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Wieber beats Komova to claim all-round gold
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October 14, 2011, Friday
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AMERICAN Jordyn Wieber won another gold medal by rallying to beat Russia's Viktoria Komova for the all-round title at the world championships in Tokyo yesterday.
Wieber, who led the Americans to the team title on Tuesday, won despite making mistakes on uneven bars and floor exercise. She finished with 59.382 points, just 0.033 ahead of Komova. China's Yao Jinnan won the bronze.
Wieber had a big form break on uneven bars, leaving her trailing Komova by more than a point midway through the meet. Wieber pared the lead in half with a spectacular balance beam routine to go into the final rotation a half-point behind Komova, the Youth Olympic Games champion. The 16-year-old seemed resigned to silver after going out of bounds on her third tumbling pass.
But while Komova's routine was clean, it was less difficult and didn't have the same spark as Wieber's, who became the sixth American to win gymnastics' biggest prize at the worlds.
Most had expected the gold duel to come down to Komova and Wieber with defending champion Aliya Mustafina missing to a knee injury.
The American performed first and she seemed to lose rhythm as she pirouetted on the high bar. It caught up with her when she flipped to the low bar and although she didn't fall, she swayed and looked as if she might have scraped her toes on the mat. She scored a 13.6, more than a point less than she had in qualifying.
Komova's routine, on the other hand, was almost flawless. The lithe Russian floated between the bars in a smooth manner. Her dismount - two back somersaults with a twist - was acrobatic, yet she landed almost daintily. Her score of 15.4 moved her ahead of Wieber by a little more than a point.
Wieber cut Komova's deficit in half going into the final rotation with a dazzling routine on balance beam for a high score of 15.266.
Wieber, who led the Americans to the team title on Tuesday, won despite making mistakes on uneven bars and floor exercise. She finished with 59.382 points, just 0.033 ahead of Komova. China's Yao Jinnan won the bronze.
Wieber had a big form break on uneven bars, leaving her trailing Komova by more than a point midway through the meet. Wieber pared the lead in half with a spectacular balance beam routine to go into the final rotation a half-point behind Komova, the Youth Olympic Games champion. The 16-year-old seemed resigned to silver after going out of bounds on her third tumbling pass.
But while Komova's routine was clean, it was less difficult and didn't have the same spark as Wieber's, who became the sixth American to win gymnastics' biggest prize at the worlds.
Most had expected the gold duel to come down to Komova and Wieber with defending champion Aliya Mustafina missing to a knee injury.
The American performed first and she seemed to lose rhythm as she pirouetted on the high bar. It caught up with her when she flipped to the low bar and although she didn't fall, she swayed and looked as if she might have scraped her toes on the mat. She scored a 13.6, more than a point less than she had in qualifying.
Komova's routine, on the other hand, was almost flawless. The lithe Russian floated between the bars in a smooth manner. Her dismount - two back somersaults with a twist - was acrobatic, yet she landed almost daintily. Her score of 15.4 moved her ahead of Wieber by a little more than a point.
Wieber cut Komova's deficit in half going into the final rotation with a dazzling routine on balance beam for a high score of 15.266.
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