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ROUTINE FROM HER.
>> Tim: THAT'S HER THIRD ONE
HERE IN ANTWERP, AND THEY ALL
LOOKED PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
COMBINATION INTO A RELEASE SKILL
AS SIMONE MADE ALL FOUR --
ACTUALLY, FIVE OF THE EVENT
FINALS IF YOU INCLUDE THE
ALL-AROUND.
SHE'S GOT THAT SMILE ON HER FACE
ALMOST BEFORE SHE HITS THE
GROUND.
>> Al: SO THERE ARE THREE
GYMNASTS TO GO.
SO EVEN IF SHE FINISHES FIRST
RIGHT NOW, A MEDAL IS NOT
GUARANTEED.
RIGHT NOW SHE'S SECOND, SO RIGHT
NOW SHE NEEDS A LITTLE HELP.
14.716.
>> Tim: SHE'S NOT GOING TO GET
IT FROM THIS YOUNG LADY RIGHT
HERE.
YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH GUARANTEE
THAT.
SEE THAT RANK 2, SHE CAME IN
WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST
QUALIFYING SCORE.
SHE JUST FLOATS, ANOTHER BIG
ONE, BEAUTIFUL.
BEING TALLER MAKES A LOT OF THIS
MORE DIFFICULT, BUT IT ALSO
MAKES IT LOOK MORE BEAUTIFUL.
>> Nastia: SHE DEFINITELY USES
THAT TO HER ADVANTAGE.
GREAT DOUBLE OUT WITH A STICK.
>> Al: I WOULD THINK, NASTIA,
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH THE WRINGER,
THAT IS THE MARTIN COROLLI
SELECTION PROCESS, THAT SETS YOU
UP FOR MOMENTS LIKE THIS.
>> Nastia: SHE ACTUALLY DID SAY
THAT.
MARTA MAKES HER MORE NERVOUS
THAN THESE JUDGES.
THEY GET OUT HERE AND THEY'RE
READY TO TAKE ON THE WORLD AND
THE JUDGES.
>> Tim: IT TRULY IS AMAZING HOW
ERROR-FREE A GYMNAST KYLA ROSS
IS.
I MEAN, YOU CAN WATCH HER IN A
TRAINING AND SHE'LL JUST DO
ROUTINE AFTER ROUTINE, AND
YOU'LL GO, THAT WAS EXACTLY THE
SAME.
AND THERE'S NEVER A BLATANT
ERROR.
>> Al: SIMONE BILES IS, IN
ESSENCE, PLAYING WITH HOUSE
MONEY.
SHE ALREADY HAS TWO MEDALS, A
GOLD AND A SILVER.
SHE WOULD LOVE A COMPLETE SET.
BUT KYLA ROSS IS SECOND.
THAT KNOCKED SIMONE BILES DOWN
TO THE BRONZE MEDAL POSITION,
AND THERE ARE STILL TWO GYMNASTS
TO GO.
SO HUANG HUIDAN IS IN THE
RUNNING.
>> THIS IS ALAYA MUSTAFINA.
>> Nastia: SHE'S GOING STRAIGHT
INTO ANOTHER CONNECTION.
>> Tim: SHE DIDN'T DO IT.
SHE DIDN'T CONNECT IT, AND
THAT'S GOING TO TAKE, I THINK,
TWO-TENTHS AWAY FROM HER MAXIMUM
POTENTIAL SCORE.
BIG DISMOUNT IN COMBINATION.
STEP BACKWARDS.
>> Nastia: YOU KNOW, THOSE TWO
TIMES COULD DEFINITELY COST HER
THE GOLD, SILVER OR BRONZE
MEDAL.
>> Al: THAT WASN'T JUST ONE STEP
AT THE END, TIM.
>> Tim: ACTUALLY, IT WASN'T.
SHE TOOK ONE STEP AND THEN
ANOTHER SLIDE.
THERE IS THE MUSTAFINA.
BUT RIGHT HERE WHEN SHE
TRANSFERS TO THE LOW BAR, SHE'S
SUPPOSED TO GO RIGHT BACK UP TO
THE HIGH BAR.
DOESN'T DO IT.
AND THEN LET'S LOOK AT THE
STEPS.
ONE BACK, ANOTHER BACK.
>> Nastia: ALMOST THREE.
>> Al: OH, BOY.
SIMONE BILES GETS KNOCKED OUT BY
MUSTAFINA.
JUST AESTHETICALLY, THAT DOESN'T
SEEM RIGHT.
>> Tim: REMEMBER, MUSTAFINA THE
REINING OLYMPIC CHAMPION ON THE
UNEVEN BARS, AND SHE COULD HAVE
DONE IT.
>> Al: HERE'S THE SEVENTH
QUALIFYING SCORE, RUBY HERALD.
IS SHE CAPABLE OF FINISHING ON
THE PODIUM?
>> Tim: REALLY NOT.
NOT TO BE BRUTAL, BUT SHE'S GOT
A VERY INTERESTING EXERCISE.
SHE DOES TWO MOVES.
THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, CHECK THIS
OUT.
A FULL TWISTING PAKSALTA FROM
HIGH TO LOW, AND WATCH THIS.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY DO THAT
BEFORE.
IT JUST DOESN'T HAVE SOME OF THE
AESTHETICS.
>> Nastia: BUT SHE'S SHOWING
GREAT POTENTIAL, AND, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A GREAT -- VERY STRONG
ROUTINE FROM HER.
>> Tim: WITHOUT A DOUBT.
I MEAN, A VERY UNIQUE EXERCISE.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO MEDAL,
THOUGH, RIGHT THERE.
>> Al: AND THAT'S WHAT THE
SCOREBOARD SAYS.
CHINA IS GOING TO GET A
MUCH-NEEDED MEDAL, ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU CONSIDER ITS GOLD.
THE UNITED STATES HAS ITS SIXTH
YOU.
>> Al: EARLIER AT THESE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANTWERP,
BELGIUM, JAKE DALTON WON A
SILVER MEDAL.
IF YOU FOLLOW THESE AMERICAN MEN
LIKE BRANDON WYNN, IT'S SO EASY
TO SEE THAT THEIR HARD WORK WITH
THE SPORT GETS PAID OFF AS IT
DID IN STILL RANKS.
>> Tim: ABSOLUTELY, AND HE IS
AMAZING AT THIS EVENT.
YOU CAN'T JUST BE STRONG
NOWADAYS, YOU HAVE TO BE
UNEARTHLY STRONG.
AND HE IS THAT.
GREAT POSITIONS ON ALL OF HIS
STRENGTH PARTS.
THE AMERICAN MEN HAD A VERY
DISAPPOINTING YEAR IN 2012.
THEY LED THE FIELD IN THE
QUALIFYING WITH A NUMBER ONE
TEAM GOING INTO TEAM FINALS AND
THEN JUST REALLY HAD A VERY
ROUGH DAY, FINISHED OUT OF THE
MEDALS.
ONLY DANELL LEYVA CAME AWAY WELL
A MEDAL IN THE ALL-AROUND.
GOT A BRONZE.
STILL RINGS.
THOSE BABIES SHOULDN'T BE MOVING
AND YOU HAVE TO STICK THE
LANDING AS BRANDON DOES.
HIS COACH, KASMIR SUAREZ.
>> Al: AND AFTER THE JUBILATION,
THE SCORE STOOD UP.
RAZIL WITH A GOLD, BRANDON WITH
A BRONZE THAT COMES AFTER A
COMMITMENT A YEAR AGO.
>> RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE
SUMMER WE SAID, HEY, LET'S
CONTINUE.
LET'S LOAD THE RINGS UP THIS
YEAR AND COME HOME WITH A MEDAL.
IT TOOK A LOT OF WORK BETWEEN ME
AND MY COACH, SPENDING TIME IN
THE GYM AND WORKING REALLY HARD.
BUT THE WORK PAID OFF AND IT'S
GOOD TO SEE THAT, HEY, YOU WORK
HARD, GOOD THINGS HAPPEN.
>> Al: BACK TO WHERE WE STAND
NOW.
THE MEN ARE AT THE VAULT.
YOU CAN TELL WHERE HE'S FROM.
KRISTIAN THOMAS.
HE WAS A BIG PART OF THAT
BRITISH CELEBRATION IN LONDON.
>> Tim: AND HE WAS ONE OF THE
BIGGEST REASONS WHY THEY GOT IT,
AND IT WAS ON THIS EVENT RIGHT
HERE DOING THE SAME VAULT HE'S
PLANNING RIGHT NOW.
A DOUBLE PIKE SOMERSAULT SUPER
HARD, AND HE STUCK IT IN LONDON.
JUST LIKE THAT!
WOW.
THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS A VAULT
CAN BE DONE, RIGHT THERE.
>> Al: IT SEEMS UNBELIEVABLE
THAT AFTER PUTTING EVERYTHING HE
HAS TO BEING GREAT IN LONDON
THAT A YEAR LATER HE CAN STILL
DO IT.
>> Nastia: AND WINNING THAT TEAM
BRONZE MEDAL IN LONDON AFTER THE
OLYMPIC GAMES IN THEIR HOME
COUNTRY HAS TO BE MORE
MOTIVATION TO COME BACK TO THESE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES AND DO EVEN
BETTER.
>> Tim: HE GOT TO SIT WITH
ROYALTY BECAUSE OF THAT.
THIS IS A ROYAL VAULT.
BEAUTIFUL AND JUST -- GYMNASTICS
101, STICK THE LANDING, AND HE
DID.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY
FOUND .5, BUT IT'S SILLY AT
TIMES, BECAUSE IT WAS A LOT MORE
PERFECT THAN THAT.
THIS VAULT ACTUALLY NOT AS
DIFFICULT.
SOME OF THE OTHER VAULTERS WILL
SEE LATER ON DO TWO VAULTS OF
THAT SAME 16 CAPABILITY.
THIS ONE JUST 15.06, BUT HE DOES
IT GREAT.
AND YOU KNOW, AL, THAT IS SO
GUTSY TO DO THAT VAULT THAT WAY
BECAUSE HE'S REALLY TRYING TO
STICK IT AND HE COMES IN ON A
BLIND LANDING.
YOU COULD SO EASILY SIT THIS
DOWN.
BUT HE FEELS IT SO WELL, JUST
THAT SMALL HOP BACK.
HE'S BIGGER THAN THE TYPICAL
GYMNAST.
HE SAYS HIS HEIGHT AND HIS
WEIGHT GIVE HIM MORE POWER AND
POTENTIAL TO GO HIGHER.
SO IT'S ACTUALLY A PLUS ON
VAULTING.
>> Al: STILL MORE GYMNASTS TO
COME HERE, BUT FOR RIGHT NOW,
KRISTIAN THOMAS WITH A VERY HIGH
SCORE IS AT TOP SPOT.
WE HAVE SASAKI JUNIOR.
>> A GOOD VAULT HERE.
REALLY NICE.
REALLY NICE VAULT.
POPULARIZED BY A GUY NAMED
DRAGALESCO.
NOT QUITE AT HIS LEVEL YET, BUT
SUPER DIFFICULT.
DRAGALESCU FROM ROMANIA.
WE JUST SAW A HALF TWIST THAT
MADE IT SO MUCH MORE DIFFICULT.
>> Al: GREAT ATMOSPHERE IN THIS
BUILDING.
FLAGS FROM JUST ABOUT EVERY
COUNTRY YOU COULD THINK OF.
ROMANIA, GERMANY, RUSSIA,
BRAZIL.
>> Tim: .4 LOWER POTENTIAL
SCORE, SO JUST BY THAT ALONE,
YOU KNOW IT'S GOING TO GO DOWN
ON THE SECOND ONE.
GREAT ADJUSTMENT ON THAT
LANDING, BECAUSE HE WAS WAY OFF.
>> Al: MEN'S VAULTING FINAL
CONTINUES.
>> Al: JAKE DALTON AND BRANDON
WYNN HAVE MEDALS.
STEVE LEGENDRE WOULD LOVE TO SAY
HE DID, TOO.
>> Tim: IN THE NEXT ZONE I SAW
STEVEN, AND IT'S REALLY THE
FIRST TIME I EVER SAW HIM SO
UPSET WITH HIMSELF.
HE JUST HOPPED HIS WAY OUT OF A
MEDAL.
TWO HUGE VAULTS HERE, THOUGH.
AND THAT WAS GREAT!
CHEST WAS A LITTLE DOWN ON THE
LANDING, BUT THAT IS AS GOOD AS
I'VE SEEN STEVE DO THIS VAULT.
>> Al: HE JUST MADE IT, TOO,
DIDN'T HE?
>> Tim: YEAH, HE DID.
>> Nastia: THAT SHOULD BE ABOUT
A .5 REDUCTION, RIGHT?
>> Tim: IT DOESN'T APPEAR
THEY'RE DOING THAT.
BUT AS WE MENTIONED, THE CHEST
IS DOWN.
JUST A SMALL HOP TO THE SIDE,
THOUGH.
IT'S A PUNISHING ELEMENT ON YOUR
LEGS AND HIS SECOND VAULT IS THE
SAME LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY.
SUPER HARD.
HE'LL DO THE VAULT WE SAW
KRISTIAN THOMAS DO, THAT DOUBLE
SOMERSAULT.
HE SAID IT TOOK HIM A COUPLE
YEARS TO FIGURE THIS OUT,
BECAUSE ON THAT FIRST VAULT HE
RUNS AT SUPER SPEED.
HE CAN'T DO THAT ON THIS ONE.
HE HAS TO TONE IT DOWN OR HE
MISSES WHAT HE CALLS HIS BLOCK
OR SPOT ON THE TABLE.
THIS IS NEW FOR HIM, AND
FRANKLY, I THINK IT SCARES HIM A
LITTLE BIT.
TWO 16-POINT VAULTS TO HIS FEET.
THAT IS GOOD STUFF FROM STEVE
LEGENDRE.
HE RUNS A LITTLE SLOWER, GETS A
GREAT STOP, LANDS AND ONE STEP
BACK.
THIS IS GOING TO GET A BIG
NUMBER.
HE'S BEEN IN EVENT FINALS ON
BOTH FLOOR AND VAULT SO MANY
TIMES AND HE HAS BEEN FRUSTRATED
EVERY TIME, FINISHING OUT OF THE
MEDALS.
I THINK THIS IS GOING TO -- I
THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ENOUGH TO
GET HIM IN THERE.
>> Al: WELL, IF HE FINISHES
FIRST OR SECOND, HE'S GOT A
MEDAL.
BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE
GYMNAST TO GO.
>> Tim: I THINK HE'S GOING TO
BE -- I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE
DID TWO VAULTS THAT WERE AS GOOD
AS THAT RIGHT THERE.
HE SHOULD BE YOUR LEADER AT THE
END OF THIS.
>> Al: THAT LOOKED LIKE SUCH A
SATISFIED GRASP OF HIS HANDS
WHEN HE WAS DONE, LIKE THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU.
THERE HE IS!
>> Nastia: HE BATTLED SOME
INJURIES EARLIER THIS YEAR, SO
IT IS ALMOST A SATISFACTION FOR
HIM TO GET THAT MEDAL, AND FIRST
OF ALL, TO BE AT THE WORLDS AND
NOW TO BE IN THIS LEADING
POSITION.
KRISTIN THOMAS IS GOING TO GET A
MEDAL, TOO.
LET'S SEE WHAT KIND OF MEDAL IT
IS.
THE LAST GYMNAST TO GO.
>> Tim: THIS IS HIS OWN VAULT.
IT'S NAMED AFTER HIM, AND IF
YOU'VE GOT A SKILL NAMED AFTER
YOU, IT'S REALLY GOOD.
16.4 START VALUE.
HE'LL LEAVE THE HORSE AND DO
THREE COMPLETE TWISTS.
OFF THE CHARTS.
THE STEP FORWARD AND I BIT TO
THE SIDE, BUT THAT DOES NOT
MATTER.
IT'S HUGE POWER, GREAT SPEED
DOWN THE RUNWAY, GREAT BODY
POSITION IN THE AIR
>> Al: LOOK HOW MUCH IS GOING
ON.
>> Tim: THAT'S CRAZY.
HE'S WORLD CHAMPION, HE'S
OLYMPIC CHAMPION.
HE'S ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF DOING
ANOTHER VAULT THAT HE SUBMITTED
HERE.
>> Al: OH, BOY.
THAT'S HUGE.
>> Tim: HE SUBMITTED THIS VAULT
AND IT HAS A SUPER HIGH
POTENTIAL SCORE AS WELL.
HE HASN'T DONE IT EARLIER IN THE
COMPETITION YET.
WE GET A GLANCE OF THAT
SCOREBOARD, I'LL BE ABLE TO TELL
YOU IF HE'S GOING TO DO IT OR
NOT, AND HE IS NOT.
>> Nastia: PERHAPS PLAYING IT A
LITTLE BIT SAFE.
>> Tim: HE'S JUST GOT TO LAND ON
HIS FEET, AND HE'S GOING TO,
RIGHT HERE.
TO THE GROUND.
THAT IS A GOLD MEDAL RIGHT
THERE.
TWO VAULTS OFF THE CHARTS HARD
DONE EXTREMELY WELL.
TRIPLE TWISTING, SUKAHARA.
THE PROBLEM IS, YOU LOOK AT THIS
AND YOU SAY, OH, THAT DOESN'T
LOOK THAT HARD.
>> Al: NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT,
TIM.
>> Tim: BUT HE JUST MAKES IT
LOOK EASY.
FINISHES IN PLENTY OF TIME.
HE FINISHED THE VAULT TO PUT AN
EXTRA HALF TURN ON THAT.
>> Al: AND HE'S GOT IT.
IT'S A GOLD MEDAL FOR SOUTH
KOREA.
>> Al: IN BELGIUM AT THE WORLD
GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP, THE
COMPETITION CONTINUES ON THE
BALANCE BEAM.
HOWEVER, THE GOLD WAS WON BY
ALAYA MUSTAFINA.
>> Nastia: IN THE FINAL WE SEE
SAW HER POISED AND CONFIDENCE,
AND SHE WAS ABLE TO WIN THE
TRIAL.
>> Al: WE'VE ALWAYS SEEN HER
DESIRE TO WIN.
>> Tim: SHE WAS GREAT.
THE LAST QUALIFIER INTO THE
EVENT FINALS AND SHE WINS THE
GOLD.
>> Al: SIMONE BILES NOW HAS THE
COMPLETE SET.
GOLD, SILVER AND HERE A BRONZE.
>> Tim: THIS IS COOL.
AND SHE DOES IT WITH RECKLESS
ABANDON.
>> Al: THAT'S A CONNECTION.
>> Tim: IT'S REALLY CRAZY.
I THINK THAT RIGHT THERE,
THOUGH, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST
ERROR SHE HAD SO FAR AT THE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.
>> Al: THE SILVER WENT TO KYLA
ROSS, PROVING THAT NO MATTER
WHERE IN THE GYM YOU TAKE HER,
SHE CAN PULL IT OFF.
>> Nastia: WITHOUT A DOUBT.
JUST HER BEAUTY AND GRACE.
I KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT OVER AND
OVER, BUT IT'S SUCH A STANDOUT
WHEN SHE'S OUT THERE ON THE
BALANCE BEAM, ESPECIALLY.
>> Tim: THIS IS ONE OF THE
REASONS SHE GOT HER TICKET
PUNCHED TO THE OLYMPIC GAMES IN
LONDON, WAS HER PROWESS BUT
MOSTLY HER ROCK SOLID
CONSISTENCY ON THE BALANCE BEAM.
>> Al: SO TEAM USA HAVING WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS TO REMEMBER BEHIND
ALIYA MUSTAFINA'S GOLD ON THE
PARALLEL BARS.
>> Tim: INITIALLY JOHN WASN'T
SELECTED FOR THE WORLD TEAM.
DANELL LEYVA WAS SELECTED.
HE TURNED IT DOWN.
JOHN OROZCO GOT THE CALL, AND
BOY, DID HE DELIVER ON THIS
EVENT.
JUST SUPER DIFFICULT.
WATCH THIS RIGHT HERE.
THIS HURTS JUST THINKING ABOUT
IT.
SO POUNDING ON THE ARMS.
THE THING THAT JOHN HAS IS HIS
ROUTINE HAS SUCH A VARIETY OF
ELEMENTS.
SOME GYMNASTS ARE REALLY GREAT
IN ONE AREA AND THEY CAPITALIZE
ON THAT.
THEY KIND OF OVERDO IT A LITTLE
BIT, BUT HE'S GOT BEAUTIFUL
RELEASES, HE'S GOT WHAT WE CALL
UNDERBAR SKILLS, LIKE ONE OF
THESE RIGHT HERE.
>> Al: WHAT THIS ROUTINE TURNED
THIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP INTO IS
ONE OF THE GREATEST IN THE
HISTORY OF ANY GYMNASTICS, AND
THE FOURTH MALE IN THE UNITED
STATES TO WIN A MEDAL, JOHN
OROZCO WHO DREAMED OF
SUCCEEDING, HE TOOK THE PODIUM.
>> IT'S JUST GREAT FOR MY
CONFIDENCE RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I
CAME IN AND I WAS, LIKE, TRYING
TO REDEEM MYSELF, LEAVING FROM
LAST YEAR AND NOT BEING AS
COMPETITIVE AS BEFORE.
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST TRYING TO
GET BACK OUT THERE.
THIS IS MY FIRST HUGE MEET SINCE
THE GAMES, SO I THINK SINCE I
DID A GOOD ROUTINE AND I
MEDALED, IT'S GOING TO DO GREAT
THINGS FOR MY CONFIDENCE AND I'M
JUST REALLY HAPPY.
>> Al: SO THIS IS WHERE WE WERE
RIGHT NOW.
THE FLOOR EXERCISE EVENT FINAL
FOR THE WOMEN.
AND WE BEGIN WITH VANESS
FERRARI.
>> Tim: A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT
SHE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A MEDAL
AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
IT COULD HAPPEN TODAY.
>> Al: SHE LOST A MEDAL, WHAT,
NINE YEARS AGO BY .006, AND YOU
STILL DON'T FORGET IT, RIGHT?
>> Nastia: ACTUALLY GOT THE
SILVER MEDAL AS OPPOSED TO
WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL, BUT IT
SITS WITH YOU FOREVER NO MATTER
WHAT.
NOTHING CAN ERASE THAT FEELING.
THIS IS WHAT SHE'S TRYING TO DO.
SHE'S OUT HERE AT THE EVENT
FINALS AND TRYING TO WIN A MEDAL
ON THE FLOOR EXERCISE.
♪♪
>> Tim: THAT WAS GREAT.
FROM START TO FINISH.
DOUBLE TWISTING, DOUBLE
SOMERSAULT, ONE OF THE FIRST
GYMNASTS TO DO THIS YEARS AND
YEARS AGO.
IN THE ENDING YOU LOVE THAT.
LEAVE THOSE JUDGES WITH A STUCK
LANDING AS THE LAST IMPRESSION.
THIS SHOULD GET A MEDAL.
>> Al: WELL, IT PUTS HER IN
FIRST PLACE RIGHT NOW WITH A
14.633.
>> Al: THIS WILL TAKE US TO THE
END OF THE FLOOR EXERCISE,
WOMEN'S FLOOR FINAL.
PLENTY MORE EXERCISES COMING
HERE FROM BELGIUM.
SIMONE BILES BREAKS OUT IN
JUNIORS TO WIN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
NOW SHE COMES TO BELGIUM AND HAS
THE COMPLETE SET OF MEDALS.
♪♪
>> Nastia: HERE'S A SKILL THAT'S
NAMED AFTER HER, NOW THE BILES.
EXCELLENT.
♪♪
>> Al: THAT IS A VERY COOL
ENDING.
>> Tim: ANOTHER GREAT ROUTINE.
LIKE I SAID, SHE HAS DOMINATED
FLOOR AT EVERY COMPETITION AT
THESE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS HER
POTENTIAL MAXIMUM SCORE IS JUST
SO MUCH HIGHER THAN EVERYBODY
ELSE, SO IF SHE MAKES IT
THROUGH, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR
OTHERS TO CATCH UP.
LOOK AT THE HEIGHT SHE HAS.
IT'S JUST CRAZY.
>> Nastia: AND HERE IS THAT
DOUBLE LAYOUT, AND AT THE VERY
END SHE DOES A HALF TURN.
FIRST WOMAN EVER TO COMPLETE IT
IN COMPETITION NOW NAMED AFTER
HER.
>> Tim: DISMOUNTS WITH A SUPER
HARD SUPER SOMERSAULT.
MANY GYMNASTS AT THE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS WERE JUST BARELY
ABLE TO DO THAT AS A MOUNT.
SHE DOES IT LIKE NOTHING AS A
DISMOUNT.
>> Al: KYLA ROSS THERE IN THE
EMBRACE.
STILL TO COME, AND SIMONE BILES
STYLES HER WAY TO NUMBER ONE.
>> Tim: SHE'LL BE HARD TO BEAT,
I TELL YOU.
>> Al: WE HAVE FOUR MORE
GYMNASTS TO GO.
LARISA ANDREA ROUDACHE.
♪♪
♪♪
>> Nastia: THAT WAS A GREAT
ROUTINE BUT DEFINITELY NOT AS
GOOD AS SIMONE.
I DON'T THINK SHE'LL BE ABLE TO
OVERTAKE HER.
>> Tim: NO, THAT WOULD BE HARD
TO DO, BUT THIS THE SAME MOUNT
THAT WE SAW FROM SIMONE.
A DOUBLE TWISTING DOUBLE, LANDS
VERY WELL.
DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER THAT
SIMONE HAS, BUT THIS IS A REALLY
STRONG EXERCISE.
A LOT GOING ON RIGHT THERE.
TWO FLIPS, TWO TWISTS.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT HER IS SHE
REALLY SEES THE GROUND WELL.
>> Al: 14.6.
RANKS HER THIRD FOR NOW.
>> Tim: DISAPPOINTING.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS UP TO THAT
MOMENT.
>> Al: HERE'S HER TEAMMATE,.
>> Tim: ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS
SHE'S HERE AFTER COMPETING IN
LONDON AND WINNING THAT VAULT
TITLE IS SHE WAS THE DEFENDER IN
FLOOR EXERCISE BUT DIDN'T WANT
TO END HER CAREER WITH A FLOOR
LIKE THAT.
♪♪
>> Al: THERE'S A REAL BALLET
FEEL TO THIS.
>> Tim: ABSOLUTELY.
>> Tim: SHE HAS HAD AN AMAZING
CAREER.
AS I SAID, WAS OLYMPIC CHAMPION
IN 2008 ON FLOOR EXERCISE.
CAME OUT OF RETIREMENT.
WON THE VAULT IN 2012.
OH!
>> Al: SO NOW CAN SHE LEAD WITH
THAT?
>> Tim: THAT IS DEVASTATING.
A BEAUTIFUL ROUTINE, LOTS OF
SUPER DIFFICULT ELEMENTS.
I JUST CAN'T -- I CAN'T GET THIS
OUT OF MY HEAD RIGHT HERE.
ONCE AGAIN, HER LAST PIECE OF
GYMNASTICS, AND THAT IS NO
MEDALS, NO WAY.
>> Nastia: THAT MAKES YOU THINK
SHE'S GOING TO COME BACK FOR
ANOTHER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
>> Al: NOW PAULA ROSS.
TW -- KYLA ROSS.
TWO GYMNASTS LEFT WITH SIMONE
BILES SITTING ON TOP.
♪♪
>> Tim: ANOTHER GORGEOUS ROUTINE
FROM KYLA ROSS.
MY GUESS IS SHE'LL HAVE THE
HIGHEST EXECUTION SCORE, THE
LEAST AMOUNT OF DEDUCTIONS OF
ANYBODY, BUT SHE DOESN'T COME TO
THE TABLE WITH QUITE ENOUGH
DIFFICULTY.
SHE'S ACTUALLY .8 LESS IN
POTENTIAL SCORE THAN SIMONE
BILES, BUT SHE DOES IT SO
BEAUTIFULLY.
NICE DOUBLE PIKE, GREAT KNEES
AND TOES IN THE AIR.
>> Nastia: YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN A
GREAT ROW OF CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR
KYLA COMING OFF THE OLYMPIC
GAMES LAST YEAR, AND NOW SHE'S A
FRONT RUNNER FOR TEAM USA.
>> Al: WOW, SHE'S NOT EVEN GOING
TO GET A MEDAL.
>> Tim: THAT DIFFICULTY SCORE,
SIMONE HAD A 6.5 FOR THAT.
SHE'S A 5.7.
EVERY OTHER ATHLETE, I BELIEVE,
IN THIS EVENT WILL BE IN THE
6'S.
>> Al: ELIZABETH BLACK.
CAN SHE TAKE THIS AWAY FROM
SIMONE OR NOT?
>> Nastia: NO.
I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I DON'T
THINK SHE CAN TAKE IT AWAY FROM
SIMONE BETWEEN THE DIFFICULTY
AND THE AMPLITUDE THAT SIMONE
HAS.
IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT.
>> Tim: WATCH THIS PASS RIGHT
HERE.
SUPER HARD.
SHE'LL DO A TWO AND A HALF TWIST
AND SHE'LL CONNECT THAT WITH A
TRIPLE VAULT.
NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.
SUPER HARD.
♪♪
♪♪
>> Tim: OUT OF BOUNDS.
A TENTH OF A POINT REDUCTION.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS A GOOD ROUTINE
BUT SHE ONLY DOES THREE TUMBLING
PASSES.
MOST OF THE OTHER ATHLETES DO
FOUR, AND SO SHE MIGHT ACTUALLY
NOT HAVE A 6.0 DIFFICULTY OR
BETTER.
>> Al: SO THEY POP UP THE
NUMBERS AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO
CHANGE ANYTHING FOR ELIZABETH
BLACK.
BUT IT'S GOOD FOR SIMONE BILES
AS SHE GRABS HER SECOND WORLD
GYMNASTICS
>> Al: THE WORLD GYMNASTICS
CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE BROUGHT TO YOU
BY AT&T.
RETHINK POSSIBLE.
BY P&G.
COME DREAM WITH US.
SAM MIKULAK WOULD LOVE TO HAVE
HIS HIGH BAR ROUTINE COME BACK.
TIM, WHAT HAPPENED?
IT JUST COLLAPSED AND THE MIDDLE
WAS GONE.
>> Tim: HE HAD A TECHNICAL
ERROR, AND I THINK HE LOST FOCUS
FOR A SECOND AND IT TURNED INTO
A CATASTROPHE.
IT TOOK HIM TOTALLY OUT.
>> Al: FOR THE AMERICAN MEN,
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF HARD-WORKING
GYMNASTICS PRACTICE AWARDED
TODAY.
HE COULD BE THE FIFTH DIFFERENT
AMERICAN MEDALLIST IF HE COULD
DO THE SAME THING.
>> Tim: HE CAN.
ACTUALLY, I THINK HIGH BAR IS
MAYBE HIS BEST EVENT RIGHT NOW.
IT DIDN'T USED TO BE, BUT YOU'LL
SEE RIGHT FROM THE TOP.
WATCH THESE TWO BIG RELEASES.
BETTER.
ANOTHER COMBO RIGHT HERE.
PERFECT!
THIS IS WHERE HE HAD HIS
PROBLEM, RIGHT HERE.
NOT TODAY!
THIS IS A GREAT EXERCISE!
>> Al: SO MUCH DIFFERENT THAN
THE ALL-AROUND WHERE HE WAS
FORCED TO FINISH SIXTH.
THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN
TODAY.
>> Tim: THAT WAS AMAZING.
THAT RIGHT THERE WOULD HAVE
EARNED HIM A SILVER MEDAL, I
BELIEVE.
AND WHAT A CHAMPIONSHIP THE U.S.
MEN HAVE HAD HERE.
BIG RELEASES LIKE THAT ONE.
WHAT SAM IS SO GREAT AT IS
STICKING LANDINGS, AND THAT
SMALL LITTLE HOP, WHEN YOU'RE IN
THE EVENT FINALS --
>> Nastia: NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
>> Tim: I TOOK A HOP IN 1984 AND
I GOT FOURTH.
>> Al: SETS THE BAR PRETTY HIGH.
15.566.
>> Tim: IT'S A GREAT ROUTINE.
A BIG SCORE BUT THERE ARE SOME
CRAZY GOOD ATHLETES COMING UP.
>> Al: HE'S GOING TO FIND OUT
RIGHT AWAY HERE.
HE WON HIS FOURTH ALL-AROUND
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HERE.
NO ONE HAS DONE THAT UNTIL KOHEI
UCHIMURA.
>> Tim: WHAT YOU HAVE TO LOOK
FOR IS HOW PERFECT EVERYTHING
IS.
HIS TOES, HIS KNEES, EVEN ON
THESE HUGE RELEASES.
RIGHT HERE IN COMBINATION.
I WAS ABOUT TO SAY THAT WAS
TEXTBOOK, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY
CAN DRAW IT THAT PRETTY.
HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF A STRUGGLE.
NOT GOING TO KILL HIM BUT
CERTAINLY GOING TO LOSE
PROBABLY .3.
>> Al: I THOUGHT THE CROWD
REACTED LIKE HE WAS SHOWING OFF
A LITTLE BIT.
>> Tim: OH, KOHEI.
>> Al: ANOTHER PERFORMANCE TO
REMEMBER BY THE JAPANESE
>> Al: JUST A FEW MORE GYMNASTS
TO GO AT THESE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN ANTWERP,
BELGIUM.
IT'S BEEN A GOOD DAY FOR CO MEE
-- CO -- KOMEI UCHIMURA.
THESE TWO MEN TRYING FOR THE
SILVER.
HE DOES TWO OF THE MOST RADICAL
CONNECTED ELEMENTS.
IT'S JUST CRAZY.
FIRST ONE COMING UP RIGHT HERE.
ONE MORE RIGHT HERE.
ANOTHER INTO A ***.
HE IS JUST SILLY DIFFICULT.
WOW.
LOOK AT THIS COMBINATION RIGHT
HERE.
THAT'S CALLED A FULL TWISTING
COLVAX, AND THIS RIGHT HERE,
DOUBLE TWISTING FLIP WITH A HALF
TURN.
ONCE AGAIN IT COMES DOWN TO
THIS.
>> Al: HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING
BETTER THAN THAT TODAY?
NO, YOU HAVEN'T.
EPKE ZONDERLAND OF THE
NETHERLANDS.
A COUPLE GYMNASTS TO GO.
THIS IS VERY CAPABLE FABIAN
HAMBUCHEN.
IT STARTS WITH THIS PERFORMANCE.
>> Tim: HIS MAXIMUM SCORE IS .3
LESS THAN WE JUST SAW FROM EPKE.
BEAUTIFUL.
DO ANOTHER BIG ONE RIGHT HERE.
WOW.
NOT DONE IN COMBINATION, BUT
THIS ONE RIGHT HERE LOCKS THREE
IN A ROW INTO A FRONT.
IT WAS SO CLOSE IN LONDON
BETWEEN THESE TWO GUYS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT
FABIAN, HIS CLEANLINESS,
DESERVED A GOLD MEDAL.
AND THIS IS SPECTACULAR!
>> Nastia: DOES HE THINK HE HAS
IT?
>> Tim: YOU JUST CANNOT HOP
AROUND LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY --
HE GIVES UP, I THINK, .3 TO EPKE
IN STANDARD SCORE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE
THINKING RIGHT NOW?
>> UNHAPPY THOUGHTS BECAUSE THIS
WAS JUST PHENOMENAL.
THE HOP ON THE LANDING IS GOING
TO FINISH AHEAD OF SAM, BUT IT'S
GOING TO BE OH, SO CLOSE.
THIS COULD GO EITHER WAY.
>> Al: HAMBUCHEN THE SECOND SPOT
BY LESS THAN A TENTH, SO IT
WAS --
>> Tim: IT WAS THE HOP ON THE
LANDING.
YOU GOT TO STICK.
>> Al: AND SAM MIKULAK IS
KNOCKED BUT BY A TENTH.
ONE MORE GYMNAST TO GO AS YOU'RE
LOOKING AT JUSTIN --
CALVO MORENO.
>> Tim: HE TOOK IT ON BOTH OF
HIS SHINS.
I'M SURPRISED HE'S HERE.
AMAZED HE DIDN'T BREAK ANYTHING.
HE DOES SUPER DIFFICULTY, BUT I
DON'T THINK HE'S GOING TO HAVE
ENOUGH TO CHALLENGE FOR A PODIUM
SPOT.
THOSE THREE AHEAD OF HIM ARE
JUST SO GREAT.
BUT I'M JUST HOPING THAT HE CAN
GET THROUGH THE DISMOUNT.
IT'S REALLY HARD TO SHAKE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
GOOD RELEASE.
IT'S ALL BEEN GOOD.
SOMETIMES YOU HIT THE BAR LIKE
THAT AND YOU'RE NEVER THE SAME.
ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU'RE YOUNGER.
HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE.
TAP IS BETTER.
>> Al: YOU COULD SEE THAT HURT.
>> Tim: YEAH.
WHAT A TRIUMPH AFTER WHAT
HAPPENED IN THE ALL-AROUND.
>> Al: SO EPKE ZONDERLAND WINS
THE GOLD TO GO WITH HIS OLYMPIC
GOLD, FABIAN WITH THE SILVER AND
KOHEI UCHIMURA WITH THE BRONZE.
A LOT OF CONGRATULATIONS TO GO
AROUND.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SIMONE BILES
WHO IS THE ALL-AROUND WORLD
CHAMPION, TO KYLA ROSS WHO WAS
THE SILVER RIGHT BEHIND HER.