Men's vault:
Wammes gets a huge ovation from the crowd, as does the Frenchman, Thomas Bouhail. Really everyone is warmly greeted. There's a Romanian flag waving in the crowd, as well as several Dutch flags. There's also a long white banner with "We <3 Epke" painted in orange letters.
Jeffrey Wammes, Netherlands: Big pressure to be up first in this packed house, with so many expectations...Roundoff, half on, front layout double full with a largish step to the side. He also went a bit off to the right and stepped over the line. Not a great amount of height, but still a clean vault. 16.0. Second vault: Tsuk triple. Did he make the triple all the way arond? I say no, but it was well cheated all the same. They may not give him credit for it...15.5/6.6/8.9 for second vault. 15.75 average.
Anton Golotsutskov, Russia: Tsuk double pike, so well done, just a small adjustment on the landing. You must get so lost doing this vault, but he really does it well. 16.433/7.0/9.433. Second vault: WOW! Dragulescu, again so close to being stuck! He does the half twist after the first flip, which makes it much more interesting to look at. Can anybody top that? I don't know...score:16.3/7./0/9.3. Nice! 16.366 average.
Thomas Bouhail, France: Another really good Tsuk double pike, took a slightly bigger hop than Golotsutskov did, but still a terrific vault with a great landing. 16.366/7.0/9.366. He's the Olympic silver medalist on this event...wonderful Dragulescu with a very tiny hop! Does the "gunslinger" thing at the crowd while still on the podium. Amazingly landed vaults thusfar! 16.533/7.0/9.533. Average 16.449 moves him ahead of Golotsutskov!
Flavius Koczi, Romania: Tsuk triple, but with a large step back. Still amazing how fast this guy can twist. Handspring 2.5 with a hop forward. Messier legs in the air than on his first vault. 16.183 on the seocnd vault, 16.208 average.
Andriy Isayev, Ukraine: Lovely handspring double front with small hop forward. 15.866/6.6/9.266. Second vault: Best Tsuk double pike so far, IMO, because he really made it look easy. Soft landing, small hop back. Terrific stuff. 16.233 for second vault, 16.049 average puts him fourth so far.
Yang Hak Seon, South Korea: Beautiful handspring layout 2.5 with a step back. Gorgeous form in the air. 16.4! Tsuk triple, made it all the way around. Again a big step back, but wow! As a twister, this guy rivals Koczi! 16.133/7.0/9.133. 16.266 moves him into third.
Dmitri Kaspiarovich, Belarus: Another AWESOME Dragulescu. I think he just moved one foot, and just a little bit. Amazing! 16.233/7.0/9.233. A basically stuck Tsuk double pike! Wow! Again, I think he moved one foot, just a tiny bit. But I think he wins for basically sticking his two vaults, on the whole. 16.4/7.0/9.4. That moves him into third behind Bouhail and Golotsutskov.
Luis Rivera, Puerto Rico: Beautiful Tsuk 2.5, perfect looking in the air, tiny hop forward on landing. 15.975. Handspring front layout double full, again an excellent landing, small hop. 15.916, 15.945 average.
So two years after winning silver on vault in Beijing, Thomas Bouhail wins the World title on vault! The French love it! Anton Golotsutskov takes silver, Belarus's Dmitri Kaspiarovich the bronze.
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