Adam Tobin agonisingly missed out on a second Commonwealth Games medal but was mostly relieved to see Gabriel Langton cheering from the sidelines.
Langton, 19, suffered a bad fall on the high bar during the team final and was tended to by medical staff before being taken to hospital.
He was back at the Glasgow International Arena to support Tobin and Luke Whitehouse in the men’s individual all-around final.
Langton was shouting encouragement throughout and Tobin, despite finishing fifth after falling out of the medal places during the last rotation, was delighted to have him there.
“It has been a bit of a rollercoaster,” Tobin said.
“I didn't actually see him, but I definitely heard him. I knew he was there.
“He shouted lots of encouragement. I'll keep it clean, but there were definitely a few loud shouts. I recognised his voice straight away.
“Seeing him walk back into the hotel last night fit and healthy was brilliant. After what happened, that's all any of us wanted.
“We were all completely shocked. The first thing that went through everyone's mind was, "Is he okay?"
“The coaches did a really good job of keeping us in our own bubble and helping us stay focused because we still had a job to do.
“After that, it became about more than just winning a [silver] medal – we were doing it for Gabe.”
Tobin was the second-highest scorer on the vault out of 18 athletes, while a strong parallel bars routine helped him to a combined 78.800 in total.
However, he was pipped by fast-finishing Canadian Felix Dolci, who jumped to second after a superb high bar routine. Scotland’s Reuben Ward won gold, and Australia’s Jesse Moore took bronze, while Whitehouse was seventh.
“Of course I'm gutted," Tobin added. "It's two tenths away from being on that podium, but I left it all out there.
“It's a bit of a tough pill to swallow, but I'm walking away happy. It came down to the fine margins in the end. Too close.
“I felt like I was fighting for the top all the way through and, in the end, it came down to the finest of margins.
“Now the focus shifts to Monday, where I've got the pommel horse and rings individual finals, followed by the parallel bars final on Tuesday.”
Whitehouse added: "We still need a full group picture with Gabe (with the team silver medal), we haven't had a full team picture of all five of us.
"I'm just so happy for the team and happy that Gabe's alright."
In the women’s final, Shantae-Eve Amankwaah was proud to finish an excellent fourth.
The 17-year-old produced an outstanding floor routine that proved to the second highest score of all.
She scored a combined 51.550 across her four routines, missing a medal by 1.250.
“I'm absolutely buzzing,” she said.
“I came into this just wanting to have fun, with no expectations really, so to come fourth in the final, I'm so happy.
“I was really nervous for the team final, but now I feel like I've settled into the atmosphere.
“I kind of thrive off the audience and everyone cheering and supporting me.”
Abigail Martin finished 11th with 48.800.
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