap mount- switch leap, switch 1/2, double turn with wobble, layout to two feet, side somi, double pike 13.00/4.8 .
Zhang Jin had a terrible time on beam falling twice, at the layout to two feet and sheep jump 11.5/5.3.
Nina Derwael managed to stay on but she had a very wobbly routine for her: layout stepout mount, back handspring – layout to two feet, side somi with big wobble 14.466/5.4.
Anne -Marie Padurariu had a great routine with only small form issues but no big wobbles; triple wolf turn, switch ring leap, side aerial to layout stepout – layout stepout (tiny wobble), switch half, aerial walkover to jump to back handspring double pike with bent knees and flexed feet 14.100/6.1
Kara Eaker was off right from the mount, then she had very wobbly routine which is understandable under the circumstances. Y turn, front aerial, side aerial, two layout stepout, switch half to Korbut 2 1/2 dismount 12.833/6.2.
Sanne Wevers mounted with a good back handspring but then had a major wobble on the double L turn. On side aerial to back handspring came off direction and fell. 12.66/5.3
Liu Tingting was last up and she managed to hit her best routine in a while: front handspring front tuck a bit low, switch leap to ring leap, switch ring to back handspring, front aerial to split ring jump to Korbut, split leap to side aerial to jump, double full dismount 14.533.6.3.
So the gold medal went to Tingting from China, silver to Canada and Anne-Marie Padurariu and bronze to Simone Biles (USA).
Final standings:
| RK | Name | NF | Total | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liu Tingting |
CHN
|
14.533 | Exe. : 8.233 | Diff. : 6.300 |
| 2 | Padurariu Anne-Marie |
CAN
|
14.100 | Exe. : 8.100 | Diff. : 6.000 |
| 3 | Biles Simone |
USA
|
13.600 | Exe. : 7.400 | Diff. : 6.200 |
| 4 | Derwael Nina |
BEL
|
13.466 | Exe. : 8.066 | Diff. : 5.400 |
| 5 | Black Elsabeth |
CAN
|
13.033 | Exe. : 8.233 | Diff. : 4.800 | Pen. : REJECTED |
| 6 | Eaker Kara |
USA
|
12.833 | Exe. : 6.733 | Diff. : 6.200 | Pen. : -0.100 |
| 7 | Wevers Sanne |
 NED
|
12.666 | Exe. : 7.366 | Diff. : 5.300 |
| 8 | Zhang Jin |
CHN
|
11.500 | Exe. : 6.200 | Diff. : 5.300 |
Floor:
Melanie de Jesus dos Santos started the floor final with a beautiful routine. Such a shame about landing OOB on her first pass – full in layout, she continued with full in tuck, front layout to double tuck, double pike dismount 13.433/8.22 (0.3 penalty).
Flavia Saraiva also managed a beautiful routine: whip to full in with a step out of bounds, double layout, 1 1/2 to front 1/1, double pike with hop forward 13.766/5.5 (-0.1 penalty).
Brooklyn Moors opened with a very low double front, almost sat it; continued with a Podkopayeva also a little low, nice artistic section with fantastic leaps, 2 1/2 to front layout full (short) 13.066/5.4.
Mai Murakami pulled off a routine with good tumbling but some issues with the artistic elements: quad turn (stumbled out), nice Silivas followed by a solid double layout, 2 1/2 to front 1/1, double pike 13.866/5.7.
Angelina Melnikova managed to hit her best routine in Doha, but it was not enough: full twisting double layout stuck, double layout almost stuck, wolf turn, with a wobble but managed to finish it, double tuck with great landing, Memmel turn, double pike with step forward 14.833/5.7
Simone Biles had yet another fantastic routine: Moors (steps OOB), Biles to stag, well controlled, front full to tuck full in, Silivas (14.933/6.7 , -0.3 penalty).
Morgan Hurd opened with a beautiful Silivas with a hop back, double layout also bouncing back, but one of the best in the air. Megan showed great dance and interpretation, really took it to the next level for this final. Her final passes were front layout to front full and double pike. 13.933/5.5
Lilia Akhaimova was last up but her chances were lost after a stumble off the very first pass, a double layout full. She was also short on double layout; did an Arabian double front with a step, tuck full in stuck to dismount 13.366/5.8. Shame, it could have been a great threat for the medals without the two bad landings to open.
Simone won a 4th gold medal in Doha on floor, followed on the podium by Morgan Hurd (US) rewarded for her beautiful execution and dance, while Mai Murakami (Japan) was 3rd thanks to her impressive tumbling.
Final standings:
| RK | Name | NF | Total | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biles Simone |
USA
|
14.933 | Exe. : 8.533 | Diff. : 6.700 | Pen. : -0.300 |
| 2 | Hurd Morgan |
USA
|
13.933 | Exe. : 8.433 | Diff. : 5.500 |
| 3 | Murakami Mai |
 JPN
|
13.866 | Exe. : 8.166 | Diff. : 5.700 |
| 4 | Melnikova Angelina |
RUS
|
13.833 | Exe. : 8.133 | Diff. : 5.700 | Pen. : REJECTED |
| 5 | Saraiva Flavia |
 BRA
|
13.766 | Exe. : 8.366 | Diff. : 5.500 | Pen. : -0.100 |
| 6 | de Jesus dos Santos Melanie |
 FRA
|
13.433 | Exe. : 8.233 | Diff. : 5.500 | Pen. : -0.300 |
| 7 | Akhaimova Liliia |
RUS
|
13.366 | Exe. : 7.566 | Diff. : 5.800 |
| 8 | Moors Brooklyn |
CAN
|
13.066 | Exe. : 7.666 | Diff. : 5.400 |
Article: Bea Gheorghisor
Picture: USA Gymnastics