Hat-trick heroine: Magnificent Melnikova luggage bronze within the flooring train as gymnastics star takes third medal of Tokyo Olympics

Tremendous-supple sensation Angelina Melnikova has secured a hat-trick of medals on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Video games, profitable a bronze within the flooring train gymnastics competitors beneath the Russian Olympic Committee banner.

Melnikova achieved the feat with a results of 14.166 factors, whereas one other ROC consultant, Viktoriia Listunova, completed eighth on 12.400.

Native competitor Mai Murakami, of Japan, additionally matched Melnikova’s rating, guaranteeing that she additionally took bronze for her efforts.  

Gold was scooped by Crew USA ace Jade Carey – cheered from the sidelines by Simone Biles as she scored 14.366 factors – with silver going to Vanessa Ferrari, on 14.200 factors.

A two-time European Video games champion and four-time European Championships gold medalist, Melnikova achieved gold within the staff competitors after Biles pulled out for Crew USA at late discover.

She additionally received one other bronze within the all-round, ending behind champion Suni Lee and Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade completed runner-up.

Meliknova took house silver within the staff competitors in Rio 5 years in the past, and has been making an attempt to maintain the much less skilled members of the member calm alongside teammate Lilya Akhaimova.

“I like them,” she informed the ROC final week, branding her compatriots “heroines”.

“After all, I see when they’re fearful. I as soon as skilled the identical. Lilya and I are attempting to amuse them and make them chortle as a way to defuse the state of affairs.”

Melnikova was additionally probed on whether or not she had ever suffered the identical points Biles has encountered on the Video games.

“In all probability not very a lot as a result of I haven’t got such wild recognition,” she answered.

“I can think about the strain that fell on her. I even wrote her phrases of assist. It is actually arduous. I noticed how she received misplaced on the vault.

“I do know how that’s – you don’t perceive what you’re doing. I had comparable issues as a toddler, and it may solely be mounted with time. I hope Biles recovers shortly.”

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