“When I woke up this morning, I felt good,” Jarman said. “I just had a good feeling. I think it’s not really sunk in yet; it will probably sink in when I get home and relax. I’m just super happy to take my career to this stage.”
Biles, after two years away from international competition, has seamlessly resumed her dominance with five medals in Antwerp, winning gold in the all-around, team, balance beam and floor exercise competitions in addition to silver on the vault.
It has been clear for some time that Jarman was capable of competing for world titles but last weekend his place in the final was in significant doubt.
During the qualifying round the 21-year-old Briton fell while attempting his Yonekura vault, which packs in a total of three and a half twists.
“As soon as I sat that first vault down, I was definitely gutted, I was heartbroken,” he said. “Instantly, in my head, I was like: ‘I have not done it.’”
Such is the difficulty of his vaults, though, he scored well enough to sneak into the final.