Ryu Seonghyun Advances to Finals in 3rd Place, Kim Hansol in 5th at Maru
Shin Jae-hwan (Jecheon City Hall), a male artistic gymnast, advanced to the vault final as the top qualifier. On the 24th, at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan, during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics men's artistic gymnastics team qualification, he achieved the highest average score of 14.866 in the first and second vault attempts. In artistic gymnastics, the team qualification results determine not only the eight teams advancing to the team final but also the eight individual finalists for each apparatus.
In his first attempt, Shin flawlessly executed the Yonekura skill with a difficulty of 6.0, earning a score of 15.100. In the second attempt, he performed the "Yeo 2" skill with a difficulty of 5.6, scoring 14.633. The final will take place on August 2.
Yang Hak-seon (Suwon City Hall), the 2012 London Olympics gold medalist, ranked 9th with an average score of 14.366 from his two vault attempts. He earned the top reserve spot to compete if any finalist withdraws, though his chances of competing are slim. In his first attempt, Yang performed the Tsukahara triple skill with a difficulty of 5.6, scoring 14.866. However, in the second attempt, he attempted the "Yang 1" skill with a difficulty of 6.0 but fell on his buttocks upon landing, resulting in a score of 13.866.
Ryu Seong-hyun (Korea National Sport University), spotlighted as the "next-generation star," scored 15.066 on floor exercise, placing 3rd. Along with Kim Han-sol (Seoul City Hall), who qualified 5th, they will compete for medals in the final. The competition will be held on August 1.
Meanwhile, the South Korean men's gymnastics team ranked 11th with a total score of 244.794 in the team qualification, which includes all six apparatus: floor exercise, pommel horse, rings, vault, parallel bars, and horizontal bar. They failed to advance to the final, which features the top eight teams.
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