Sports28 July, 20262 min read
Ruby Evans Wins Wales’ First Commonwealth Games Gold In Women’s Floor Final In Glasgow
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Ruby Evans won Wales' first Commonwealth Games gold in the women's floor final in Glasgow. Bounced back from all-around disappointment to win on the final day.
Evans wins floor gold
Ruby Evans won Wales’ first gold medal of the 2026 Commonwealth Games by taking victory in the women’s floor final in Glasgow with a score of 13.500. Evans finished ahead of England pair Abigail Martin (13.333) and Shantae-Eve Amankwaah (13.300) to secure the Commonwealth title, after a fall from the beam during Sunday’s all-around competition ended her hopes of challenging for medals. The 19-year-old withdrew from Monday’s uneven bars final to focus on floor, and her high-risk routine paid off as she “secure[d] Wales’ first gold medal of the Games.”
In the same final day coverage, the BBC described Evans as leaving Glasgow International Arena in tears on Sunday evening after the individual all-around, then returning to win floor gold two days later. The Independent also framed the floor final as a clean sweep of the podium for the women’s floor, with Evans’ 13.5 confirming Wales’ first-ever artistic gymnastics Commonwealth gold.
Quotes and medal ripple
After her floor victory, Evans said, “I feel like coming out angry kind of helps,” adding, “It gives you that fire and motivation to go out there and do well.” Nation.Cymru reported that Evans had arrived in Scotland as a multiple medal contender, but a plunge from the beam cost her any chance in the all-around competition on Sunday. The BBC’s account said Evans was “in tears” after the all-around, then “dazzled to become Wales' first winner of these Commonwealth Games with victory in the floor final.”
Beyond Wales, The Independent reported that Canada’s Felix Dolci won gold in the men’s vault and horizontal bar as well as bronze on the parallel bars, finishing with six medals from his week in Glasgow. The Independent also noted that Luke Whitehouse won silver in the men’s vault final behind Dolci, edging him by just 0.017 points with a top score of 13.766.
Glasgow 2026 context
The Olympics preview listed the Commonwealth Games 2026 artistic gymnastics window as 23 July - 2 August in Glasgow, United Kingdom, with competition running until 2 August across 11 days. It said the Games would feature stars including Ellie Black, Rhys McClenaghan and Ruby Evans, and that artistic gymnastics is one of the 10 sports across the event. In the BBC’s retrospective, Evans’ week was tied to a broader Wales drama, including the team event where the quintet “just missed out on a medal” before being denied a bronze by England.
The BBC also described Evans pulling out of the uneven bars on Monday as she rested a shoulder injury, and it said she later watched the Roper identical twins win bronze medals within a couple of hours of each other. Meanwhile, The Independent reported that Evans finished seventh in the beam final with 12.300, while Breanna Scott produced a beam routine that scored 13.933 to take gold in the women’s floor final.