Flávia Saraiva Qualifies Second for World Balance Beam Final in Jakarta

Overview

• She scored 13.833 to place second in qualifying, trailing China’s Zhang Qingying at 14.366.
• Saraiva posted the day’s top execution mark at 8.333, while Zhang’s 6.500 difficulty carried her to the lead.
• Brazil’s Júlia Soares, Júlia Coutinho and Sophia Weisberg did not advance to the balance beam final.
• The balance beam final is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 25 at 4:00 BRT, with Canal Olímpico do Brasil, Cazé TV and SporTV2 broadcasting.
• The 26-year-old said she is very happy to be back on the world stage, and this will be her second Worlds beam final after a seventh place in 2019.