Germany’s Pauline Schaefer wins world balance beam title

MONTREAL (AP) – Germany’s Pauline Schaefer won the balance beam title Sunday in the world gymnastics championhips.

American Morgan Hurd, the all-around winner Friday night, was second.

Japan’s Mai Murakami took the women’s floor exercise, edging Jade Carey of the United States.

Pauline Schaefer, of Germany, performs her gold medal-winning routine on the women’s balance beam at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Japan’s Kenzo Shirai took the men’s vault by a thousandth of a point over Ukraine’s Igor Radivilov. Shirai won the floor exercise Saturday.

Jingyuan Zou of China narrowly edge Oleg Verniaiev of Ukraine on the parallel bars, and Tin Srbic of Croatia topped Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands on the horizontal bar.

Pauline Schaefer, of Germany, performs her gold medal-winning routine on the women's balance beam at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Pauline Schaefer, of Germany, performs her gold medal-winning routine on the women’s balance beam at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Pauline Schaefer, of Germany, shows off her gold medal in women's balance beam at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017.  (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Pauline Schaefer, of Germany, shows off her gold medal in women’s balance beam at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Silver medalist Morgan Hurd, of the United States, performs during the balance beam final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017.  (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Silver medalist Morgan Hurd, of the United States, performs during the balance beam final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Silver medalist Morgan Hurd, of the United States, performs during the balance beam final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017.  (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Silver medalist Morgan Hurd, of the United States, performs during the balance beam final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Mai Murakami, of Japan, performs her gold medal-winning floor routine at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Mai Murakami, of Japan, performs her gold medal-winning floor routine at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Kenzo Shirai, of Japan, performs his routine during the vault portion of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Kenzo Shirai, of Japan, performs his routine during the vault portion of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Jingyuan Zou, of China, performs his gold medal-winning routine during the parallel bars portion of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Jingyuan Zou, of China, performs his gold medal-winning routine during the parallel bars portion of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Tin Srbic, of Croatia, performs his gold medal-winning high bar routine at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Tin Srbic, of Croatia, performs his gold medal-winning high bar routine at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Montreal, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

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