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13th Gold

Continued from Page17 the best in the world. She
easily captured gold even
“I’ve come a long way,” though she opted not to
Biles said. perform her new signature
It certainly showed. Biles vault after she fell while try-
put together a score of ing to land in during the
14.7 to edge Germany’s all-around final. She chose
Elisabeth Seitz for silver. Bel- two slightly safer vaults in-
gium’s Nina Derwael won stead, and her average
the first ever gold medal of 15.366 was nearly a full
for her country at worlds point ahead of silver med-
when the judges awarded alist Shallon Olsen of Can-
her daring and intricate set ada and bronze medalist
with a score of 15.2. Alexa Moreno of Mexico.
Not that Biles — who ex- Biles wanted to do her new
pressed frustration after a vault — which she drilled
sloppy (by her standards) in both qualifying and
performance while winning the team final and will be
a record fourth all-around named after her when the
title on Thursday — was code of points is updated
complaining after finishing — but Landi talked her out Silver medallist Simone Biles of the U.S., left, gold medallist Belgium’s Nina Derwael, center, and
bronze medallist Germany’s Elisabeth Seitz pose after the women’s uneven bars final on the first
runner-up to Derwael. She of it. day of the apparatus finals of the Gymnastics World Chamionships at the Aspire Dome in Doha,
became the first American “He said, ‘You know what? Qatar, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018.
woman to earn a world You can’t change what Associated Press
championship medal on all happened yesterday,’” meet wraps up on Satur- her so-so all-around. tiebreaker. Xiao and Max
four events, and the way Biles said. “’I know you re- day. Biles will compete in “I really wanted to come Whitlock of Britain both fin-
she’s focused on upping ally want to get out there both the balance beam out here and redeem my- ished with a score of 15.166
her degree of difficulty on and do that vault but you final and the floor exercise self and I think I did that to- but Xiao claimed gold be-
bars is a testament to the can’t change what hap- final. If she medals on both night,” Biles said. cause his execution score
way her approach has ma- pened yesterday and — as she did at the 2016 Men’s all-around champi- was higher than Whitlock’s.
tured over the years. you’ve been successful at Olympics — the 21-year-old on Artur Dalaloyan added Lee Chih-Kai of Taiwan won
“(Before) to even work and that vault while in training will tie the all-time mark for gold on floor exercise, his the bronze, the first world
put that much effort into and on podium. So just go career medals at the world score of 14.900 allowed him championship medal for
bars, I would have proba- out there and do (another championships with 20. to slip past Japan’s Kenzo Taiwan in a quarter centu-
bly been like ‘No, No thank vault instead).” Not bad considering she is Shirai. Carlos Edriel Yulo of ry. American Sam Mikulak
you,’” Biles said. “I really The decision helped Biles dealing with a kidney stone the Philippines was third, was fourth.
put the work and the ef- boost her gold medal to- that sent her to the emer- just ahead of American Yul Greece’s Eleftherios Petrou-
fort to bring up that event tal at the world champion- gency room on the eve Moldauer in fourth. nias captured gold on still
to the level with the other ships to 13, the most every of qualifying. Biles said the China’s Xiao Ruoteng, who rings with a score of 15.366.
(events).” by any gymnast. She will pain is manageable and lost gold in the all-around Brazil’s Arthur Zanetti took
Events like vault, where have a chance to add to she was more focused on on a tiebreaker, won gold silver with Marco Lodadio
Biles has long been among her medal total when the simply trying to make up for on pommel horse on a of Italy claiming bronze.q

Bolt’s bid for pro contract in Australia ends without a deal

GOSFORD, Australia (AP) — in a statement. “This has come during my time
Usain Bolt’s bid to become been a mutually beneficial there,” Bolt said in a state-
a professional soccer play- partnership that brought ment released by the club.
er in Australia has ended an increased level of ex- “I wish the club success for
with the Olympic sprinting citement and attention to the season ahead.”
great failing to agree on a both the Mariners and the Bolt scored two goals in a
contract with the Central A-League.” trial game but wasn’t in-
Coast Mariners. Bolt, who has never played cluded in the squad for the
Central Coast reportedly soccer at an elite level, A-League season opener
offered Bolt a contract practiced with the Mari- on Oct. 21, when Central
worth 150,000 Australian ners squad in September Coast had a 1-1 draw in
dollars ($110,000) and and October but only Brisbane. Mariners coach
hoped to get a third-party played in some low-level, Mike Mulvey said after
endorsement to increase non-league matches. He that match that he wasn’t
the salary package into the stopped practicing with aware the club had made
millions, but management the club’s top team when an offer to Bolt. In this Aug. 31, 2018, file photo Usain Bolt smiles as he looks over
for the eight-time Olympic contract negotiations in- The 32-year-old Bolt retired his shoulder during a friendly trial soccer match between the
gold medalist rejected the tensified immediately be- from competitive track and Central Coast Mariners and the Central Coast Select in Gosford,
offer. fore the A-League season field last year and has since Australia.
“It has been a pleasure to started. explored options in Germa- Associated Press
work with Usain as he pur- “I would like to thank the ny, South Africa, Norway, a selection of amateur plenty of headlines. But crit-
sued his desire to become Central Coast Mariners’ and Australia to gain a pro- players, attracted a much ics questioned Bolt’s ability
a professional football owners, management, fessional soccer contract. larger than average crowd, to play at an elite level and
player,” Mariners owner staff, players and fans for His first game for the Mari- and Bolt’s bid to join the others wrote it off a public-
Mike Charlesworth said making me feel so wel- ners, an exhibition against A-League has generated ity stunt.q