Five gymnasts take titles as Doha Worlds end

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Five gymnasts take titles as Doha Worlds end

Publication date : 03/11/2018


Simone Biles (USA) added gold and bronze medals in finals, tying the all-time record of 20 career world medals, as the 2018 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships concluded Saturday in Doha (QAT), where Liu Tingting (CHN), Ri Se Gwang (PRK), Zou Jingyuan (CHN), and Epke Zonderland (NED) were also crowned world champions.

Biles leaves Doha with a maximum six medals — four golds, one silver and one bronze — and is the first gymnast to win a medal in every event at the world championships since the late Yelena Shushunova (URS) in 1987. Biles' 20 career medals is tied with Svetlana Khorkina (RUS) from 1994-2003, and the American now has more world championships gold medals than any other gymnast with 15.

Liu triumphs in Balance Beam final

The last competitor of the final, Liu brought the Chinese women their sixth world title on Balance Beam with a beautiful routine that included a rare front handspring-front tuck combination. She scored 14.533 with the highest Difficulty mark of the final at 6.3.

"I just kept telling myself, 'Calm down, calm down,'" said Liu, the first Chinese world champion on Beam in seven years. "I didn't think of a medal. I just believed in myself and tried my best. I feel so incredible."

Ana Padurariu (CAN) won silver in her first world championships, equalling compatriot Shallon Olsen's finish on Vault on Saturday.

"It's amazing," Padurariu said. "I am at a loss for words — being able to beat the top gymnasts in the world is a dream come true."

Biles, the 2014 and 2015 world champion on Beam, had several large wobbles but won bronze, equalling her finish from the Rio Olympic Games.

Biles wins 14th world gold

Biles ended on Floor Exercise with a giant routine with four very difficult tumbling passes — layout double-double; double layout-half (Biles) to stag jump; layout front full to tucked full-in and tucked double-double dismount that amassed 6.7 Difficulty. She earned 14.933 after a 0.3 deduction for going out of bounds.

"I am definitely very happy, especially to win a medal in every event," said Biles, who won by a full point. "No matter what colour the medal, I'm really proud of myself. It feels really rewarding because I've put a lot of hard work and dedication into this sport, so I couldn't be happier. I'm really proud of my performances here. I wish some of them would have been better, but I'm really proud of the outcome."

Teammate Morgan Hurd, who won gold with the U.S. women in the team final and bronze in the All-around, won the silver over defending world champion Mai Murakami (JPN), the All-around runner-up.
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