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October 14, 2011
Philipp Boy of Germany was the surprise silver medalist at last year's Worlds. He came to Tokyo with higher expectations and struggled through the qualification round and Team Finals. Tonight he put it all together, but was still in 6th place heading into the final rotation. He competed first on high bar and delivered the routine of his life: a huge full twisting laid out kovacs, clean form, and a stuck double twisting double layout. His score of 16.066 with 7.40 difficulty was the highest score tonight on the apparatus. Kohei Uchimura of Japan won a record 3-straight World All Around titles with his victory tonight.
Philipp is a member of the German National Team and a 2012 Olympian. He comes into the London Olympics as the defending World All Around silver medalist from 2011. In event finals, he placed 7th on high bar, his best event. He also became the 2011 European All Around Champion.
In London, Boy's best chances for medals come with his team, in the all around and on high bar, where he competes a 7.0 difficulty routine. Injuries, however, have limited his training.
At the 2008 Olympics, Philipp helped the German men to a fourth place finish. At World Championships, Boy has played a large role in the growth and success of the German program, contributing to the bronze medal-winning teams at both the 2007 and 2010 World Championships. He placed fourth on high bar in 2010.
2012 has been a frustrating year for Boy thus far, struggling with wrist and shoulder injuries. He won the floor exercise at the Cottbus Cup in March, and competed at the European Championships as well, finishing 8th on high bar.
