Aliya Mustafina made a strong charge at repeating gold in uneven bars, scoring a 15.9
Team USA teenager Madison Kocian, 19, laid her claim to a first individual medal with a very strong routine, putting a 15.833 on the scoreboard with four gymnasts left to go in the event.
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Russia’s Daria Spiridonova dropped to the mat during her routine, guaranteeing Kocian would earn no lower than bronze. Only Elisabeth Seitz of Germany was left.
Seitz posted a 15.533, just .33 behind fellow German gymnast Sophie Scheder, who took bronze.