05. October 2013  
Antwerpen, Belgien  
WCh Artistic

WOMEN's Apparatus Finals: US-Girls won two of four Titles!

Simone Biles (USA) Gold in All-around and on floor

On the first day of the Women's finals, the title ent to two, the medals to representatives of four nations:
New vault World Champion is Kayla Mc MARONEY from the USA, followed by all-around champion Simone Biles and the North Korean HONG Jong Un, while the Swiss Giulia STEINGRUBER just scraped past the podium.On uneven bars, China overtook but the first gold medal, although the favored YAO, Jinnan fell, but compatriot  HUANG, Huidan won the title, in front of silver medallist Kyla Ross (USA) and Aliya Mustafina from Russia. Germany's Sophie Scheder occupied in her very first Worlds final rank 5.
On Sunday Russia's Aliya MUSTAFINA on beam and all-around champion Simone BILES (USA) were the best at the final day of these Worlds ...!


* Saturday, Oct 05 - Women's Final Events
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* V A U L T  
1. MARONEY, McKayla (USA) – 15,724
2. BILES, Simone           (USA) – 15,595
3. HONG, Un Jong         (PRK) – 15,483

4. STEINGRUBER, Giulia    (SUI) – 15,233
5. CHUSOVITINA, Oksana (UZB) – 14,583
6. PHAN, Thi Ha Thanh       (VIE) – 14,299
7. PPENA ABREU, Yamilet (DOM) – 13,966
8. NETTEB, Chantysha         (NED) – 6,950
   ►►Detailed Results

Probably the event with the highest profile participants of the day, the women’s Vault final featured four Olympic and World medallists.
It began with 2011 World finalist Giulia Steingruber of Switzerland, who upgraded her second vault from qualifications and performed two clean vaults. Seemingly on medal course, the 19-year-old stayed in the lead all the way until the last three competitors outscored her and she finished fourth.
Defending World Champion and London 2012 Olympic Silver medallist McKayla Maroney (USA) and her compatriot Simone Biles, the new World All-around Champion, both showed two extremely clean vaults to take Gold and Silver respectively.
The 2008 Olympic Champion in this event, Hong Un Jong (PRK), took big steps on landing for both of her vaults which resulted in deductions on execution. She won the Bronze.
The phenomenal 38-year-old Oksana Chusovitina (UZB), a record five-time Olympian, continues to impress by making the finals at major events, and she came fourth in Antwerp.
The 2011 World Bronze medallist, Phan Thi Ha Thanh of Vietnam, stepped over the line on her first vault and fell on her second. She finished sixth in front of Yamilet Pena Abreu (DOM), who fell on both vaults and Chantysha Netteb of the Netherlands who injured herself on her first vault.

* Youtube - video ---: ... the complete Vault final - but, sorry - without sound!



* UNEVEN BARS
1. HUANG, Huidan      (CHN) – 15,400 (6,6)
2. ROSS, Kyla              (USA) – 15,266 (6,4)
3. MUSTAFINA, Alya   (RUS) – 15,033 (6,5)

4. BILES, Simone         (USA) – 14,716 (6,1)
5. SCHEDER, Sophie (GER) – 14,683 (6,4)
6. YAO, Jinnan            (CHN) – 14,633 (6,9)
7. HARROLD, Ruby    (GBR) – 14,333 (6,3)
8. DOWNIE, Rebecca (GBR) – 13,800 (6,4)
   ► Detailed Results

Yao Jinnan of China, the top qualifier and favourite for the Uneven Bars title, was left disappointed. The London 2012 Olympic finalist, who performed the most difficult Uneven Bars routine of these championships, fell on her "Mo salto" and finished sixth.
Yao’s compatriot Huang Huidan repeated her solid performance from the preliminaries to take the title.
The 17-year-old prevailed over Kyla Ross (USA) and reigning Olympic Champion Aliya Mustafina (RUS), who won Silver and Bronze respectively.
The impressive looking Rebecca Downie of Great Britain suffered a fall at the end of her routine, which put her at the bottom of the table behind her team-mate Ruby Harrold.

* SUNDAY, Oct 06 - Final Day 2
* B A L A N C E  B E A M
In an exciting final, 2010 World finalist Aliya Mustafina (RUS), who qualified in last position, was first up on Balance Beam. Her beautiful, cleanly executed routine set the bar for this final (14.900) and remained unbeaten until the end, while an inquiry on her difficulty score was rejected.
With great confidence, Italy’s Vanessa Ferrari and Carlotta Ferlito performed solid routines, but low difficulty tariffs meant they were left out of the medal ranks in fourth and fifth place.
Top qualifier Larisa Iordache (ROU) was left disappointed with a fall that resulted in seventh place and young Anna Rodionova (RUS) also came off the apparatus, finishing last.
The talented Shang Chunsong of China, who qualified in second place, fell back to sixth rank in the final with a rather wobbly routine.
Kyla Ross (USA) impressed with a stunning and well-executed set that placed her second with her team-mate Simone Biles coming third. Inquiries were accepted for the difficulty scores of both of the Americans.

1. MUSTAFINA, Aliya (RUS) -  (6.0) = 14,900
2. ROSS, Kyla             (USA) – (5.9) = 14,733
3. BILES, Simone      (USA) –  (5.9) = 14,333


4. FERRARI, Vanessa    (ITA) – (5.7) = 14,300
5. FERLITO, Carlotta      (ITA) - (5.9) = 14,283
6. SHANG, Chunsong (CHN) –  (6.2) = 14,133
7. Iordache, Larisa      (ROU) –  (6.3) = 13,933
8. RODIONOVA, Anna (RUS) –  (5.7) = 13,100
   ►►Detailed Results

* F L O O R   E X E R C I S E S
Newly crowned World All-around Champion Simone Biles was too strong to be beaten by anyone on Floor at these championships. With 15.000 points the springy teenager ranked clearly above the field at her fifth final in Antwerp.
Redemption came for Vanessa Ferrari and Iordache in this final. Ferrari will be remembered for her heartbreaking fourth place on Floor at the London 2012 Olympic Games, where she tied with Bronze medallist Aliya Mustafina. Here, having narrowly missed out on a medal on Beam, she qualified in fourth place and showed nerves of steel to produce a Silver medal winning routine in the final.
Larisa Iordache, the 2013 European Silver medallist and 2012 European Champion on Floor who had hoped for a medal on Beam earlier, took her second chance of the day. With some fantastic tumbling and dancing, she finished in third place.
Highly competitive Mai Murakami of Japan shone brightly on her much-awaited World senior debut. The spectators visibly enjoyed the entertaining choreography that earned her fourth place at her first World Championships. We will certainly see more of this gymnast with great potential in the future.
Nineteen-year-old Giulia Steingruber (SUI), who has turned from a Vault specialist into a serious All-around contender, bettered her qualifying score, and finished on rank five.
If Olympic Champion (2008) Sandra Izbasa (ROU), who qualified in second place, had medal hopes in this final, they vanished, when she fell on her last pass.
Elegant Kyla Ross (USA) performed well in her fourth final, where she tied with Steingruber.
Canada’s Elsabeth Black had to accept a deduction for stepping out of bounds and finished last.

1. BILES Simone                      USA - 15.000
2. FERRARI Vanessa                  ITA - 14.633
3. IORDACHE Larisa Andreea ROU - 14.600

4. MURAKAMI Mai                       JPN - 14.466
5. STEINGRUBER Giulia              SUI - 14.333
5. ROSS Kyla                              USA - 14.333
7. IZBASA Sandra                      ROU - 13.733
8. BLACK Elsabeth                    CAN - 13.566
     ►►Detailed Results