WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S TUMBLING FINALS

 TWO NEW WORLD RECORDS FOR WANG JIEUX!

A sensational performance from China’s Wang Jieux as he broke two World Records in his first run! His pass of linked flick and whipped two full twisting double straight somersaults to full in full out created a new record score of  40.4 and highest difficulty of an incredible 13.6, a full 2.4 more than team mate and silver medallist Chen Yang! Both men led yesterday’s Qualifiers, and there was no-one to match the artistry and supreme technical ability displayed by the Chinese. They have raised the bar again for others to follow and Wang Jieux is a worthy World Champion.

The World Games winner Jozef Wadecki from Poland scored 75.70 to take the bronze medal, and Great Britain’s Damin Walters placed 5th with a score of 70.30. Nicolas Fournials from France was thought to be a contender for a medal position but his score of 63.30 reflected a nervous performance finishing in 7th place. Casey Finley from the USA had attempted a 3 double somersault combination of full in straight with whip to double straight but stopped after a short landing in yesterday’s Qualifiers and placed sixth in today’s Finals in front of an enthusiastic audience.

A memorable final and a worthy new World Champion!  

WORLD TUMBLING CHAMPIONSHIPS - MEN’S TEAM FINALS - CHINESE JOY AT GOLD MEDAL

 An amazing finale to the first night of World Championships Finals as the Chinese Team performed incredible tumbling skills to win their third Gold medal of the night! The finals were dominated by China and Russia who were over 10 points ahead of France who won bronze!

Wang Jieux scored the highest individual total with an amazing 39.10 with team mate Chen Yang hitting a 37.40 and Russia’s Tagir Murtazaev 37.30. Tumbles included double straight somersaults with multiple twists. China’s Pan Huanian performed an outstanding run with 3 somersault combinations, the first being full in straight followed by double straight and full in tuck! The highlight was Muerazaev’s Miller which is a triple twisting double straight which he performed perfectly to round off a fantastic Final which had the crowd on the edge of their seats!   

This sets the scene for tomorrow’s Individual Finals where Damien Walters from Great Britain will compete and a new World Champion will be crowned! But tonight the Chinese Team are the World Tumbling Team Champions, and on this form, they were simply unbeatable!

Full results from the Finals appear below plus scores from the Qualifiers where Great Britain finished in 6th place narrowly missing qualifying for the Finals by just 0.40.

Click here for the full Women’s Tumbling results including tonight’s Team Finals! Who are the Women’s World Champions? Find out here!   

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