And you can read a full report from today’s championships here:
Simone Biles speaks:
“It means the world to me,” she said. “For my fifth, that’s kind of unheard of so it was really exciting. But we finished strong and we gave it our all. It’s super exciting that we had the opportunity to do this.”
Simone Biles wins fifth world all-around title by record margin!
And there it is. Simone Biles becomes the first and only woman to win five all-around world titles. She goes out of bounds on both her triple double and double double, but still manages to win by 2.100 points (same as Rio) to break her own women’s record for margin of victory at a world championships under the Code of Points.
The 🐐 wins GOLD 🥇@Simone_Biles wins her fifth world all-around title and breaks her own women’s record margin of victory. #Stuttgart2019
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) October 10, 2019
*drops mic 🎤* pic.twitter.com/0eGJmMCrGR
China’s Tang Xijing wins the silver (56.899), while Russia’s Angelina Melnikova takes bronze (56.399).
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A wonderful floor routine by Suni Lee earns a score of 14.200. Her overall tally of 55.632 moves her into seventh with Biles still to go. And here comes Simone, who needs only 12.300 to win a fifth world all-around title.
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Oh no. Canada’s Ellie Black came down hard on her Rudi landing and appears to have injured her right foot. She limps off the floor with assistance. A gutsy decision to go for her more difficult vault in her only chance for the podium. She’s fighting back tears as she’s treated by a trainer. Her score of 13.533 puts her into third place overall (56.232) with Biles and Lee to go.
Tang Xijing, an injury replacement for Liu Tingting, has made the most of her opportunity today. She’s just finished a gorgeous floor routine – clean with gorgeous leaps and fantastic landings – for an overall score of 56.899. That means Biles will need better than 12.310 to win the title, which, er, shouldn’t be a problem.
Standings after the third rotation
Biles is in total command with one rotation to go, but the race for the other two podium spots is wide open on an unexpected afternoon. (You can see the full standings here.)
1 Simone Biles USA 44.599
2 Tang Xijing CHN 43.299
3 Nina Derwael BEL 42.433
4 Angelina Melnikova RUS 42.333
5 Li Shijia CHN 41.799
6 Ellie Black CAN 41.666
7 Sunisa Lee USA 41.432
8 Elisabeth Seitz GER 41.399
Suni Lee hits her beam routine for a score of 13.833. NBC makes the mystifying decision to not show it, climbing back into seventh place with only her floor exercise to go.
Sunisa Lee, BB: Middle split mount. Humphrey turn. Front aerial. Bhs, bhs, layout to two feet, yes! Switch, switch 1/2, wobble, back tuck. Side aerial, layout, layout, gorgeous. Switch ring. Ring jump. Double tuck dismount. What a routine for Sunisa Lee! 13.833. #Stuttgart2019
— USA Gymnastics (@USAGym) October 10, 2019
China’s Tang Xijing scores a 14.600 on beam with a nearly flawless set, only 0.033 off Biles’ score. She will be in play for the podium if she can match her 13.500 on floor from Tuesday’s team finals. Also in medal contention is Russia’s Angelina Melnikova, who scores 14.000 with one of her finest beam routines.
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Yet another remarkable set from Simone Biles on the beam. She scores a 14.633 even without her the double-twisting double dismount, left in the quiver thanks to the FIG. She’s doubled her lead to 2.166 points and can eclipse the 60-point plateau with a 15.401 on floor (having posted a 15.333 in Tuesday’s team final). Derwael stays on pace for the second with a 13.500 on floor.
A strong balance beam routine for @Simone_Biles 💪 #Stuttgart2019 pic.twitter.com/aMlLS0n3kh
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) October 10, 2019
Standings after the second rotation
We’re halfway home and Biles leads by more than a full point over Belgium’s Nina Derwael. Suni Lee is down to ninth (27.599), Giorgia Villa to 11th (26.966) and Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos to 16th (26.566) after their mistakes in the second rotation. (You can see the full standings here.)
1 Biles USA 29.966
2 Derwael BEL 28.933
3 Tang CHN 28.699
4 Melnikova RUS 28.333
5 Black CAN 28.133
6 Seitz GER 28.099
7 Li CHN 27.799
8 Moors CAN 27.732
9 Lee USA 27.599
10 Saraiva BRA 27.333
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Brazil’s Flavia Saraiva turns in a gorgeous beam routine, posting the highest score of the day so far at 14.033. Elsewhere, France’s Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos comes off the bars on her Tkachev, and then a second time on the Bhardwaj.
My heart for Melanie 💔💔😭 she should of been champ today (other than Simone)
— Ellie Downie (@elliedownie) October 10, 2019
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Another stellar routine from Simone Biles on the uneven bars. Hard to believe it was once considered a weakness. She gets incredible height and nails the double double dismount. Simply breathtaking work from the GOAT. She scores a 14.733 ...
She makes it look so easy.@Simone_Biles wowed the crowd at #Stuttgart2019 with an outstanding performance on the uneven bars. pic.twitter.com/gSM9nHP4WF
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) October 10, 2019
... and the undying pride of her boyfriend.
I AM SO HYPED RIGHT NOW!
— Stacey Ervin Jr. (@staceyervinjr) October 10, 2019
Canada’s Ellie Black kicks off the second rotation with a rock-solid beam routine, scoring a 14.000. Moments after, USA’s Suni Lee goes a bit too far on release and comes off the bars, where she’s been so excellent this year. She finishes the routine but it’s a big hit on her score: a 13.133 will hurt her chances at the podium.
Standings after the first rotation
Here are your leaders after the first rotation (and another dazzling floor routine by Canada’s Brooklyn Moors).
1 Simone Biles USA 15.233
2 Nina Derwael BEL 15.200
3 Elisabeth Seitz GER 14.866
4 Melanie De Jesus Dos Santos FRA 14.633
5 Sunisa Lee USA 14.466
6 Li Shijia CHN 14.433
-- Angelina Melnikova RUS 14.433
8 Giorgia Villa ITA 14.333
And here’s Simone Biles. The American starts it off with a gigantic Cheng, scoring 15.233 after a 0.1 deduction for stepping out of bounds.
Unbelievable 👏
— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) October 10, 2019
A great start to the women's all-around final for @Simone_Biles. #Stuttgart2019 pic.twitter.com/3A6ZA4ZfcC
Meanwhile, Belgium’s Nina Derwael, last year’s world champion in the uneven bars, scores a 15.200 in her signature event with a gorgeous routine.
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And we’re off! Here’s Suni Lee, a 16-year-old from Minnesota in her first year as a senior gymnast, who came in second in qualifying last week and has the best chance of putting anything resembling pressure on Biles today. She’s off to an excellent start with a 14.466 on her vault after a small hop back at the end.
Start list
Here are your start times for today. Biles will start on the vault, with bars, beam and floor to follow.
Biles beat the field in qualifying by 2.266 points, a margin of victory greater than any in competition history. But scores are reset to zero for today’s final.
Start list for today's women's individual all-around final. Vault, bars, beam, floor for Simone Biles. pic.twitter.com/xzG7TP27bV
— Bryan Armen Graham (@BryanAGraham) October 10, 2019
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Preamble
Hello and welcome to Stuttgart for today’s women’s individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships. All eyes are on Simone Biles as the American looks to capture a fifth straight all-around title in what is likely her final world championships. The American is a prohibitive favorite today with last year’s silver and bronze medalists – Japan’s Mai Murakami and USA’s Morgan Hurd – not in competition this time around.
As we wait for the first rotation in about 15 minutes, here’s Dvora Meyers’ look at why Biles is even better than her scores are telling.
Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s a look back at Tuesday’s team final.
