US EditionAngelina Melnikova Edges Leanne Wong In Dramatic World All-Around Finish
- On Oct 23, 2025 in Jakarta, Angelina Melnikova won the women's all-around with a 55.0662 total, finishing ahead of Leanne Wong and Zhang Qingying.
- After more than three years away, Angelina Melnikova returned under International Gymnastics Federation guidelines, winning her second world all-around title despite Russia's ban related to the war with Ukraine.
- Despite a fall on balance beam, Angelina Melnikova's higher difficulty scores secured gold, while Leanne Wong lost silver by a razor-thin.100 margin to Melnikova.
- Zhang Qingying earned China's first world all-around podium since 2019 with bronze, marking her first world medal, while Angelina Melnikova gasped and embraced her coaching team after the scores.
- Repeating the 2021 world championships podium, media coverage framed it as 'Russia Is Back At The World Gymnastics Championships.
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Gymnastics: Russian Angelina Melnikova World Champion in the General Competition for the Second Time
Running under a neutral flag, Russian Angelina Melnikova becomes this Thursday's world champion in the general competition for the second time in her career.
On Friday, the 25-year-old sportsman won in Jakarta, ahead of the American Leanne Wong and Chinese Zhang Qingying. Algerian Kaylia Nemour finished at the foot of the podium.
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