Allow us to start the competitors for the perfect group of males. China certified in first, adopted by Japan, after which Nice Britain.
The liner up in a gaggle of 5 to be launched is already inflicting PROBLEMS for half the groups. It’s the pre-meet pommel horse.
The world feed is like “listed here are all of the rivals on this sports activities competitors” and NBC is like, “WHAT IF YOUR MOM CRIED.”
Rotation 1
Jake Jarman is thru a leadoff pommel horse with one bigger leg break in there.
Richard with a great stick on his double double rings dismount. 14.033 is up 5 tenths on Q.
Dolci for Canada vaults a Kas 1.5, not too giant on the hop ahead a bit to the facet, some legs, strong.
14.133 for Jarman.
Xiao begins for China with 13.966 on flooring.
Kaya – FX – Japan – entrance double pike, hop – 3.5, step ahead, leg crossing – entrance 2/1 to format, a bit low on format however will get a great stick – 2/1, little slide – 2.5 to entrance full – 3/1, caught, plenty of leg crossing once more however a safe touchdown. 14.000
Malone’s rings dismount, chest down hop ahead. 14.166, a bit down on Q.
Zhang – FX – China – entrance 2/1 to double entrance pike, slide again – 3.5 to a sort of loopy 1/2 that he sticks after all – randi, little hop – 2/1, caught – 2.5 to put, clear format place, little hop – 3/1, higher kind than Kaya however a bounce again. 14.233, additionally down a bit on Q.
Hong on rings, superb straight maltese and planche positions – finishes double double format, hop ahead. 14.533.
US 42.732 on rings, up simply shy of 4 tenths on qualification due to Richard.
Hashimoto – FX – triple double, hop again, stays in bounds – double double, proper on – entrance full to randi, hop – 2/1, caught – 2.5 to excessive entrance format, hop – 3/1, holds the stick. Oh THERE you might be Daiki. 14.633.
Whitlock places up the essential horse hit for GB’s hopes. 15.266
China goes 42.532 on flooring, up over some extent on qualification.
Oka – FX – Japan – DLO 1/1, caught – entrance full ro randi, a bit quick, hop to the facet – double double, caught once more – 2/1, good peak, caught – 2.5, additionally caught. Glorious. 14.633.
Japan goes 43.266 on flooring, additionally up 1.1 on qualification, so each groups conserving tempo with their margins early. An enormous flooring for Japan, however not capable of eat into that 2.5 level deficit from qualification thus far.
After 1:
GB 43.332
Japan 43.266
Canada 43.166
Ukraine 42.866
USA 42.732
China 42.532
Switzerland 41.632
Italy 40.832
A Stephen Nedoroscik pommel horse countdown clock is the content material we deserve. Now, how a couple of Rubik’s dice countdown.
Rotation 2
Bartolini – VT – Italy – stunning Kas 1.5, little step again. 14.500
Juda – VT – USA – Kas 1.5, strong stick, holds onto it with a bit lean. Good. 14.666, provides a bit greater than a tenth.
Kaya opens Japan’s horse with 14.366, up a tenth, and Zou counters with pommeling a pommel himself for 14.800, up 2 tenths.
Malone – VT – USA – a lot improved on the Kas 1.5 from qualification with a stick, some route. That would be the first main rating improve for the US versus qualification. Effectively, I supposed Richard’s rings additionally.
14.533 for Malone, versus Q after they counted 13.933 from Richard.
Sugino goes 14.866 on horse for Japan, a bit down on Q however a giant rating.
Hong – VT – USA – Ri Se Gwang will get it to his ft, medium bounce again
GB will get 13.266 from Whitehouse on rings, which isn’t a giant rating however works for them figuring out they have been going to have a decrease one on rings. Whitehouse was 12.400 in qualification and so they counted 12.900 from Jarman, so that is enchancment.
14.833 vault for Hong. The US vaults 44.032, versus 43.166 in qualification.
And Hashimoto is off on pommel horse, the primary main break of the ultimate. 13.100 for him, which tanks Japan’s pommel rating. Hepworth practically sticks his rings dismount, hop ahead. 14.800 is up a tenth.
Xiao finishes horse for China with successful to verify the most important benefit they’ll acquire on this rotation
After 2
USA 86.764 (+1.232)
China 86.098 (+1.467)
Japan 85.598 (-0.533)
Canada 85.331 (+0.267)
GB 85.164 (+0.432)
Switzerland 84.631 (-2.068)
Italy 84.098 (+0.165)
Ukraine 83.765 (+0.401)
Rotation 3
Whitehouse – VT – GB – crashes his Dragulescu, quick, lands on fingers and knees. 13.033, versus 14.633 in Q.
Zou opens rings with 14.933, an enormous rating, additionally down on qualification, however an enormous rating.
Malone main off PB for the US – very easy vertical positions, only a lunge again on his double pike. 14.433, loses .1 on Q.
Chepurnyi – VT – Ukraine – good Kas 2/1, little hop after which an additional arm wave step, good positions within the air. And a 14.900, enormous.
Jarman – VT – GB – Kas 2.5 is hit to his ft, massive bounce ahead however he has the D in order that’s nice. 15.266
Richard on PBars for the US, a bit elbow hesitation a stutz, properly previous handstand on a full twist – hits good tippelt – double entrance, practically finds the stick, hop ahead. Will get 14.566 to go a bit up on Q.
Zhang goes 14.833 on rings, Oka up subsequent for Japan with a pleasant hit the place he finds the stick on the double double format. Good routine, the issue being China is so much higher on rings and has already accrued a bonus after horse. 14.133 right here.
GB will get the 14.966 they wanted from Hepworth on vault, however they’ll nonetheless drop 8 tenths on vault in comparison with qualification with the Whitehouse miss.
Liu Yang is like, goodbye losers, on rings, only a small step again on double double. LOL 15.500
Hong sticks double entrance 1/2 dismount on Pbars, and goes up a tenth on qualification with a 14.400.
We glance again at Hepworth’s vault, a very nice handspring randi, clear and excessive, hop again.
Dolci – HB – Canada – tak 1/1, previous – tak 1/2, nearer – Cassina, caught – Kolman, strong as properly – format tkatchev – tkatchev – stalder – DLO 2/1, hop to the facet. Good one.
An excellent 14.500 from Tanigawa on rings that can also be some extent behind Liu.
After 3
China 131.364 (+1.534)
USA 130.163 (+1.365)
GB 128.429 (-0.602)
Ukraine 128.231 (+0.235)
Japan 128.231 (-0.432)
Canada 126.397 (+0.767)
Italy 126.197 (-0.036)
Switzerland 124.529 (-2.303)
China received qualification over Japan by 2.5 factors and has gained a margin of about 2 factors thus far at the moment. GB had 3.3 on the US however has dropped about 2 factors of that thus far. Ukraine had 6 tenths on the US however has dropped greater than some extent.
Rotation 4
Sugino – VT – Japan – Kas 2/1 is hit, a bit steppy on touchdown with a pair small changes and a few twisting kind. 14.700
Xiao – VT – China – one single lunge again on his personal Kas 2/1. 14.800
Juda – HB – USA – Yam, some pike – Kovacs, strong – format tkatchev – tkatchev – tak – tak 1/2 is previous, not fairly as late as Q – DLO 1/1, a biger hop ahead, would have wished to keep away from the touchdown difficulty however in any other case strong.
In excellent news for Japan, Hashimoto vaults a 14.900, which is method higher than Q.
13.366 for Juda is about proper on qualification.
Zhang – VT – China – deep touchdown on his Kas 2/1, will get it to his ft with out a fall however deep knees and a hop ahead.
We get a glance again as Hashimoto’s Kas 2/1, which can also be truly a bit quick with a hop ahead, although not as excessive as Zhang’s. Zhang goes 14.533.
Kovtun sticks double entrance on Pbars. 15.433, enormous quantity.
Richard – HB – USA – will get the Cassina and the Kolman – Liukin is hit – tkatchev to piked tkatchev, strong – tak 1/1, properly previous – tak 1/2 additionally late – DLO 2/1, caught. An excellent one. You thought he was going to overlook each the Cassina and Kolman given how excessive he went however he obtained them. 14.833, in comparison with 14.166 in Q.
Jarman with a great hit on Pbars, hop again on double entrance 1/2 out.
Tanigawa – VT – Japan – handspring pike 1/2, allllmost falls, tremendous deep and a lunge ahead and so they didn’t give him pike place.
Su – VT – China – one other downside on his Kas 1.5, quick, lunge again and falls for 12.766. It’s all kicking off on vault now. China shedding virtually some extent and a half of floor there.
Malone – HB – tak 1/2 – Cassina, hit – Kolman, strong – format tkatchev – tkatchev – tak 1/1 may be very good – large full – DLO 2/1 caught. Didn’t go for the D however put up a really clear hit. 14.166. US positive factors over 2 factors on HB from qualification.
After 4
China 173.463 (+0.134)
Ukraine 173.030 (+0.002)
USA 172.528 (+3.631)
Japan 171.664 (-0.465)
Nice Britain 171.328 (-0.832)
Canada 167.596 (+0.500)
Switzerland 166.395 (-2.003)
Italy 165.829 (-1.203)
China offers the whole lot again on vault there, however they nonetheless have gained floor on Japan based mostly on at the moment’s outcomes. Large rotation developing for Ukraine as a result of they botched HB in qualification and might acquire now.
Rotation 5
Juda – FX – USA – double double, strong, hop again – entrance 2/1 to format, little hop – randi, a bit quick, hop ahead – 2/1, caught – again 2.5 to entrance full, good touchdown – FTDT, a bit quick, hop. Some hoppies however a strong one. 14.200 positive factors just a few extra tenths.
Whitlock begins GB with a 13.000 on HB.
Stelmakh – HB – Ukraine – tak 1/1, fairly however properly previous – tak 1/2 is sweet – format tkatchev – tkatchev, good peak – DLO 2/1, with a fairly stick. Not a wild ton of D however a great one. 13.666
Xiao 14.733 on PBars.
Hong – FX – USA – entrance 2/1 to double entrance, lands OOB and hops again – entrance 1/1 to double entrance pike, hop – double double format, good, little hop – again 2.5 to entrance lay, hop – 3/1, some legs, bounce again. With all of the hops and an OOB it received’t be the wildest rating however it can work.
Jarman with a strong 13.400 on HB.
Zhang does the slowest leg closure on a Tippelt there’s ever been on PB however in any other case good till the dismount, very low chest, hair practically assembly the mat, with a hop. 15.100
Kovtun – UB – Ukraine – good tak 1/1 – tak 1/2, a bit previous – excessive Kolman, will get it – format tkatchev to tkatchev to piked tkatchev, glorious – hop full – DLO 2/1, hop again. That’s the hit Ukraine wanted. 14.033, versus the 12.800 they counted in Q.
Oka holds onto his stick on double entrance 1/2 on on PBars.
Fraser – HB – GB – will get his Cassina – good format tkatchev and piked tkatchev to tkatchev, good peak – tak 1/1, very previous – some physique place all through, a pair small losses of momentum – DLO 2/1, lunge ahead. 13.633 is a giant dip from his 14.2 in Q
Richard – FX – USA – double 2.5, hop ahead – entrance 2/1 to format, hop – double double, comfy, holds stick – 2/1, caught – again 2.5 to entrance 1/1, holds onto stick to a lean – FTDT, similar, holds stick to an arm wave. Resolved a number of of the landings from qualification, leaned and finessed loads of them however held them. 14.466 versus 13.833 from day 1.
Additionally Zou obtained 16 on Pbars.
We didn’t see Verniaiev on HB however only a 12.800 for him, which stunts the bottom Ukraine may have gained on excessive bar.
Absolute stunning PBars from Wataru Tanigawa for Japan, the perfect double entrance 1/2 out dismount.
Neither the world feed nor the US feed displaying us Bartolini’s flooring is an precise police crime.
After 5
China 219.296 (-0.366)
Japan 216.029 (-1.333)
USA 215.327 (+4.531)
Ukraine 213.529 (+1.068)
GB 211.361 (-1.535)
Italy 207.728 (-1.237)
Switzerland 207.194 (-2.936)
Canada 205.561 (-0.534)
China with a giant lead on Japan. US in management for bronze however has to pommel.
Rotation 6
Chepurnyi – FX – Ukraine – entrance full to double entrance, step ahead – double double, hop again – again 2.5 to format, hop ahead – 2/1, hop – 3/1 is a wrestle, very quick touchdown with a lunge ahead. 13.366
Sugino – HB – Japan – Pagan, caught, just a bit shut however nice – Cassina, hit – Kovacs, not hassle, connects to Kolman – tak 1/1, previous – yam, plenty of pike – tak 1/2, good – DLO 2/1, step again. 14.566
Juda begins the US with a snug hit on horse. 13.900 is a giant begin.
Xiao – HB – China – tak 1/1, very previous – tak 1/2 – format tkatchev, hit – tkatchev – tkatchev pike – large full – DLO 2/1 is a giant downside, appears like a knee down? on the large lunge ahead
Large 14.700 for Hepworth on flooring for GB.
Simply 13.033 for Xiao. Japan picks up half of the three level deficit there on the primary routine.
Oka – HB – Japan – tak 1/1, OK – tak 1/2, strong vertical place – Kolman, hit – format tkatchev – tkatchev – DLO 2/1, a bit deep, hits it with a bounce ahead
Kovtun with 14.100 on flooring, dropping some tenths from qualification.
Malone is thru a second pommel horse hit for the US.
Doubtlessly necessary inquiry if issues get (extra) bizarre, Xiao’s HB has been raised to 13.433.
14.433 for Oka.
Su Weide – HB – China – tak 1/1, bizarre hand placement, late – liukin, hits it with a pike – format tkatchev and falls! – and now a second fall on a Kolman! It’s all taking place on excessive bar. Memo to NBC. Finishes with a DLO 2/1, hop ahead.
Going to be some time for that rating.
In the meantime, Nedoroscik along with his essential PH routine over on the drama-free pommel horse, which is normally one thing we are saying, he’s by with successful, because the US will clinch a group medal.
Yikes. 11.600 for Su.
Hashimoto – HB – Japan – Liukin is hit – Cassina, good – Kolman, good hit – format tkatchev – DLO 2/1, practically sticks, little motion.