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Newly minted all-around champ Skye Blakely adds two more medals at world gymnastics championships
The 21-year-old from Dallas joined a small group of American women with at least four worlds medals after recovering from injuries.
On Saturday in Rotterdam, Netherlands, newly crowned all-around champion Skye Blakely earned bronze medals on vault and uneven bars during the apparatus finals at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships.
The 21-year-old from Dallas soared to gold in the all-around on Friday after recovering from injuries that wrecked her Olympic hopes in 2021 and 2024.
Rebeca Andrade of Brazil claimed vault gold, edging American Claire Pease, while Kaylia Nemour of Algeria defended her uneven bars gold with a 15.333 score.
American Fred Richard secured redemption for the U.S. men's team, edging Britain's Jake Jarman for floor exercise gold with a 14.633 score, marking the third individual gold for Americans in two years.
Blakely, now joining Olympic champions Simone Biles, Nastia Liukin, and Rebecca Bross as Americans with at least four medals at a single worlds, will compete in Sunday's beam final.