Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo is close to advancing to the finals of two events in men's artistic gymnastics of the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
The golden boy is back in the Olympics—and in a big way.
Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo bounced back from his poor Tokyo 2020 performance with stellar performances in the floor exercise and vault in subdivision 2 of the men's artistic gymnastics individual all-around qualification in Paris 2024 on Saturday, July 27.
Yulo started off his gold medal bid with his pet event, the floor exercise, where he dazzled the crowd with a score of 14.766. He jumped straight to second place.
The 24-year-old Pinoy gymnast struggled in the pommel horse and ring apparatus, earning scores of 13.066 and 13.000, respectively. Yulo will not advance to the finals of these two events.
Yulo’s performance in the pommel horse significantly improved from his Tokyo 2020 performance, where he scored just 11.833.
Shortly after, Yulo bounced back in the vault apparatus after his strong start with a score of 14.800. The 4-foot-11 gymnast sealed a possible spot in the finals after earning a 14.566 in his second attempt. He averaged 14.683, good enough for sixth place after subdivision 2.
The vault is the lone apparatus in which Yulo advanced to the finals of Tokyo 2020, where he finished in fourth place.
The golden boy tried to make it as well in the parallel bars. However, he had to settle for 14.533 points, which was outside the top eight.
Only the top eight in each event will reach the apparatus finals, which are set for Monday, July 29.
Yulo ended his qualification performance with a score of 13.466 in the horizontal bars. This was not enough to qualify for the finals of the apparatus, but it improved his all-around total once more.
Still waiting on the Subdivision 3 set later at 1:00 a.m., Yulo is currently eighth in the all-around results with a total score of 83.631.
Only the top 24 gymnasts will make it to the final round of the individiual all-around. Meanwhile, only the top eight of each apparatus will head to their respective apparatus finals.
Story Summary:
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Carlos Yulo bounced back from his Tokyo 2020 performance with impressive scores in the floor exercise (14.766) and vault (average 14.683), placing him in strong contention for two apparatus finals in Paris 2024.
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Despite struggling in the pommel horse (13.066) and ring apparatus (13.000), Yulo showed improvement from his Tokyo scores, enhancing his all-around total to place eighth in all-around with a score of 83.631, pending subdivision 3 results.
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Yulo's stellar performances in the floor exercise and vault highlight his potential for medals, with the apparatus finals set for Monday, July 29, where he aims to secure a podium finish.
[Editor's note: This article was written by a member of the One Sports Digital team. The summary was generated by AI, and then checked by the staff to ensure accuracy.]