Gold -- Aliya Mustafina RUS
Silver -- Kyla Ross USA
Bronze -- Simone Biles USA
The balance beam final ended up being my favorite event final at Worlds :)
My favorite non-US gymnast, Aliya Mustafina, was up first. She had a wonderfully clean routine with many difficult combinations that she hit for the most part. She did not have hardly any balance checks, and she actually turned her double spin into a 2.5 to avoid one. Stuck dismount, beautiful routine. 14.9.
Carlotta Ferlito of Italy was up next. She had a good routine with impressive looking skills, but there were several balance checks throughout, a missed connection, and a hop on the dismount. 14.283.
** Mustafina submits enquiry **
Vanessa Ferrari next. I absolutely love her flight series, it's super beautiful. She did miss her front arial/sheep jump combination though, and she had a big lunge back on her dismount, almost sitting down. 14.3.
** Mustafina enquiry rejected, ends up adding her SV up by hand** (LOL)
Chunsong Shang next up. Hit her flight series this time, but big break on her punch front and several other wobbles throughout, even on simple elements such as her back tucks. 14.133.
Next Simone Biles. Hit all connections, but big check after her punch front and a lunge forward on the dismount, almost hit her head on the beam!! Saved both mistakes though. 14.133.
Kyla Ross came next. Gorgeous routine, very elegant! Only mistake was a missed connection (free walkover to sheep jump) and a step on the dismount. Definitely challenging for the lead. 14.733.
** Biles submits enquiry**
Larisa Iordache of Romania unfortunately suffered another fall off of the beam on her first flight series, such a shame because her routine is amazing! I felt so badly for her. 13.933.
**Biles enquiry accepted 14.333*
**Ross submits enquiry**
Anna Rodionova of Russia last competitor to go. Fell off on her backflip into Arabian, but the rest of the routine was wonderful. 13.1.
**Ross enquiry accepted 14.833*
I was so proud of Aliya especially after her performance in qualifications overall to come out and win as many medals as she did. She now also has a World medal on every event and is on the list of gymnasts with most medals at Worlds with 8 :)
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