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Carlos Yulo aims to complete floor exercise collection with Olympic gold
Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo finished 12th in the men's artistic gymnastics all-around final at the Paris Olympics with a score of 83.032.
Despite an early stumble on the pommel horse, Yulo delivered strong performances in other apparatuses, netting his highest score in vault with 14.766 points.
He aims to overcome this by improving his breathing, timing, and execution for upcoming events.
Yulo is now set to compete for a medal in the floor exercise final, where he is a past world champion.
He qualified for the floor exercise final with the second-highest score of 14.766 points.
His main rival for the gold medal is Great Britain's Jake Jarman, who topped the qualification with 14.966 points and also scored highest in the all-around final.
Reigning Olympic champion Artem Dolgopyat of Israel is also among the finalists.
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