Olympic Women's Gymnastics 2016: Uneven Bars Medal Winners, Scores and Results

Russia's Aliya Mustafina arrived at Sunday's uneven bars final in Rio de Janeiro looking to defend the gold medal she captured in the 2012 Olympics, and she did just that with a sensational routine that resulted in a final score of 15.900.It was Mustafina's third medal in Rio. She had won silver in the women's team all-around competition and bronze in the individual all-around.Madison Kocian of the United States claimed silver for her second medal of the Games after contributing to Team USA's gold-medal effort in the team all-around.Here's a look at the scores from the final:And here's an overview of the updated medal count, which continues to feature the United States in the top spot:After Venezuela's Jessica Lopez opened the proceedings with a strong routine that netted her a score of 15.333, the United States' Gabby Douglas took to the bars with eyes on her first individual medal of the 2016 Olympics.She slipped up a bit, but, as USA Gymnastics noted on Twitter, she displayed impressive resiliency to net a total of 15.066 after posting the top execution score and third-best total in qualifying:Former American gymnast Shawn Johnson East, who won gold on the balance beam at the 2008 Games in addition to three silvers, was among those impressed with Douglas' recovery:But Douglas couldn't hang in the medal conversation.Mustafina was positively brilliant with the exception of a small step on her dismount, and her score was the one to beat, as the All Around noted:As it turned out, that hop wasn't enough to rip gold from Mustafina's grasp.Though Kocian put forth a brilliant routine that included nearly flawless connections and a cleaner dismount, the judges scored her 0.067 points below the Russian champion.The Associated Press' Will Graves pointed to one factor that separated gold from silver:Kocian may have fallen just short of the gold medal, but there is no shame in being labeled the runner-up to Mustafina.As USA Today's Nancy Armour explained, Kocian validated her selection by national team coordinator Martha Karolyi thanks to a slew of stupendous displays on the bars:Factor in that she is still just 19 years old, and Kocian should continue to thrive in Team USA's gymnastics program.Post-Competition ReactionAccording to Graves, Mustafina told reporters she is going to "rest" once the Olympics conclude before deciding whether she wants to press on as a professional gymnast. "I wanted a little bit of redemption on bars, be up on the medal stand," Douglas said of her effort, per Graves. "But it's fine."As for her future, Douglas didn't provide much clarity regarding her outlook for competitive competitions."We'll see," she said, per Graves. "I got nothing for you."
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