Moldauer ranks third in all-around halfway through men’s qualifications at 2017 World Championships
MONTREAL, Que., Canada, Oct. 2, 2017 – Competing in the second of four qualification subdivisions Yul Moldauer of Arvada, Colo./University of Oklahoma, is third in the all-around at the halfway point of men’s qualification at the 2017 World Championships at the Olympic Stadium in Montreal, Que., Canada. The U.S. women compete in Subdivision 5, the last women’s qualification round, on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 7 p.m. USA Gymnastics is providing live webcasts of the U.S. competitive sessions.
The athletes advance to the finals at this year’s World Championships, an individual World Championships, based on performances during the qualification rounds, with a max of two per country. Men’s qualification concludes on Oct. 3, with the women’s wrapping up on Oct. 4. Athletes are vying for World titles for the men’s and women’s all-around and individual events.
After two of four subdivisions, the U.S. gymnasts who still have the opportunity to qualify for event finals are: Moldauer, all-around, floor exercise, parallel bars; Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee, Wis./Salto Gymnastics Center, horizontal bar; Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center, horizontal bar; Alex Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center, pommel horse, still rings; Eddie Penev of Rochester, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center, vault; and Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore, Md./U.S. Olympic Training Center, floor exercise, still rings; parallel bars.
U.S. men’s event scores
- Marvin Kimble, Milwaukee, Wis./Salto Gymnastics Center: pommel horse, 11.500; parallel bars, 14.300; horizontal bar, 13.933
- Sam Mikulak, Newport Coast, Calif./U.S. Olympic Training Center: horizontal bar, 13.466
- Yul Moldauer, Arvada, Colo./University of Oklahoma: all-around, 84.331; floor exercise, 14.700; pommel horse, 13.066; still rings, 14.300; vault, 14.566; parallel bars, 14.633; horizontal bar, 13.066
- Alex Naddour, Queen Creek, Ariz./USA Youth Fitness Center: pommel horse, 14.966; still rings, 14.633
- Eddie Penev, Rochester, N.Y./U.S. Olympic Training Center: floor exercise, 14.633; vault, 14.566, average – 14.533 (1st) and 14.600 (2nd)
- Donnell Whittenburg, Baltimore, Md./U.S. Olympic Training Center: floor exercise, 15,033; still rings, 14.633; vault, 13.883, average – 14.066 (1st) and 13.700 (2nd); parallel bars, 14.766.
The 2017 U.S. Women’s Team, who will compete on Oct. 3 in the qualification round, features Jade Carey, Phoenix, Ariz./Oasis Gymnastics; Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics; Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics; and Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics. Jordan Chiles of Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics, is the non-traveling replacement athlete.
Event schedule
The remaining World Championships’ competition schedule is as follows. The qualification rounds with U.S. athletes are in boldface.
- Qualification rounds
Oct. 3 – Men: 10 a.m. ET, Subdivision 4.
Oct. 3 – Women: 4 p.m. ET, Subdivision 1; 7 p.m. ET, Subdivision 2.
Oct. 4 – Women: 1:30 p.m. ET, Subdivision 3; 4 p.m. ET, Subdivision 4; 7 p.m. ET, Subdivision 5*.
All-Around finals
Oct. 5 – 7 p.m. ET, men’s all-around final
Oct. 6 –7 p.m. ET, women’s all-around final
Individual event finals
Oct. 7 – men’s floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings; women’s vault, uneven bars, 1 p.m. ET.
Oct. 8 – men’s vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar; women’s balance beam, floor exercise; closing ceremony, 1 p.m. ET.
The 2017 U.S. Women’s Team, who will compete on Oct. 3 in the qualification round, features Jade Carey, Phoenix, Ariz./Oasis Gymnastics; Morgan Hurd, Middletown, Del./First State Gymnastics; Ashton Locklear, Hamlet, N.C./Everest Gymnastics; and Ragan Smith, Lewisville, Texas/Texas Dreams Gymnastics. Jordan Chiles of Vancouver, Wash./Naydenov Gymnastics, is the non-traveling replacement athlete.
Ways to follow the action
Here’s a quick overview of the various ways to watch and follow the U.S. Team’s performances at the 2017 World Championships in Montreal. For more information on the World Championships, please go to USAGymWorlds.com.
- Live webcasts. USAGymWorlds.com will have live webcasts (U.S. viewers only) of all rounds of competition and podium training, including those that feature U.S. athletes. The coverage will also be archived for on-demand viewing. The schedule is below.
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Oct. 2
6 p.m. ET – Men’s Qualification Round, Sub. 3 (CHN, RUS, JPN)
Oct. 3
4 p.m. ET – Women’s Qualification Round, Sub. 1 (GBR)
7 p.m. ET – Women’s Qualification Round, Sub. 2 (CAN, RUS)
Oct. 4
1:30 p.m. ET – Women’s Qualification Round, Sub. 3 (NED, ROU)
7 p.m. ET – Women’s Qualification Round, Sub. 5 (USA, CHN, JPN)
Oct. 5
7 p.m. ET – Men’s All-Around Finals
Oct. 6
7 p.m. ET – Women’s All-Around Finals
Oct. 7
1 p.m. ET – Event Finals, Day 1
Oct. 8
1 p.m. ET – Event Finals, Day 2NBC Sports. Fans can catch all the action live in spectacular high definition via NBC Sports online at NBCSports.com/Live, or through the NBC Sports app which is available on the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Windows Store, Roku Channel Store, Apple TV and Amazon Fire.
Oct. 5 – 7 p.m. ET – Men’s All-Around Finals
Oct. 6 – 7 p.m. ET – Women’s All-Around Finals
Oct. 7 – 1 p.m. ET – Event Finals, Day 1
Oct. 8 – 1 p.m. ET – Event Finals, Day 2 - Cable TV. The Olympic Channel will air the men’s and women’s all-around finals of the 2017 World Championships live on Oct. 5 and 6 at 7 p.m. ET. In addition, NBC Sports Network will provide live coverage of the second day of event finals on Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. ET. Live webstreams of the finals sessions will also be available at USAGymWorlds.com.
- NBC. NBC will broadcast coverage of the Worlds on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. ET, hosted by NBC Sports Group’s gymnastics team of Tim Daggett, 1984 Olympic team gold medalist, Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic all-around champion, and John Roethlisberger, three-time Olympian.
- USAGymWorlds.com. USA Gymnastics will provide enhanced coverage from Montreal, including results, photos, interviews and the webcast. Fans can also follow the action on Facebook, facebook.com/USAGymnastics, and Twitter, @usagym, or by using #MTL2017GYM.
- Live scoring. The International Gymnastics Federation provides live scoring from its World Championships. For more information and access, go to fig-gymnastics.com.
Based in Indianapolis, USA Gymnastics is the national governing body for gymnastics in the United States. Its mission is to encourage participation and the pursuit of excellence in the sport. Its disciplines include men’s and women’s artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, trampoline and tumbling, acrobatic gymnastics and Gymnastics for All (formerly known as group gymnastics). For more complete information, log on to usagym.org.
