It’s the final day of finals. Then things are final. Once again, it will be men’s vault and then beam, then a break for ceremonies, then the final three finals.

On MAG vault, Jake Jarman and Artur Davtyan come in with the top qualifying score of 14.633, just ahead of Nazar Chepurnyi. On beam, Zhang Qingying and Qiu Qiyuan qualified 1-2, followed by Saraiva.

Tim is looking forward to vault and high bar. And none for parallel bars, bye.

MAG Vault

Sponevik – Norway – VT 1 – Opens with a Dragulescu, hop back and then a small extra step – some knee separation, some feet and direction, hit. 14.333

Sponevik – Norway – VT 2 – handspring randi, very strong in the air, good twisting shape and direction, medium bounce back. 14.400

14.366 average.

Dukhno – VT 1 – Kas 2/1 is hit, good height, lunge back, slight knee position softness. 14.400

Dukhno – VT 2 – TTY is hit, a little less control than the Kas, larger lunge back, clean position in the air, very small shin separation, slight under rotated on landing. 14.300

14.350 average is just behind Sponevik.

Hepworth – GB – VT 1 – hits the piked Dragulescu (RSG2), great amplitude, tucks around the 1/2 twist, large lunge back and slide. They do not give the piked shape and go only 5.2 D for a 14.200

Tim and John are outraged, outraged I tell you, about the downgrade. Nobody tell them about what’s been happening on beam.

Hepworth – GB – VT 2 – really struggles with his handspring front triple, gets it around to his feet, but a deep knee landing and a large lunge forward and then another stumble step. 13.933

Average 14.066 and into third.

Jarman – GB – VT 1 – Kas 2.5 is hit well, comfortably completed, bounce out with a lunge. Big 14.900

Jarman – GB – VT 2 – does a strong Dragulescu as well, around clearly, hop to the side. 14.400

14.650 average is into first.

Davtyan – Armenia – VT 1 – Sticks his Dragulescu, everybody else get out, great landing – little bit of cowboy to take, little bit of chest position, very little else. 14.900

Davtyan – Armenia – VT 2 – handspring randi, magical. Stuck, chest up, better E than the stuck Dragulescu. 14.900

14.850 is now in first place.

Yulo – Philippines – VT 1 – piked Dragulescu lands super super short, lunge forward, hand down, out of the area – felt like he went so hard to maintain the actual pike position that he couldn’t do the vault. 13.333

Yulo – Philippines – VT 2 – lovely handspring randi, great twisting form, medium bounce back. 14.433

13.883 average.

Chepurnyi – Ukraine – VT 1 – Dragulescu, medium step back, good high completion, some knees and direction. 14.300

Chepurnyi – Ukraine – VT 2 – Kas 2/1, similarly well completed in the air but a lunge to the side and an arm wave, but great twisting position in the air. 14.400

14.350 average ties Dukhno in 4th place, everything is the same.

Kawakami – Japan – VT 1 – Yurchenko double pike is a problem, bounces back and can’t keep the bounce to his feet, sits it down. 13.200

Kawakami – Japan – VT 2 – tries the TTY, not quite around with a deeper landing and lunge to the side – 13.466

13.333 average.

FINAL
1) Davtyan – 14.850
2) Jarman – 14.650
3. Sponevik (!) – 14.366

Beam Final

Nemour – Algeria – loso mount to loso loso, right on – bhs bhs layout 2 feet, secure, connects to split jump – side aerial, no trouble – switch, pauses before switch 1/2, adds a straddle to have a dance combo – aerial to another straddle to korbut, good – wolf double, hit – double pike, deep but hit, little hop. 14.566. Big number. 6.3/8.266.

Blakely – US – wolf triple, hit – back tuck full with wobble, leg up – fhs front tuck, small step forward – front pike, another larger wobble, leg up – switch to switch 1/2, hit, check on landing – aerial, leans through into split and straddle – double tuck, step back. Stayed on, a bit wobblier than her others. 13.633

Esposito – Italy – bhs mount to loso bhs, great – switch to split jump 1/2 to bhs, good rhythm – aerial, wobble – side aerial, check – wolf triple, smooth – double pike is solid today, chest up, hop back, just the leg separation. 14.066 is currently 2nd.

Okamura – Japan – wobble on loso mount, large lean – tour jete 1/2 attempt is landed under rotated with a lean wobble – gets it back on track with wolf turn – never mind, side aerial to loso is off line to start and falls – aerial to split to straddle is good – switch ring is nice – split ring jump, under with step back – 2.5 dmt, little hop forward. 12.666

Colas – France – switch mount connected to switch and straddle – side aerial to loso is secure – lean forward pretty far finishing wolf double – tentative switch 1/2 in the air but secure – aerial to split to bhs, good combo – double pike, just a little deep, hop back. 14.100 goes ahead of Esposito and into 2nd.

Qiu – China – bhs mount, a little slow into split and ring, check – bhs back tuck is secure – switch to switch 1/2, large break, step forward, lean, keeps it on the beam somehow – lone korbut – aerial to split ring jump to bhs – side aerial to split – switch ring, wobble – full turn – double pike dismount, large lunge back. Survived it on the beam, but lost a bunch on execution and wobbled combos. 13.633 ties her with Blakely, lower on E score tiebreak.

Saraiva – Brazil – bhs mount, pause before split and korbut – switch 1/2, great back leg – bhs loso loso is solid – switch ring, nice – aerial to split ring jump, little pasue to bhs – side somi is more of an issue, lean forward – full turn – split leap to sissone – double pike dismount, gets it around, chest down with a step. 14.300 is a medal!

Zhang – China – switch mount to switch 1/2 to korbut, hit – layout 2 feet, good – switch to bhs, tentative, steps back, doesn’t connect out – switch side, bigger pause before straddle and back dive from side – switch to split jump 1/2 to straddle 3/4, nicely done – double pike dismount, lunge back. She broke some connections in there (real broken connections, not 2026 broken connections), enough to make it close.

14.566 is tied with Nemour, but Zhang goes into 2nd because of the E score tiebreak.

FINAL
1) Nemour
2) Zhang
3) Saraiva

A second gold of the competition for Nemour. Saraiva’s first career beam medal finally arrives.

PBars Final

Rumbutis – Sweden – arch on makuts, pulls it back – peach 1/2 and double back to arms, hit – some walking on hands to adjust – peach is well short – double front 1/2, nice stick. 13.866, had qualified with a 14.500

Marinov – WG2Russia – peach 1/2 and diam, good – stutz a little short – tippelt is clean – smooth bhavsar – diam 1/2 – double back full, step back today, otherwise strong. 14.866 is up on his 14.700 from qualification.

Hashimoto – Japan – peach 1/2 and peach, hit – makuts is through cleanly – front straddle to arm, very nice – bhavsar – tippelt, just a small hesitation up to handstand – doubel front 1/2, absorbs the stick. 14.600 is into 2nd place.

He’s like, bye, no I will not go sit in that chair with a 2 on it.

Zou – China – makuts, hit smoothly – diam – stutz and peach, no trouble – front straddle to swing – bhavsar, great height, same with tippelt – double front 1/2, great stick. 15.733 will, um, win.

Seifert – Switzerland – misses hand on makuts, collapses some onto the bar and elbow bend to keep going – has a hadsntand arch after bhavsar and has to walk to control it – tippelt – double front dismount, large lunge forward. 12.500

Kovtun – Croatia – makuts, hit, holds hs for 9 minutes – peach 1/2, peach to one, healy, very good – stutz, a little form – makuts, smooth – double front, little hop. Very good. 14.900 is ahead of Marinov and into 2nd.

Dukhno – WG2 Russia – makuts is fast but loses form – same with stutz, little body angle – little arches and some walking in there – brushes mat on giant – FTDT is great, stuck, chest up. 14.100 is 5th.

Oka – Japan – peach 1/2, good finish – peach – makuts, clean – front straddle to arms – very secure handstands – bhavsar, hit – tippelt, solid – double front 1/2, hop back. 14.566 is now in 5th.

FINAL
1) Zou – 15.733
2) Kovtun – 14.900
3) Marinov – 14.866

Women’s Floor Final

Simone sitting next to Watanabe. Switch jobs.

Kinsella – GB – back 1.5 through to double tuck, lunge back, stays in – back 2.5 to front pike, step forward – wolf double – tour jete 1/2, switch 1/2, around – double pike, good control, chest low.

Long wait on score. Didn’t get her D, only did a front pike in combo instead of a front layout full, 12.966.

Martin – GB – DLO 1/1, hit, some pike and knees, only a small bounce, keeps it in – goes for straddle 1.5, looked a little under – DLO, somewhat short, hop forward – tour jete 1/2 and switch 1/2 – wolf double – front full, didn’t quite get her timing in combo but gets the double tuck, deep but landed.

13.466 is slightly up on qualification.

Fontaine – Canada – double double tuck, good height, lunge back – double L turn – DLO, solid, small pike down at the end and a small slide – triple turn – switch to switch 1/2, lower back leg in those – wolf triple, good completion – front tuck through to double tuck, a little forward, hop.

13.200 into 2nd behind Martin. Better E but 5.4 D compared to Martin’s 5.8.

Redick – Canada – back 2.5 to tuck 1/2, overcooked the back 2.5 and gets very low on the tuck 1/2 but gets it to her feet – whip full to double pike, gets good height on that double pike, small hop – switch to tour jete 1/2, a little under – wolf double – double tuck, good tuck position, little hop back – split jump full.

13.300 puts her into 2nd place. Top E of the final so far with 7.900

Roshchina – WG2Russia – DLO, hit, pikes down, slide back – 2.5 to tuck 1/2, very low, more trouble with it than Redick did because she landed the tuck short chest down with a hop forward – switch ring and 1/2 – 2/1, comfortable landing – memmel turn, leans out a little at the end – slowly pulls around wolf triple – double pike, chest down, lunge back.

13.100 is into 4th, with a 7.5 E score.

Esponda – US – double double tuck, hit, hop back – whip to double layout, also solid with a hop back – wolf triple, good – front tuck through to double tuck, larger rebound back – tour jete 1/2 and switch 1/2 are under split – double pike, another bigger bounce back – popa – didn’t really show the control on landings but who has?

13.566 moves a tenth ahead of Martin. 7.566 E but got the 6.0 D score.

Prat – France – double L turn, good – back 1.5 to double tuck, little bounce and then a forward stumble to keep it in bounds – switch ring – split ring 1/1 – front full to front full, little hop – split ring 1/2 – back 2.5, solid, small hop on landing – wolf double. Lovely.

13.466 is in 2nd, ties her with Martin but she goes ahead on the E score tiebreak, so she is guaranteed a medal.

Pease – US – Moors, hit, up onto her toes to control the landing with a little shuffle, lands with some stagger, pikes – double double tuck, lunge back OOB- switch ring to switch 1/2, around – back 1.5 to rudi, little hop – wolf triple and then some – 2.5 final pass, solid control, some leg crossing.

Gets a 6.1 D and a 13.866 to take 1st place.

FINAL
1) Pease – 13.866
2) Esponda – 13.566
3) Prat – 13.466

Martin out of the medals on the tiebreak. Prat did have the actual best execution of this final, if she hadn’t landed her mount all weird. Perhaps the most important result for the US women at this worlds was to reaffirm that can still use higher D to win on floor after not placing well last year. Pease’s E score was on par with the other hits here, and while Esponda’s was way down at 7.566, she had the D and could use it to medal.

High Bar

Naidin – WG2Russia – tak full, piked pegan, great height, comfortable catch – Pegan, also strong – Cassina, hit – Kolman easy by comparison – zou li min – tak 1/2 – DLO 2/1, step forward. Big difficulty. 14.800

Kawakami – Japan – tak 1/2 to kolman, good finish on tak 1/2 – Cassina, clean – stalder 1.5 – winkler, clean – tak 1/1, good finish, especially compared to most – DLO 2/1, holds the stick.

14.500 for him into 2nd, up on Naidin on E but didn’t have the D.

“He is a…Dutch…person.” Tim writing the biography of Epke Zonderland.

Oka – Japan – Cassina, great – kolman, strong – liukin, gets it, some leg position – tak 1/2 is past – good rhythm on german giants – double double lay, stuck. Great.

14.800 is into 1st, tied with Naidin, into the lead on E score.

Kawakami got one tenth back on inquiry and is on 14.600

Tang – Taiwan – tak 1/2 to liukin, great – cassina, clean – kolman, hit – tak 1/1, good finish to yam full – DLO 2/1 is a struggle, deep landing with large bound forward.

14.966 is into first place. 6.6 D score. Lowest E of the final but 6.6 D.

Vera – Colombia – tak 1/1, finishes vertically, tak 1/2 – tkatchev – Cassina to kolman connected, hit – Liukin and falls again – hop full, stalder – DLO 2/1, stuck. 13.333

Abbadini – Italy – Pegan is taken way way too far and he falls as well – resumes with a good cassina – tak 1/1 nice as well – tak 1/2 – Kolman, strong – DLO 2/1, hop back. 12.600

Moore – Australia – tak 1/2, perfect – stalder layout tkatchev to gienger, good – Kolman, caught – layout tkatchev to hop full to double double lay, stuck. Very clean. 14.433 is into 5th.

Barajas – Colombia – tak 1/1 – tak 1/2 to stalder liukin – Cassina, hit – kolman, also good – liukin, too far and falls – repeats the liukin – DLO 2/1, hop forward. 13.333

FINAL
1) Tang – 14.966
2) Oka – 14.800
3) Naidin – 14.800

It’s over!