Polina Dmitrieva from Russia achieved a remarkable victory, finishing with a score just one point ahead of her rivals to clinch the gold medal in the women’s all-around final at the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar on Tuesday.
The 14-year-old gymnast surpassed her qualifying score by nearly two points. This impressive performance allowed her to outshine Louane Plisson of France, who secured the silver medal after improving her qualifications total by over two points.
China’s Zhong Qi, who qualified in second place, earned the bronze medal. Meanwhile, her teammate Xie Guying, who was the top qualifier, ended up in seventh place.
Dmitrieva previously demonstrated her talent at the Junior European Championships held in Zagreb this August, where she won gold medals in uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and the team event, in addition to claiming silver in the all-around competition.
Similarly, 14-year-old Plisson earned silver on the balance beam, took bronze in the team event, and finished fourth on the uneven bars during this summer’s Junior Europeans. Earlier, in March, she achieved gold in the all-around, uneven bars, and balance beam in the junior division at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy.
Now 15, Zhong, who hails from Guangdong, won gold medals in both the all-around and team events at the Junior Asian Championships in June. She also earned silvers on the uneven bars and balance beam, along with a bronze on the floor exercise.
The event will wrap up on Wednesday with the mixed team competition.
Women’s All-Around Final Results
The following are the results from the women’s all-around final:
- Polina Dmitrieva RUS 54.665
- Louane Plisson FRA 53.665
- Zhong Qi CHN 53.199
- Clarissa Rinaldi ITA 53.066
- Minamino Yume JPN 52.599
- Togo Nanami JPN 52.532
- Xie Guying CHN 51.299
- Helena Finc GBR 50.031
- Lilou Marliac FRA 49.432
- Emma Sneessens BEL 49.065
- Nikita Theodat CAN 48.498
- Olivia Meaney AUS 48.165
- Ophir Shmuely ISR 47.832
- Yana Protsenko UKR 47.498
- Yeva Tatsiyeva KAZ 47.432
- Sofia Frenna ITA 46.398
- Tia Elmidany EGY 46.165
- Alice Johnson AUS 45.366
