NAGOYA – Double Olympic gold medalist Carlos Yulo advanced to the final of three apparatus in the men's artistic gymnastics event of the 20th Asian Games.
Yulo topped the floor exercise qualifications with 14.600 points, performing a routine with a difficulty of 5.7 and execution of 8.900.
The Olympic gold medalist also advanced to the final of parallel bars, ranking sixth with a score of 14.266 points.
Yulo managed to advance to the finals in vault despite an error-strewn performance in the qualifications that saw him fall in his first attempt.
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"Sobrang challenging today. Hindi ito yung in-expect ko na preparation ko. Hindi siya lumabas talaga today. Although yung sa pommel horse okay pa naman ako. Yung sa vault hindi ko... hindi [ko] siya matanggap kanina," he told POC Media after Monday's action at the Nagoya City General Stadium.
Yulo acknowledged his errors during his first vault attempt and his high bar routine, but remained thankful that he avoided any major injury.
"Hindi 'yun 'yung tamang pag-grab and nung nalaglag ako, I was really disappointed but at the same time thankful and grateful na safe ako kanina kasi yung ganung pagkakamali pwedeng matapos na yung yung career na meron ako," he said.
"Sa high bar din, nahulog ako. After how many years po kasi, tinigil ko yung skill na yun. And then binalik ko siya ulit just to challenge po yung sarili ko and mas makapag-look ng ibang perspective," Yulo explained.
Despite not being satisfied with his performance, Yulo is still grateful to be able to represent the Philippines and stay safe after what happened.
"It's just really ano trial and error pa din. And at the end of the day I still did what I um what's my ano po yung best ng makakaya ko," he shared.
The elder Yulo finished 10th in the individual all-around rankings with 75.465 points.
Brothers Carlos and Eldrew Yulo in action in the men's artistic gymnastics qualification in the 20th Asian Games, September 21, 2026 at the Nagoya City General Stadium. POC Media
Yulo's younger brother Eldrew also booked a spot in the floor exercise final, ranking fourth with a score of 13.966 points.
"[Ang] nafe-feel ko po is grateful dahil lahat kami is safe and of course super proud din ako sa nangyari kanina. And dahil well may mga bagay din ako na hindi nagawa tulad ng pommel, sa rings, and of course sa p-bar. But I keep telling myself na change mood to change mood every time na nagcha-change kami ng apparatus to feel the other energy," he told POC Media.
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In the horizontal bar, Eldrew finished ninth with 13.433 points but still advanced to the final since only two athletes per National Olympic Committee (NOC) can qualify.
The younger Yulo finished seventh in the all-around with 77.264 points.
Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Miguel Besana likewise advanced to the vault final, finishing fourth in the qualification with 13.933 points.
Team Philippines ranked number six in the team event with 232.093 points.