Max Whitlock breathes a sigh of relief as he reaches the pommel horse final to have a chance of Olympic history after his 'most emotional' competition.
Max Whitlock breathed a huge sigh of relief as he reached the pommel horse final to have a chance of Olympic history after his "most emotional" competition.
Qualifying third for the eight-man final, the defending champion said he had "never felt emotions like that" and was particularly thrilled to perform well in front of his five-year-old daughter Willow, who was "screaming like crazy" at Bercy Arena. "Honestly, the relief is a crazy, crazy feeling. I think I've never felt emotions like that in a competition. Everyone knows how much this means to me.
Whitlock said he would consider adding upgrades to his routine in next Saturday's pommel horse final, where his biggest challengers are set to be Ireland's world champion Rhys McClenaghan and American Stephen Nedoroscik, who both scored 15.200, just ahead of Whitlock's 15.166.
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