Team Final

For the first time in twenty years, Canada won the men's team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. Led by a trio of Olympians, Canada came into the competion as the favorites and were able were able to take the win despite mistakes on pommel horse and high bar. Veteran Félix Dolci, posted the highest all-around score of the day with an 81.650 which helped Canada secure their victory.

England's not-so-secret weapon coming into the competition was there pommel horse line-up comprised of Alex Yolshin-Cash and Joshua Nathan. England would have expected a massive boost on the event; however, both athletes fell in competition. Those falls combined with the heart-stopping high bar crash from Gabriel Langton left the three-point deficit to Canada's winning total of 241.400.

The Australian contingent led by Jesse Moore finished in the bronze medal position just ahead of the home nation, Scotland.

Final results

1. Canada - 241.400

2. England - 238.250

3. Australia - 235.650

4. Scotland - 234.300

5. Cyprus - 238.350

6. Wales - 227.000

7. India - 208.550

8. Bangladesh - 161.350

All-Around

In the qualifying round for the all-around competition, only two athlete broke the coveted 80.00 mark – Félix Dolci and Marios Georgiou (CYP). However, in the finals round national hero, Reuben Ward managed the win with only a 79.650. This win marked the first MAG all-around title for a Scottish gymnast and Ward was overcome with tears when his named topped the scoreboard.

Dolci started strong leading the all-around final after floor exercise, but mistakes on pommel horse left him in a massive deficit. The Canadian climbed back through the ranks reaching the top 8 after vault and finishing the compeition with the silver medal. Australian, Jesse Moore, came into the competition with the highest score in the world of those competing at the Commonwealth Games but ultimately was not able to capitilize on that difficulty advantage and took the bronze medal.

Results from the Gymternet

1. Reuben Ward, Scotland, 79.650

2. Félix Dolci, Canada, 79.450

3. Jesse Moore, Australia, 79.000

4. Marios Georgiou, Cyprus, 78.950

5. Adam Tobin, England, 78.800

6. Ritam Malik, Australia, 77.400

7. Luke Whitehouse, England, 77.300

8. William Émard, Canada, 77.250

9. Elliot Vernon, Wales, 76.600

10. Cameron Lynn, Scotland, 75.350

11. Alexander Niscoveanu, Wales, 74.050

12. Daniel Stoddart, New Zealand, 73.550

13. Chane Cumbermack, Trinidad & Tobago, 72.450

14. Georgios Angonas, Cyprus, 70.750

15. Tapan Mohanty, India, 70.100

16. Harry Eyres, Isle of Man, 65.000

17. Clayton Bell, Jamaica, 64.400

18. Jovi Loh, Singapore, 36.200

Event Finals

Floor

If there was one winner of one event that felt like pure certainty it was 3x European Champion, Luke Whitehouse winning the floor excercise. Whitehouse did not dissappoint. From the opening triple tuck to the closing double double tuck, Luke made sure everyone in the arena knew that he was the best at the floor apparatus and took a commanding victory over Canada's Rene Cournoyer and Australia's James Hardy.

1. Luke Whitehouse, England, 14.566

2. René Cournoyer, Canada, 13.966

3. James Hardy, Australia, 13.433

Pommel Horse

The Pommel horse final was the most anticipated event final of the compeition with several of the world's best in contention. The qualificaiton round took out standouts like Tru Hagens and Alex Yolshin-Cash while the final round did not boast the best of Olympic Champion's Rhys McClenaghan's work. The top two left standing were Scotland's Rueben Ward and Canada's Jordan Carroll. Though Ward was cleaner in performance, Carroll's 0.3 more in difficulty gave him the edge winning by .034. Scotland's Cameron Lynn joined Ward on the podium marking the first time two Scottish men were on the same podium at a Commonwealth Games.

1. Jordan Carroll, Canada, 15.000

2. Reuben Ward, Scotland, 14.966

3. Cameron Lynn, Scotland, 13.833

Still Rings

Canada reigned surprime in the still rings final with Felix Dolci taking gold over teammate William Émard. Émard was first up in the final and his lead held til Dolci competed in the second-to-last position. With signficanlty lower difficulty, James Hardy of Australia capitilized on his execution breaking the rare 9.0 mark on still rings for the bronze medal.

1. Félix Dolci, Canada, 13.766

2. William Émard, Canada, 13.600

3. James Hardy, Australia, 13.500

Vault

Félix Dolci brought an upgraded vault to the Commonwealth Games which allowed him to match England's Luke Whitehouse in difficulty. With slightly better execution than Whitehouse, Dolci took his fourth medal of the Commonwealth Games. Cyprus's Neofytos Kyriakou won bronze on vault with a stuck Kasamatsu 1.5 and a Yurchenko double for an average of 13.733. Malaysia's Muhammad Sharul Aimy tied Kyriakou's score but lost the medal on the tiebreak.

1. Félix Dolci, Canada, 13.766

2. Luke Whitehouse, England, 13.749

3. Neofytos Kyriakou, Cyprus, 13.733

Parallel Bars

Jesse Moore (AUS) won Australia's only MAG gold of the compeition on parallel bars despite being first up in competition. Cyprus won its second of three medals for the day with Marios Georgiou taking silver and Felix Dolci took bronze.

1. Jesse Moore, Australia, 14.000

2. Marios Georgiou, Cyprus, 13.800

3. Félix Dolci, Canada, 13.300

High Bar

No one had a better Commonwealth Games than Felix Dolci who won his sixth medal with a gold on high bar. Marios Georgiou was stunning finishing his competition with a stuck full-twisting double layout and William Émard took a shocking bronze after a grip-break (equipment failure) that allowed him to repeat his routine at the end of the rotation.

1. Félix Dolci, Canada, 14.233

2. Marios Georgiou, Cyprus, 14.166

3. William Émard, Canada, 13.566

Article by: Kensley Behel

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