At the World Gymnastics Championships held in England on the 3rd, the women's individual all-around final was held, and 18-year-old Shoko Miyata showed a stable performance and finished in 8th place.
At the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England, on the 3rd day of the 6th day of the competition, the finals of the women's individual all-around competition, which competed in a total of 4 events, were held, and the top 24 of the qualifiers participated.
From Japan, 18-year-old high school student Miyata, who ranked 8th in the preliminary round, and Chiharu Yamada, who ranked 19th, competed in the final.
Miyata, who is characterized by her dynamic performance that makes use of her leg strength and instantaneous power, marked a high score of 13.733, such as the H-difficulty big move, "Chusovicina", which is a 2-time somersault and 1-twist twist.
In addition, in her specialty vault, she scored 53.798 points in all 4 events, including a highly difficult 2-twist stretch Yurchenko Twist, and finished 8th.
On the other hand, Mr. Yamada showed a performance with few mistakes and finished 14th with a total of 51.965.
The winner was the silver medalist of the Tokyo Olympics, and Brazil's Hebeka Andrade won the gold medal for the first time in South America.
Miyata “It was good that we were able to score more goals in the second half”
Miyata, who finished 8th in her first world championships, said, "There were parts where I was able to perform better than in the preliminary rounds and parts where I couldn't, but the biggest part was the part I was able to endure. I think it was good that we managed to get through the match without any problems and scored more goals in the second half,” he said with a bright expression.
About Shoko Miyata
Shoko Miyata is 18 years old from Kyoto.
She is a third-year high school student who attends Sabae High School in Fukui, which is a strong gymnast.
She is known for her dynamic performances that make the most of her leg strength and explosive power. In her specialty vault, she performs a high-difficulty "Two stretch Yurchenko twists." He also performs difficult techniques such as
She won the national high school overall for the second time in a row, and she finished second at this year's All Japan Championship.
She also won the NHK Trophy for the first time in seven years as a high school student, and was selected to represent her at the World Championships for the first time.