Five things we learned at the FIG World Cup in Paris
Rebeca Andrade, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles were among the star names to continue their Liverpool preparations at the 2024 Olympic venue. Here's how they got on and what we learned with the global gathering looming large. Ad USA women clean up GymnasticsWhitlock to miss Worlds as Britain named unchanged team22/09/2022 AT 14:34 USA's women won three of four available gold medals in Paris, a tidy tune-up for the main event in a few weeks' time.
The USAG Twitter account said: “keeping this energy going into Liverpool†and that will be the aim for a squad aiming to earn its spurs on the biggest stage. The highlight came from Jordan Chiles and her upgraded floor routine, with a full-twisting double layout earning her a world-leading score. She totted up 14.050, unseating Jessica Gadirova's 14.000 for the European title, to lay down an almighty marker.
Her new vault looked superb too. Rhys back on the horse You can't keep a good gymnast down — and Ireland's Rhys McClenaghan is a very good gymnast. The 23-year-old's failure to qualify for the pommel horse final at August's European Championships in Munich shocked fans worldwide.
McClenaghan got back on the horse in every sense of the phrase with a stunning victory in Paris and a sublime routine scored at 15.100. Kazakhstan's Nariman Kurbanov has dominated the World Cup series and there will be strong challengers from Japan and South Korea too. But in the absence of Olympic champion Max Whitlock, the eyes of Liverpool crowds will be drawn to the popular gymnast and his attempt to win a second World Championship medal.
