A tiebreak followed heartbreak.
Artur Dalaloyan became the first Russian man to win a world all-around since 1999, with the same score as Chinese Xiao Ruoteng. Dalaloyan took gold via tiebreak of throwing out each gymnast’s lowest score from the six routines.
That came about 10 minutes after American Sam Mikulak dropped out of the medals on his last routine on high bar. Mikulak, a two-time Olympian and five-time national all-around champion, remains one of the greatest U.S. gymnasts without an individual Olympic or world medal.
It was a repeat of 2013 for Mikulak.