Abel Drigg (CUB) messes up his high bar routine and is out of the first third of the ranking list.  Alexei Bondarenko (RUS) is able to come up with a Tsukahara double pike (10 SV) on vault but puts his hands down.  <<< Dragulescu (ROM) collapses to one rail on bars and later falls again. Meanwhile, Yerimbetov (KAZ) goes for security on high bar (9,35).  Sean Towsend (USA) scores an impressive 9,437 on rings.  His team mate Paul Hamm shows two linked Guzoghys.  Stephan Zapf (GER) stays clean on high bar with a Kovacs and a double twisting double dismount but can only score 8,712 due to lack of difficulty.  Feng Jing (CHN) moves up the ranks with a demonstration of Chinese artistry on bars (9,612).  Ivan Ivankov (BLR) finally finds back to his old strength on rings with a 9,612.

Jordan Jovchev (BUL) is very lucky to score a 9,337 for a crooked Tsukahara with two twists on vault.  Eric Lopez (CUB) is even a bit better than Ivankov on rings. 
McCain (USA) loses ground with a mediocre performance on bars.

Jovchev’s final routine is spectacular, powerful and precise (9,687). He takes the lead with 56,085 points.
Eric Lopez (CUB) has a few small mistakes in his unusual high bar routine (9,237).
He is overtaken by Dan Potra (ROM) who clocks 9,5 for a strong rings routine.
McCain (USA) has a disaster on pommels, after a fall he labours through to a 7,187.
Dragulescu (ROM) flies to a 9,55 and current second place.
Sean Townsend (USA) sucumbs to his nerves on high bar, missing his Kovacs twice. The audience cheers his triple flyaway put Sean’s face tells the true story.
Bondarenko finally struts his stuff on floor. His elegant style takes it to 9,675.
Yerimbetov gives away a medal with a 8,15 on rings.
Hamm goes down on a full-twisting Kovacs – Amerika mourns. Hamm catches his other releases, but no medal.
Zapf receives a 9,237 for rings routine with a few wobbles and makes up for his disappointing showing in prelims.

The gold will be decided between Ivankov on high bar and Feng Jing on pommel horse.
The Chinese is incredibly sure on pommel horse. His legs open a little on his Russians but he regains composure immediately. He takes away a generous 9,425. Will it be enough?
Ivankov earns a huge ovation for a piked Kovacs. He catches his second Kovacs very close to the bar, resulting in a break. He almost has to restart. He totally nails his double double dismount and thrusts his arms in the air.
Another huge ovation rocks the arena. Ivankov thinks he’s won it. The scoreboard confirms it: 9,6 and second place ahead of Bulgaria’s Jovchev. The audience boos and whistles, a lot of people leave the arena prior to the victory ceremony demonstrating their anger with thei unfair gesture.

Conclusion:
18-year-old Feng Jing. In an exciting, sometimes even dramatic comeptition, he kept his cool and made no mistakes. Crowd favourite Ivan Ivankov, however, obviously coudln’t cope with the pressure and threw the gold away on pommel horse. Jordan Jovchev must have bluffed in prelims, otherwise he wouldn’t have scored 1,6 points more today. The Americans’ fall is dramatic. Coming into the competition as co-favourites, they lost it in the crucial moment on high bar.
Yernar Yerimbetov was the surprise of the competition. The young Kazakh made it all the way to sixth place.