MELBOURNE, Australia – The United States again went one-two at the 2005 World Gymnastics Championships, this time with Nastia Liukin of Plano, Texas, edging out teammate Chellsie Memmel of West Allis, Wis., for the uneven bars world title. Alicia Sacramone of Winchester, Mass., claimed the vault bronze medal to bring the USA’s total for the World Championships to five. All three of the women plus Jason Gatson of Mesa, Ariz., compete on the final day of individual event finals on Sunday.
2005 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships
Individual event finals
Nov. 26, 2005
Uneven bars
1. Anastasia Liukin (USA) 9.662, 2. Chellsie Memmel (USA) 9.587, 3. Elizabeth Tweddle (GBR) 9.575, 4. Mayu Kuroda (JPN) 9.525, 5. Fan Ye (CHN) 9.475, 6. Polina Miller (RUS) 9.462, 7. Monette Russo (AUS) 9.412, 8. Isabelle Severino (FRA) 6.787.
Vault (women)
1. Cheng Fei (CHN) 9.656, 2. Oxana Chusovitina (UZB) 9.418, 3. Alicia Sacramone (USA) 9.412, 4. Elena Zamolodchikova (RUS) 9.318, 5. Anna Pavlova (RUS) 9.237, 6. Olga Sherbatykh (UKR) 9.212, 7. Joanna Skowronska (POL) 9.162, 8. Imogen Cairns (GBR) 8.956.