Yulo ends Rotterdam campaign with 7th place in men’s vault final

Double Olympic champion Carlos Yulo placed seventh in the men’s vault final at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, ending his campaign without a podium finish.

Yulo averaged 13.883, as he went for his fourth world championship gold.

His first vault was a double front pike half. He landed low, took a big step forward and put a hand down, scoring 13.333.

Judges credited him with the pike position he was aiming for.

Yulo bounced back with a front handspring Randi. He hopped back on the landing for a score of 14.433.

Armenia’s Artur Davtyan won gold with an average of 14.850, taking home his second world vault title, after his first in 2022.

Davtyan stuck both landings, scoring 14.800 on his double front half and 14.900 on his front handspring Randi.

Fil-British Jake Jarman took silver with 14.650, his second silver of this Worlds and his second world vault medal.

Jarman scored 14.900 on his Kas 2.5 and 14.400 on his double front half. His average was higher than his top qualifying average of 14.633.

Norway’s Sebastian Sponevik won bronze with 14.366, making history with his country’s first world medal ever, in either the men’s or women’s side.

Yulo ends his Rotterdam run with an eighth-place finish in the floor final, and seventh in vault.