Rhys McClenaghan bounces back quickly from European Championships fall

The thing that made his fifth-place finish easier to stomach is he could identify a reason

Rhys McClenaghan: Eyeing World Cup event in Croatia.

Fall off, get right back on again: For Rhys McClenaghan it’s been the habit of a lifetime, but rarely was it as hard to do as at last weekend’s European Championships in Switzerland.

For any gymnast, a critical error like that means medal hopes are typically thrashed, but after 30 seconds of gathering his thoughts and controlling the rising swell of emotions, McClenaghan hauled himself back on the pommel horse and executed the remainder of his routine to perfection.