00:00For the first time in the history of sports in the Philippines,
00:04the country won two gold medals in an Olympics.
00:09That's thanks to Carlos Yulo in his fight in Men's Artistic Gymnastics.
00:15He won the gold medal last night in the Men's Vault Finals.
00:20Carlos scored an average score of 15.116 in just two attempts.
00:28He scored 15.433 in the first attempt,
00:31while he scored 14.8 in the second attempt.
00:35Before that, Carlos won the gold medal in the Men's Floor Exercise Finals.
00:41He scored 15 points in the defending gold medalist event from Israel.
00:48After Carlos' victory,
00:50the country won three gold medals in the history of the country in the Olympics.
00:55He was the first to win the weightlifting medal in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
01:05Whether Filipinos or not,
01:07fans were eagerly waiting for Carlos Yulo
01:10after he won two gold medals in the Paris Olympics.
01:15From Paris, France,
01:16this is J.P. Soriano's report.
01:20The venue where the Artistic Gymnastics Finals were held in the Vault was in Bercy Arena.
01:28The fans were eagerly waiting for the two-time Olympic gold medalist
01:34who is now considered one of the most successful Filipino athletes in the world.
01:42Nikolay's stay outside the Bercy Arena lasted for almost an hour.
01:48All Filipinos and French and foreign sports fans took pictures with him.
01:54Nikolay simply walked to his girlfriend, Chloe,
02:00whom he often mentions in his interviews,
02:03who was waiting for him in the other part of the arena.
02:06Chloe gave Nikolay a sweet kiss and hug.
02:10According to our two-time Olympic gold medalist,
02:12he is now relaxed in the Men's Vault Finals
02:14and entered the arena fully filled with gratitude to God
02:18for giving him and the country two gold medals.
02:22He once again won the second gold medal in the Philippines
02:26and also greeted the Filipino athlete who will fight today
02:30and in the coming days in medal matches like EJ Obiena,
02:34Nesty Petesio, Ira Villegas and weightlifters.
02:38I just wish for a safe and good performance for them.
02:43I know that they can do it.
02:47Yeah, have fun.
02:49We had a hard time with the practices.
02:52Let's show what we can do.
02:55Nikolay also greeted his father and siblings
02:58who talked to GMA Integrated News and said,
03:01I love you too.
03:02I really love my father.
03:04He gives me a lot of support.
03:07I don't know what to say.
03:11Thank you for your support.
03:13I love you so much.
03:14According to Nikolay, he is now ready to rest for a few days.
03:20They will go to Disneyland with Chloe.
03:23The Philippine Olympic Committee also has plans for him.
03:26From here in Paris, France, and as part of the Philippine Olympic Committee Media,
03:30I am JP Soriano.
03:32And because of the victory of Carlos Yulo,
03:35the Philippines rose to the medal tally of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
03:39As of 9 a.m. today, the Philippines is now 21st in the rankings.
03:44We are close to Azerbaijan and Serbia,
03:47which also have two gold medals.
03:50The USA is leading with 71 total medals.
03:5419 are gold, 26 are silver and bronze.
03:59China, France, Australia, and Great Britain are following them.
04:04Carlos Yulo's victory in the 2024 Paris Olympics was a great success.
04:10He was the second congratulatory post of Tokyo 2020 Olympics gold medalist,
04:15Haidelyn Diaz.
04:17Two Olympians and three Olympic gold medals in one frame now,
04:21is their picture.
04:23President Bongbong Marcos also attended the successful Olympic journey of Yulo,
04:28as well as the office of Vice President Saro Duterte.
04:31The Japan Embassy in the Philippines also greeted him.
04:35In Japan, Yulo trained for many years.
04:40Carlos Yulo, an Olympic gold medalist with potential in gymnastics,
04:45was only young when he saw it.
04:47That's why his father,
04:49who was one of the first to see his determination,
04:52has a message for the success of his son.
04:55Breaking news, Devon Aquino.
04:59In a simple tumbling in a playground in Manila,
05:02the long but successful gymnastics journey of Carlos Yulo began.
05:08Then one day,
05:10someone approached us.
05:15He was a gymnast.
05:17He told us,
05:19why didn't you join the gymnastics?
05:21After passing the tryouts,
05:23he started training at the age of 7.
05:26Until he joined and won in various local gymnastics competitions,
05:31especially the national game.
05:33At the age of 13,
05:35he was adopted by a Japanese coach,
05:37Monehiro Kugimiya,
05:39and flew to Japan to practice.
05:42In 2019,
05:44he became the first Filipino gymnast to win
05:47the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Germany
05:52and won two medals in the 30th Southeast Asian Games.
05:56That's just a few of the medals Carlos won
05:59from various international gymnastics competitions.
06:03Yulo said,
06:05I didn't aim for medals in all competitions.
06:09What I aimed for was to give my best performance.
06:12At the Tokyo Olympics,
06:14Yulo didn't aim for a podium finish.
06:16But he was destined to win at the Paris Olympics.
06:21Carlos' father,
06:23was both nervous and happy
06:25when his son joined the men's floor exercise.
06:29I was happy and nervous.
06:31I was nervous watching
06:33because sometimes,
06:35when you're shooting,
06:37you have to do a stick landing.
06:40That's a real battle.
06:42Even then,
06:44Mark Andrew saw his son's determination in gymnastics.
06:48He is also very thankful to Yulo's Japanese coach,
06:51Kugimiya,
06:52who helped him train in Japan.
06:55I owe a lot to my coach.
06:58I owe a lot to my coach.
07:01I owe a lot to my coach.
07:04I owe a lot to my coach.
07:07I owe a lot to my coach.
07:10I owe a lot to my coach.
07:13I owe a lot to my coach.
07:16I owe a lot to my coach.
07:19Thank you, coach!
07:22I'm proud of my two brothers,
07:25who are now following their brother's footsteps
07:28as gymnasts.
07:30You're very good, brother.
07:32I'm so proud of you. I know you can do it.
07:36That's all. I'm so proud of you.
07:39Congrats, Kuya. We're so proud of you.
07:46Congrats, Nak. Love you, too.
07:49I hope we can talk to each other.
07:53Let's end this.
07:56It's not a big problem.
07:59It's not true.
08:00I hope we can talk to each other. Let's bond.
08:03Let's get back together.
08:07God bless you and congrats, Nak.
08:10Fight, Philippines!
08:12Vaughn Aquino reporting for GMA Integrated News.
08:16The two additional Philippine medals in the 2024 Paris Olympics
08:21will be secured by our Filipino boxers.
08:24Nesty Petetio didn't make it to the quarterfinals
08:27of the women's 57kg division
08:30against China via unanimous decision.
08:33A 3-2 score win for Aira Villegas
08:36in the women's 50kg category
08:39against France.
08:41Petetio and Villegas still have a chance to win gold,
08:44but they'll most likely go home with bronze.
08:47Silver is guaranteed if they win the semifinals.
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