Canada’s Ellie Black completed robust in fifth place in the women’s all-around final at the world inventive gymnastics championships on Thursday in Liverpool, England.
The 27-year-old from Halifax completed with a complete of 54.732 whereas enhancing upon her Eleventh-place end in qualifying, together with the third greatest uneven bars efficiency (13.933).
She helped Canada make historical past on Tuesday with the nation’s first-ever medal in a group competitors at the gymnastics worlds, together with Laurie Denommee, Denelle Pedrick, Emma Spence and Sydney Turner.
Black may also compete in the women’s vault final on Saturday and the women’s stability beam final on Sunday. The two-time Olympian was the solely Canadian to qualify for the remaining finals.
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Andrade claims historic all-around title
Rebeca Andrade of Brazil made historical past by turning into the primary girl from South America to say the world all-around title following a dynamic efficiency in the final.
Andrade, a silver medallist in the all-around at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, used a dynamic vault in the primary rotation to dash to the lead. The 23-year-old completed with a complete of 56.899.
Andrade closed with a flourish, capping her sensible efficiency with a flooring train routine that moved her effectively away from silver medallist Shilese Jones of the U.S. Jones completed second at 55.399. Jessica Gadirova of Britain claimed the bronze at 55.199.
Alice Kinsella of Britain was fourth, whereas Jade Carey of the U.S. completed behind Black in sixth place.
Andrade got here in because the heavy favorite after topping qualifying and did not disappoint. Two days after Brazil slipped to fourth in the group final, Andrade — who has sustained three separate torn ACL accidents in her profession — responded by ending a climb that started in earnest along with her runner-up end to American Sunisa Lee in Tokyo.
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51st FIG inventive gymnastics world championships: Women’s all-around final Watch the women’s all-around final from the 51st FIG inventive gymnastics world championships in Liverpool, England.