South Korean gymnast Yeo Seo-jeong advanced to the vault finals with the highest score on September 22, enhancing her chances for a gold medal.
Yeo scored a total of 14.466 points in the women's vault qualifying round held at the Nagoya Comprehensive Gymnasium during the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
In her first attempt, Yeo received a difficulty score of 5.400 and an execution score of 8.900, totaling 14.300 points. For her second attempt, she lowered the difficulty, achieving a difficulty score of 5.000 and an execution score of 9.233 for a total of 14.233 points. Combining her average score with a bonus of 0.200 points, Yeo's final score was 14.466, which is approximately 0.566 points higher than her rival, North Korea's An Chang-ok, who scored 13.900.
Additionally, Yeo secured a spot in the floor exercise finals with a score of 13.066, placing her in a tie for ninth. Both Yeo and North Korea's Park Eun-jung, who also scored 13.066, qualified for the finals, while China and Japan each advanced three gymnasts into the top eight.
Meanwhile, the South Korean team, consisting of Yeo Seo-jeong, Shin Sol-yi, Lim Su-min, Lee Yoon-seo, and Hwang Seo-hyun, finished fourth in the team qualifying round with a total score of 157.297, earning a place in the finals.
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