Angelina Melnikova, a neutral athlete from Russia, edged American Leanne Wong to win the world all-around gymnastics title by one tenth of a point. Melnikova, third going into the last rotation (but just .133 out of first), scored a clutch 13.466 on floor exercise, which was .366 higher than she scored in qualifying. Melnikova was crucially given a one tenth …
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In a year, Hezly Rivera has gone from the youngest U.S. Olympian across all sports in Paris to the all-around national champion. Rivera totaled 112 points in two nights of competition in New Orleans, prevailing by eight tenths over Leanne Wong, a two-time Olympic alternate. Joscelyn Roberson, another Paris Olympic alternate, was third. Rivera led Wong by two tenths going …
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Asher Hong won the U.S. men’s all-around gymnastics title by a record margin under a two-decade-old scoring system. Hong, a 21-year-old rising Stanford junior, totaled 170.02 points over two days in New Orleans, distancing fellow Olympic team bronze medalist Frederick Richard by 7.465 points. Hong had the largest margin victory under the Code of Points system implemented in 2006. The …
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