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Kohei Uchimura on the brink of becoming the greatest gymnast if he wins worlds



For four years, the Japanese star has won every major all-around gold — three world championship and one Olympic title — and he could well start another four-year cycle at the new worlds opening on Monday.



The women’s side of the weeklong championships looks more open, especially since the United States will be without defending world champion Jordyn Wieber and Olympic gold medalist Gabby Douglas. It may open the door for Russia’s Aliya Mustafina to reclaim the world all-around title she first won in 2010 before her career was hampered by a serious left knee injury the next year.

Unlike other worlds, this one at the cavernous Sports Palace will not have team events, leaving the all-around titles at stake on Thursday and Friday as the highlights of the competition. The weekend has six more apparatus titles for the men and four for the women.

The first three days of qualifying will give a first indication of who to look out for.

With the men, that is pretty easy — Uchimura, known as much for his elegance and serenity as his strength and discipline.

“He’s definitely the one we are all still chasing,” U.S. team coordinator Kevin Mazeika said.

Even though Uchimura holds the men’s record for all-around world titles, he still shares it with retired women’s great Svetlana Khorkina of Russia.

Chances are he will be on his own next Thursday, especially since the two gymnasts closest to him recently, Germans Philipp Boy and Marcel Nguyen, will not be in this port city. After finishing runner-up to Uchimura in the last two worlds, Boy retired after the London Olympics. Nguyen has said he was already too focused on preparing for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics to come.

It makes it tough to look for a legitimate threat to the 24-year-old Uchimura.

University Games winner Mykola Kuksenkov could have been one to threaten but it remains unclear if a rumored finger injury will keep him out of the all-around competition.

The United States, too, could have had an established top challenger in Danell Leyva, but his year took a nosedive when he was forced to withdraw from the team last month because of a shoulder injury. Instead, 20-year-old national champion Sam Mikulak is poised to match his talent with a major podium finish.

The U.S. men had only one top-three finish at the London Olympics, Leyva’s bronze in the all-around, and will be seeking to do better this year.

The women’s team hauled in a lot more, with three golds and five overall and expectations here too are bigger than for the men.

But as so often in the sport, especially after an Olympics, the turnover is fast. Simone Biles was a surprise as the U.S. champion this year and she will have to prove she can handle pressure at the highest level to challenge veterans like Mustafina. Her teammate Kyla Ross at least already has the experience of winning Olympic gold at last year’s team event and it could come in handy at the all-around final.

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A (short) conversation with...Kohei Uchimura Comment Share


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Japan's Kohei Uchimura breezed into the lead in the all-around at the World Gymnastics Championships Monday in Belgium, nearly two points ahead of American Sam Mikulak.
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September 30, 2013
ANTWERP -- His day of domination complete, Kohei Uchimura stood in the mixed zone the way he often stands, radiating quietude and inner tranquillity. The reporters crowded around him, though not as thickly as the Japanese media often do, and posed questions.

Only at the end of the interview, when asked what new skills he would like to master and perform in the future, did a small look of mischievousness steal across his face.

"I'm too tired to think about that right now," he said with a grin.

The gymnast other gymnasts call Superman lived up to his nickname during the preliminary round at the World Championships Monday, calmly executing six flawless performances with his signature beautiful presentation. Uchimura posted the highest score of the day on high bar (15.658) and vault (15.4), and was second on floor (15.533).

Though only eighth on pommel horse and parallel bars with one subdivision still to compete tomorrow, there is little doubt that he will maintain his lead (91.924 points), nearly two and a half points ahead of American Sam Mikulak, who also had a fabulous, flawless performance. Chinese newcomer Lin Chaopan is third (89.430 points) after an impressive, consistent performance of his own.

Now the Olympic all-around champion and going for his fourth World title in a row -- which, if he performs the way he did in prelims, he will surely have -- Uchimura seems as centered as ever. Here's a taste of what he had to say in the mixed zone:

Q: Do you ever look at Youtube videos, to see if your competitors are catching up to you?

Uchimura: "No. No chance."

Q: Naoya Tsukahara, a 2004 Olympic team gold medalist and one of the men responsible for getting Japanese gymnastics back on track during the 1990s, is here competing for Australia. Have you had the chance to talk to him or exchange greetings?

Uchimura: "Tsukahara has been my idol, but I have not had the chance to talk with him."

Q: Earlier this year, you become a father for the first time. Has your daughter given you more inspiration in gymnastics?

Uchimura: "I've just continued gymnastics. I'd like to continue to do gymnastics, so that when she grows she can see me do gymnastics."

Q: Are there any new skills you'd like to learn and perform in the future?

Uchimura: "I'm too tired to think about that right now!"

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Mondiaux-2013 - Kohei Uchimura domine les qualifications
PARIS, 01 oct 2013 (AFP) - Le Japonais Kohei Uchimura est sorti une nouvelle fois en tête des qualifications lors des Championnats du monde de gymnastique artistique mardi à Anvers, où il tentera de conquérir son quatrième titre consécutif du concours général jeudi.
Sans forcer, le champion olympique a frôlé les 92 points (91,924) pour reléguer à plus de deux points d'écart ses plus proches poursuivants, l'Américain Sam Mikulak (89,532 pts), son compatriote Ryohei Kato (89,474) et le Chinois Lin Chaopan (89,430).

Le maestro japonais peut aussi viser deux autres médailles ce week-end, au sol, où il défendra son titre, et à la barre fixe, où il a assuré sa place en obtenant le meilleur score.

L'élimination du Hongrois Krisztian Berki, le grand maître des arçons qui a chuté du cheval, a constitué la plus grosse suprise de ces deux premières journées.

Les trois autres champions olympiques de Londres en lice à Anvers, le Brésilien Arthur Zanetti aux anneaux, le Sud-Coréen Yang Hak-seon au saut et le Néerlandais Epke Zonderland à la barre fixe, se sont qualifiés sans mal.

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