It’s almost over! Soon. What will we do with ourselves. But first, we have the final five (WE ARE THE FINAL FIVE) event gold medals to hand out.

And after the waking apocalypse that was the women’s vault final yesterday, we can only hope the men’s vault final does not view that as a role model.

No withdrawals or changes to the start list as yet.

Men’s Vaultification

Brugnami (ITA) – VT 1 – TTY is hit, bounce back, solid vault, good leg position, only minor foot things and the larger lunge. 14.366. 5.2/9.166

Brugnami (ITA) – VT 2 – Kas 2/1 is excellent, stuck. Leg sep on block, some feet, not much else. 14.566. 5.2. 9.266. 0.1 stick

14.466 total.

Marinov – VT 1 – Kas 2/1 is solid but doesn’t have the landing control, large lunge back and an extra step to control. Better leg position on pre flight, good foot form. 14.300. 5.2/9.100.

Marinov – VT 2 – Dragulescu is landed – definite chest in knees time on landing though, head well below knees, casually almost broke in half. Lunge back, cowboy. 14.000. 5.2/8.8.

14.150 total, into 2nd.

Yulo (PHI) – VT 1 – piked Dragulescu is wonderful. Stuck landing. Legs together, great pike initially, tucks the position at the 1/2 turn. 15.200. 5.6/9.500. 0.1 stick.

Yulo (PHI) – VT 2 – handspring randi is very strong as well, little hop back, some leg crossing. 14.533. 5.2/9.333

14.866 total, comfortably into first.

Minami (JPN) – VT 1 – Goes for the Kas 2/1 and it’s big trouble, like floor yesterday – short landing, hand down fall, crumples over. 13.133. 5.2/7.933

Minami (JPN) – VT 2 – Shewfelt is excellent, perfect stick, just some knees at the end. 14.366. 4.8/9.466.

13.749 total, 4th.

Iakubov – VT 1 – handspring randi, good one, clean position, hop back, very light foot form at the end. 14.300. 5.2/9.100

Iakubov – VT 2 – Dragulescu is hit, chest down, not quite as down as Marinov but head down at knees, hop forward. 14.066. 5.2/8.866

14.183 is just ahead of Marinov and into 3rd.

Huang (CHN) – VT 1 – handspring randi from him as well, great distance and form but a large lunge back. 14.366. 5.2/9.166

Huang (CHN) – VT 2 – Puts up a TTY, nice looking twist form, hop back. 14.466. 5.2/9.266.

14.416 is in 3rd place for now.

Chepurnyi (UKR) – VT 1 – Dragulescu is strong, opens out of it early enough to land chest up, hop back. 14.466. 5.2/9.266.

Chepurnyi (UKR) – VT 2 – Kas 2/1, comfortably landed as well, little hop back. 14.500 5.2/9.300

14.483 goes just ahead of Brugnami into 2nd.

Davtyan (ARM) – VT 1 – Dragulescu makes the other Dragulescus looking like a ditch full of diapers. Great stick. Just a little cowboy. 14.800. 5.2/9.500. 0.1 stick.

Davtyan (ARM) – VT 2 – Handspring randi is also perfectly stuck. Excellent. Just a little foot crossing, great landing. 14.866. 5.2/9.566.

14.866 total, into silver behind Yulo (and only just)

FINAL
1) Yulo – 14.866
2) Davtyan – 14.833
3) Chepurnyi – 14.483
4) Brugnami – 14.466
5) Huang – 14.416
6) Iakubov – 14.183
7) Marinov – 14.150
8) Minami – 13.749

It’s beam time. It’s beam time.

Saraiva (BRA) – BB – bhs mount, holds it smoothly – full turn, small adjustment – bhs loso, another small check, just slightly hesitant – switch ring is hit – aerial to split ring jump, possible little pause before bhs, great leg position in aerial – side somi, lean forward wobble – split leap to split jump, good feet – double pike, good, small step. A little tentative in places but a hit. Let’s wait 90 hours to get her score. 13.900. 5.7/8.200.

Sugihara (JPN) – BB – switch mount, connected to split ring leap to korbut, good speed – aerial to split to straddle, very solid – bhs loso, smooth, right on – y spin, slightly rushed – side aerial, secure – switch ring, absorbs – double pike, nearly stuck. That was remarkable. 14.166 and into 1st. 6.0/8.166. Normally, it would be sacrilege to go ahead of Flavia, but hot damn that routine.

We’ve got to pick up this judging pace, though.

Black (CAN) – BB – switch to switch 1/2, little pause before korbut – double turn is hit – connects to full turn with little adjustment – backup dance combo – front tuck, solid, little hop – bhs layout 2 feet, strong, a little flat, a little wobble – side somi, holds it – 2.5 dmt, foot crossing, little hop. Great routine, she should be thrilled, she just had to go after those first two. More formies and a couple more checkies for Black. 13.600. 5.8/7.800.

Nemour (ALG) – BB – does loso mount to loso, perfect – bhs bhs layout 2 feet, hit, good height, little rebound in place, some leg separation – aerial to split to straddle, good – switch, little slow to switch 1/2, both elements well done – side aerial, right on – wolf turn single, plays it safe after the everything – bhs bhs double pike, biggest issue of the routine with a lunge back and another step, but that was excellent as well. 14.300 and she goes into first now. 6.2/8.100

Second half athletes, the silken glove has been thrown at your feet.

Caylor (USA) – BB – switch mount, hit – bhs loso loso, very solid, some knees – side aerial, little hesitation, stops before switch to straddle – aerial to split to korbut, good work, will get the series bonus – wolf double, stands up out of it with a wobble but keeps it on – bhs bhs and missed her foot on the second bhs and got nothing into her double pike, lands to her arms. 11.800. 5.0/6.900

Yap (SGP) – BB – switch mount to switch 1/2, check – great height on switch ring, hit – bhs to back pike or whip back layout – full turn – aerial, absorbs before split and straddle, good positions – front tuck, secure, great foot position – bhs bhs 1.5 dmt, lunge forward. Great job, got priced out of the top spots by the first flight, but a great hit. 13.333. 5.4/7.933

Mayor of The Sidelines Ellie Black is the first to congratulate.

Voinea (ROU) – BB – hits the layout full to start, little check – switch to split is solid, good feet – bhs layout is fully off, barely got half a foot touching the beam and falls – double turn, overturns check – aerial, knee position – side aerial – switch 1/2 is well done, good split and front foot, little pause before bhs – double tuck, two whatever steps out of it. 12.533. 5.8/6.733

Zhang (CHN) – BB – switch mount to switch 1/2 to korbut, good height – layout 2 feet to split jump, connected, solid – switch ring to bhs, good rhythm – switch side, little pause before straddle and back dive, all hit securely – switch to split jump 1/2 to straddle jump 3/4 – double pike, lunge back. Very strong. 15.166. 6.9/8.266. Dominant winner.

FINAL
1) Zhang – 15.166
2) Nemour – 14.300
3) Sugihara – 14.166
4) Saraiva – 13.900
5) Black – 13.600
6) Yap – 13.333
7) Voinea – 12.533
8) Caylor – 11.800

The wait for a Flavia beam medal goes on, but a very high quality final overall. Remarkable first flight of athletes, and then Zhang hit to finish.

The Fair Play Award goes to Mayor Ellie Black obviously. And she gets a statue of a severed hand.

On to the next final: Men’s Bars (Less Fun One)

Marinov – PB – peach 1/2, little leg sep – stutz, hit – tippelt, smooth but struggled some in 1/2 turn, loses body position and walks – bhavsar, smooth – diam and diam 1/2 , good – FTDT, chest a little forward with a hop. 14.466. 5.9/8.566

Whittenburg (USA) – PB – front toss – peach to peach 1/2, some back position – Tanaka is solid – double tuck, solid – small back position again – nice front straddle – double front 1/2 out, can’t hold onto the stick with a balance check lean adjustment. 14.233, 5,8/8.433.

Tsunogai (JPN) – PB – makuts, smooth – peach 1/2, quick, little adjustment – diam – front straddle, nice – bhavsar, very smooth, nice – tippelt, good control – double front 1/2 out, chest forward, hop. 14.500, just ahead of Marinov. 5.8/8.700

Zou (CHN) – PB – makuts, smooth, great handstands obviously – diam – peach 1/2 to peach, good – front straddle to long swing – bhavsar, nice, the height – tippelt, crisp – double front 1/2 out, holds onto the stick but with an arm circle. 15.300. 6.0/9.300

Barajas (COL) – PB – makuts, hit – peach to one, healy down, holds onto it, little lean – peach 1/2 some back form – long swing diam 1/2 and diam good – double front pike, lunge back. A little wild but a good hit. 14.366 is 4th. 6.1/8.266

Oka (JPN) – PB – huge error on first handstand, jelly arms, bends elbows in handstand and then a muscle back up – peach 1/2, good – peach – makuts, very clean – front straddle, strong – bhavsar, smooth – tippelt is good as well, clear handstand – double front 1/2 out, hop back. 13.300. 5.3/8.000

Shi (CHN) – PB – double back to arms – makuts very hesitant and then major break, big arm bend then extra swing – healy – peach 1/2, some adjustment – lovely tuck positions – bhavsar is hit – tippelt – double front 1/2 is stuck very well. 13.100. 5.3/7.800

Poliashov – PB – huge leg break on initial peach 1/2 – peach, short of handstand – long swing diam – arms diam also kind of an adventure – front straddle to a double front 1/2 is great, but huge form breaks on all handstand elements. 13.966. 5.4/8.466.

FINAL
1) Zou – 15.300
2) Tsunogai – 14.500
3) Marinov – 14.466
4) Barajas – 14.366
5) Whittenburg – 14.233
6) Poliashov – 13.966
7) Oka – 13.300
8) Shi – 13.100

Women’s Involvement of the Body Parts

Evans (GBR) – FX – front lay to randi, hit, bounce back, some leg crossing but pretty good for a randi – front full to front 2/1 – tour jete 1/2 – switch full, looked under but this terrible high angle also makes splits look worse – DLO, chest down a bit at the end, slide – wolf double, cutting to a different camera in the middle of a turn, immediately fired – double tuck, good height, drops out of it well, a couple little bounces back. 13.666 is a big start. 5.9/7.766

Martin (GBR) – FX – DLO 1/1, a couple steps back, some knee, especially in the second salto – popa, good completion – DLO, nice and high, bounce back, leg separation – tour jete 1/2 to switch 1/2 – wolf double, pulls it around with a wiggle – front full to double tuck, chest forward, little hop. 13.466 into 2nd. 5.8/7.666

Golgota (ROU) – FX – wolf 2.5, doesn’t do 3 – DLO to front tuck, works it around, a little lower than day 1, leg separations – switch 1/1 is nice, good feet and completion – FTDT, little hop back, leg separation – doubel tuck, couple small hops back – switch ring and botches her attempt at leap in combination, does a hop nothing – popa – So no passage of dance elements requirement in this routine. 12.233. 4.9/7.333.

Perotti (ITA) – FX – wolf something, no idea, we’re cutting again in the middle – FTDT, short, chest down landing with rebound – front loso to double pike, pretty double pike position, bounce back – falls out of double y spin, shouldn’t get credit – switch ring and split ring are great – switch 1/2 – double tuck and splats it down. Italy to open criminal proceedings against the 2025 worlds. 11.633. 4.9/6.733

Sugihara (JPN) – FX – double L turn, gets it – DLO, little pike down, little hop back – back 1.5 through to double tuck, hop to the side – switch ring and tour jete 1/2 are good – double y spin, also around for credit – back 2.5 to front lay is her best of the event, little hop – double pike, hop back. She’s on today. 13.833 is the leader. 5.8/8.033.

Kishi (JPN) – FX – double double tuck is high, bounce back – front lay to front 2/1, hop to the side, a bit of knees – wolf triple, looks like she got it around but drops early on double Y – 2.5 is short, lands in a squat with hop back – switch ring and split ring 1/2 – double pike, chest well down, stagger on landing. 13.033 is 4th. 5.8/7.233

Voinea (ROU) – FX – popa, around – whip to double lay front tuck is strong, slide back on landing, not large – double double tuck, deep landing, pulls it out with arm wave and lunge back, but a thing – switch 1/1 – FTDT, strong landing, just a tad deep – double turn, not close to triple – switch to tour jete 1/2, around. 13.466 and she’s in 4th (again). 5.9/7.566. Behind Martin on execution. Submit an inquiry Camelia.

No, you need to keep the camera on Camelia when her score comes up…..read the room….this is the content we want.

Caylor (USA) – FX – double y turn – DLO, hit, lunge back, kept foot in bounds into the corner – whip full to double back to front tuck, to her feet but verrrry deep and a lunge back – wolf 2.25ish – double pike is solid, hop back – switch ring and tour jete 1/2 are good. Lots of good stuff but not the front tuck combo pass today. Wendy was right. 12.966. 5.6/7.366

FINAL
1) Sugihara – 13.833
2) Evans – 13.666
3) Martin – 13.466
4) Voinea – 13.466
5) Kishi – 13.033
6) Caylor – 12.966
7) Golgota – 12.233
8) Perotti 11.633

What a podium.

To the last final: Men’s Bar (More Fun One)

Malone (USA) – HB – Winkler, hit – tak 1/1, good finish – tak 1/2 to liukin is hit – Cassina, caught, a little knee on catch – Kolman, good – DLO 2/1, hop back. 14.933, is it good? 6.4/8.533.

Fraser (GBR) – HB – tak 1/2, a little past, into kolman, hit – Cassina, got it – layout tkatchev to tkatchev, solid – tak 1/1 quite late – triple pike is good, step forward. 14.700 is into 2nd. 6.3/8.400.

Karimi (KAZ) – HB – tak 1/2 is good – to Liukin, catch but a little raggedy – excellent stalder tkatchev height – Cassina, good – Kolman, solid – DLO 2/1, over with two steps back. 14.366 is into 3rd. 6.0/8.366

Hashimoto (JPN) – HB – tak 1/1, slightly past – tak 1/2 to kolman, good – cassina, very strong – liukin, caught, a little low – layout tkatchev – giant full – DLO 2/1, tried to hold the stick, steps back with arm wave. 14.733 moves to 2nd. 6.2/8.533

Shi (CHN) – HB – tak 1/1 to layout jaeger, pikier – tak 1/2, very good into kolman – Cassina and falls was close, couldn’t get hand over- finishes with a stick double double lay. 13.100. 5.5/7.500

Macchini (ITA) – HB – Pegan is strong, great form – Cassina is very close, elbows swinging out – kolman, good height – tak 1/1, ok a little past – tak 1/2, good into gienger, hit – zou li min – DLO 2/1, big lean forward and arm wave to try to hold the stick but does? 14.266 is 5th. 6.1/8.166

Marinov – HB – Cassina, good – Kolman, takes it too far and falls – resumes with layout tkatchev, hit – finishes DLO 2/1 lunge back. 12.566. 4.8/7.766

Tsunogai (JPN) – HB – tak 1/1, good – tak 1/2, solid, into kolman, strong – Cassina, hit – liukin is caught – layout tkatchev is hit – DLO 2/1, chest down, little step forward. 14.600 is 4th. 6.1/8.500

FINAL
1) Malone – 14.933
2) Hashimoto – 14.733
3) Fraser – 14.700
4) Tsunogai – 14600
5) Karimi – 14.366
6) Macchini – 14.266
7) Shi – 13.100
8) Marinov – 12.566

Tsunogai and Macchini brought the facial expressions to this final. They get it.

It’s over!