A breakdown of exactly how Max Whitlock won 2 gold medals in 75 minutes
Twenty-three-year-old Max Whitlock came into the games with big expectations, after winning two bronze medals at the London 2012 Olympics.
Whitlock threw himself straight into the floor event with two twisting somersaults and a perfect landing.
At the 2016 Men's Senior British All-Around, Whitlock performed a similar opener.
Whitlock then darted into a huge, diagonal flip on the other side of the floor.
He nailed a three and a half hunch half twist, as demonstrated below at the Men's Senior British All-Around.
Whitlock is more than comfortable on the pommel horse, so he launched straight out of his landing into a pommel routine.
The move, which requires huge upper body strength and looks a lot like break dancing, lasted for nearly 10 seconds.
He moved from the pommel into a much more relaxed-looking handstand.
A perfect handstand requires immense control, and a solid landing.
Now almost half-way through the perfect routine, Whitlock took a moment to take a breath.
He then pulled off a backwards two and a half twisting somersault, before moving into a one and a half twist.
At times during the routine, Whitlock lifted himself several feet off the floor.
Whitlock's ability to generate space between himself and the ground is shown in this "one and a half twisting roll out tumble," which he also used in the Olympic final.
To make sure of a high score, Whitlock ended with a triple twist.
Whitlock's near perfect landing was likely to leave him with very few deductions, but his final score was up to the judges.
The judges loved Whitlock's show, and propelled him into first place with 15.633.
Next up was the pommel horse. Whitlock's turn came after British teammate Louis Smith, who had already set a high benchmark of 15.833.
Whitlock began smoothly in the pommel horse with a handstand.
Whitlock used a very similar start as in the 2016 British Championships in April.
Whitlock's next move was the single Russian on one handle.
During the move its important to keep your legs above the handles.
Afterwards Whitlock pulled of the Busnari, a move named after Alberto Busnari, an Italian gymnast.
Watched the flaired move below.
Whitlock then pulled out some detailed moves on the top of the pommel.
The difficult Naggia and Shevado moves were pulled off with ease.
Whitlock's focus throughout was immense, and if he avoided any mistakes, it was set to be close between himself and Smith.
He did it, pulling off the Wu move before dismounting. BBC Commentators said Whitlock and Smith's performances were "too close to call."
In the end, Whitlock came out on top with 15.966.
Smith was clearly upset to have been knocked off the top spot in such a tight competition.
In the end, Whitlock (gold), Smith (silver), and United States' Alexander Naddour (bronze) celebrated on the podium together.
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