An exhilarating and exuberant performance from Gabrielle Douglas made her a thoroughly popular all-around champion here on Thursday and ensured that the USA would have their third consecutive Olympic champion in the blue riband event of women's gymnastics. Douglas prevailed in a tight contest with the Russian favourite, Viktoria Komova, which came down to the very final floor routine.
Britain's Rebecca Tunney finished 13th after a charismatic showing but there was desperate disappointment for Hannah Whelan, whose vault score was wiped after she fell face down on landing. With no score at all given, Whelan finished in last place.
She was distraught after the vault, and neither she nor Tunney could withhold their emotions as they left the arena. "I think I just had a bit too much adrenaline," said a tearful Whelan, reflecting on her mistake. "I ran too fast, ended up too close to the board, didn't really take off in the right place so I didn't have any push coming off the board.
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