Bridget Sloan's beam routine was free of major errors during women's finals during the all-around final. Sloan is the fifth American to win a World all-around title. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
- Bridget Sloan's beam routine was free of major errors during women's finals during the all-around final. Sloan is the fifth American to win a World all-around title. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
- Rebecca Bross had a chance to win the all-around competition, but stumbled on floor during her final performance of the evening. AP Photo/Alastair Grant
- Japan's Koko Tsurumi gave her country its first World all-around medal in women's gymnastics since 1966. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
- Lauren Mitchell of Australia, shown here on beam, stepped out of bounds on floor and finished 0.025 out of third place. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
- France's Youna Dufournet, not expected to be a medal contender, surged up in the standings to finish fifth. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
- 2008 Olympic all-around bronze medalist Yang Yilin of China took herself out of the running for the 2009 World title when crashed her dismount on uneven bars. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
- Great Britain's Rebecca Downie got huge ovations every time she stepped onto a podium. AP Photo/Sang Tan
- Sloan gets a hug from coach Marvin Sharp after winning the all-around. AP Photo/Alastair Grant
- Sloan atop the medal stand. She joins Kim Zmeskal, Shannon Miller, Chellsie Memmel and Shawn Johnson as the only U.S. women to have won all-around gold at the World Championships. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
- Gold medalist Sloan flanked by all-around silver medalist Bross and bronze medalist Tsurumi. AP Photo/Matt Dunham
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