It is total redemption for Carlos Yulo.
Just a day after losing his title defense in the floor exercise, Yulo claimed the gold in the men's vault this time in the 2021 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships on Sunday, October 24 in Kitakyushu, Japan.
Yulo, who was the first to perform, set the bar from the get-go as he recorded the winning score of 14.916.
It was a clean execution of the Dragulescu vault, or a front handspring double front with a half twist out, in his second attempt which secured him the gold as he scored 15.033.
In his first attempt, Yulo recorded 14.800 after an execution featuring three twists before landing.
In the qualifying event, Yulo placed third with a score of 14.808 last Wednesday, October 20.
This comes after the 21-year-old Filipino gymnast failed to defend his title and went home without a medal in his pet event – the floor exercises – last Saturday.
In the Tokyo Games, Yulo only qualified for the men's vault final where he narrowly missed an Olympic podium finish.
Prior to the world championships, Yulo bagged a bronze in the All-Japan Senior & Masters Gymnastics Championship vault event last September when he tallied 15.000 points behind Asato Keisuke (15.233) and Tanigawa Wataru (15.200).
Yulo will cap off his world championships stint in the parallel bars final at 5 pm later.
Carlos Yulo is your world champion on vault! 🥳🥳🥳🇵ðŸ‡ðŸ‡µðŸ‡ðŸ‡µðŸ‡ pic.twitter.com/m86RqwznbI
— Shirai 3 (@shirai_iii) October 24, 2021
