Instead of redemption, he found disappointment in the all-around meet, then again in the apparatus finals.
There will be five more apparatus finals Sunday, when these nine-day championships end.
Uchimura also qualified for five of the six individual apparatus finals (all except vault).
She also won the individual apparatus finals in ball, hoop and clubs.
On the last day of competition, the apparatus finals takes place.
The new rule was introduced: eight gymnasts competed in each of the apparatus finals.
Tonight, in the six apparatus finals, he began his quest for one more all-around title.
No more than two gymnasts per nation can compete in either the all-around or apparatus finals.
No limits were imposed as to how many gymnasts each country could enter into the individual all-around final or apparatus finals.
An appealing aspect of these apparatus finals is that although eight men qualify for each event, no country may have more than two.