Devastating moment Louis Smith falls off his horse! Heartbreak for Team GB's gymnasts as star's slip hands bronze medal to China

  • Smith was halfway through his routine when he looked to lose his bearings 
  • He dismounted, before gathering his thoughts and completing his action
  • The 27-year-old's unfortunate slip would cost Team GB the bronze medal
  • Japan would eventually take home gold, followed by Russia and then China


There was heartbreak for Great Britain's gymnasts after self-proclaimed team leader Louis Smith fell off the pommel horse during the final.
Smith was halfway through his routine when he looked to lose his bearings and dismounted, before gathering his thoughts and completing his action.
The slip would cost the team third place in the final, with Japan taking home the gold, followed by Russia and then China. 
There was heartbreak for Team GB's gymnasts after self-proclaimed team leader Louis Smith fell off the pommel horse during the final
There was heartbreak for Team GB's gymnasts after self-proclaimed team leader Louis Smith fell off the pommel horse during the final
Smith was halfway through his routine when he looked to lose his bearings and dismounted, before gathering his thoughts and completing his action
Smith was halfway through his routine when he looked to lose his bearings and dismounted, before gathering his thoughts and completing his action

Smith looked disappointed having fallen off the apparatus halfway through his routine
Smith looked disappointed having fallen off the apparatus halfway through his routine

The slip would cost the team third place in the final, with Japan taking home the gold, followed by Russia and then China

The slip would cost the team third place in the final, with Japan taking home the gold, followed by Russia and then China
The British team, which also included Kristian Thomas, Nile Wilson and Brinn Bevan, had been in third place for most of the competition.
But faced a huge task on the final rotation after being nudged into fourth by reigning champions China.
Smith, with a top not on his head, then fell during a difficult routine.
Whitlock, the reigning world champion on the apparatus, held his nerve and put in an impressive performance, scoring 15.91 but it was not enough and GB missed out on bronze two points.

It came after Britain's 'bad a**' gymnast offered a glimpse into his preparation routine, hours before the men's team took on the sport's super-powers. 
But the nerves didn't seem to be getting him as he chronicled his Olympic experience for his fans on social media.
'Just chilling the village,' he said in a selfie video from the tennis courts in the Rio Olympic set-up.
'Watching Djokovic doing a bit of practicing, listening to Candy Shop by 50 Cent, just a normal day really, ha!' 
Great Britain's Louis Smith looks dejected following the pommel horse routine, during which he slipped off







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