Kohei Uchimura of Japan won his third world title in a row, an unprecedented feat. His margin of victory was over three points.
Link: Results
Jordyn Wieber won her first World Championship AA title, adding to her team gold from earlier this week despite problems on UB and a step out on FX. Russia's Viktoria Komova finished just 0.033 behind. Florida commit Aly Raisman was 4th after a major break on UB. UCLA signee Christine "Peng Peng" Lee was 19th while DU grad Jessica Lopez placed 24th.
Link: Results
Caroline Morant, L10 at Legacy in Illinois, has announced her commitment to William and Mary via Twitter. Last season she finished 5th AA at her state meet and went on to win regionals (1st AA; 1st V). She placed 37th AA at JOs.
Taylor Penzien, L10 at Olympia Gymnastics Academy in Michigan, has accepted a scholarship to SEMO. Last season Penzien won the Christmas Classic (1st AA; 1st UB) and the Motown Madness (1st AA; 1st BB/FX). She finished 2nd AA (1st fx) at her state meet, 9th AA at regionals and 10th AA at the NIT.
China won yet another Men's World Championships, winning by roughly two points over Japan after the later suffered two falls on their final event, HB. The US team, featuring four current or former OU Sooners, placed 3rd, just .01 points behind 2nd place Japan, with three hit sets on HB. Earlier in the competition, the US counted a fall on VT from Jonathan Horton and a shakey routine on Rings from John Orozco. They finished just 5th on those two events, after winning FX as a team and placing 2nd on the remaining events.
Link: Results
Megan Bastuba has committed to the Air Force Academy for 2012-2013, according to a site submission. She's a L10 at Olympia Gymnastics. At the 2011 Region V L10 Regionals, she placed 12th AA. In 2010, as a Level 9, she placed 4th AA and 3rd on FX at the Level 9 Eastern Nationals.
Link: YouTube.com Video
Bianca Jordaan, a sr. high performance (elite) gymnast from Oakville in Ontario, Canada, has committed to Eastern Michigan. She graduates in 2013. At the 2011 Canadian Championships, she placed 9th AA, 1st on VT, 3rd on BB and 5th on FX. As a junior in 2010, she placed 6th AA, 2nd on VT, and 1st on FX.
Link: YouTube.com Channel and Other Video
The young US squad, which includes Florida commit Aly Raisman and former UCLA star Anna Li (alternate), powered to the world title, routing the field by over four points. Russia finished well behind in 2nd, and China held off Romania for third.
Link: Results
Rebecca McRobbie has announced via Twitter that she has committed to Michigan. McRobbie is a level 10 at WOGA. Last season she finished 3rd AA at her state and regional meets and won her regional vault title. She went on to place 10th AA at JOs.