For context, her two vaults in the final at the 2016 Rio Games received 6.3 and 6.4 difficulty scores, respectively. The new vault received a provisionary difficulty score of 6.6, though Biles believes the move should be a 6.8. Skinner replaced Biles in the women's vault final after the four-time Olympic champion withdrew from that and four other events to focus on her mental health. Instead of twisting, though, a Yurchenko double pike includes a second flip done in a pike position. From there, most gymnasts add twists to their single flip to add some difficulty and improve their potential score. What is a Yurchenko double pike?įor a Yurchenko vault, the gymnast does a round-off onto the springboard, back handspring onto the table and then flips. Rio silver medalist Denis Ablyazin of Russia will attempt to claim another medal in Tokyo. North Korea’s Ri Se-Gwang, the 2016 gold medalist in the event, and Japan’s Kenzō Shirai, the 2016 bronze medalist, retired from gymnastics in 2020. Ukraine’s Igor Radivilov took home bronze. Russia took the top two spots in men’s vault at the 2019 World Championships with Nikita Nagornyy winning gold and Artur Dalaloyan claiming silver.
The country was unlikely to field a finalist, as no American man qualified for the vault final at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships either and Moldauer’s 14.366 score in vault as part of the individual all-around event was tied for ninth place. Who is the favorite in men's vault at the Tokyo Olympics? Switzerland's Giulia Steingruber, the 2016 bronze medalist in Rio, qualified for her third Olympics while Russia's Maria Paseka, the 2016 silver medalist, announced a break from the sport in 2020.
Carey earned silver in the event at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, while Skinner trailed only Biles at the U.S. Who has the best chance to win women’s vault?Ĭarey and Skinner will be among the gymnasts with the best chances of winning a gold medal on Sunday. Of the five men heading to Tokyo, Wiskus did the best in vault with a fifth-place finish at the trials. He will be joined by Sam Mikulak, Yul Moldauer and Shane Wiskus in the team event in Tokyo, while Alec Yoder also earned an individual spot. But can this Team USA gymnast master an explainer on her sport using Legos?īrazil's Rebecca Andrade and South Korea's Yeo Seo-jeong are also in medal contention after placing third and fifth, respectively, in qualifying.įor the men, Brody Malone emerged victorious with an all-around score of 171.600 at the U.S. Jade Carey is best known for her powerful and high-difficulty exercises on vault.
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