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2026 World Championships · Rotterdam · Oct 17–25
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Is U.S. Vault Dominance Over? The United States of Cheng
Is the United States of Amanar (or Cheng) a thing of the past?
The 2028 Roster Lab's top team has no vault powerhouse. Spencer bets Skye's Cheng is the plan for LA.
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Russia Still Has No Visas Days Before Worlds
Days before Worlds, Russia still has no visas.
Rodionenko calls it a nightmare. Jessica's advice for reading her quotes: eat a whole salt shaker first.
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SafeSport Bans Artur Akopyan, McKayla Maroney's Former Coach
SafeSport has ruled Artur Akopyan permanently ineligible.
Galina Marinova, McKayla Maroney's other former coach, has a one-year suspension. Jessica breaks down the news.
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Helen Kevric's Bars: She Jumps Higher With Her Arms
Helen Kevric can jump higher off her arms than most people can off their legs.
Jessica on the pop in her low-to-high transitions, and how she's scoring 15s despite a turbulent year.
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SafeSport Bans McKayla Maroney's Former Coach, Florida Cuts 3 Gymnasts & Russia's Visa Countdown
SafeSport has made Artur Akopyan, McKayla Maroney's former coach, permanently ineligible and suspended Galina Marinova for a year. Florida has removed Skylar Draser, Ly Bui and Lily Bruce from its roster. And days before Worlds, Russia still doesn't have its visas. Jessica and Spencer break it all down as they pack for Rotterdam. 🧳🇳🇱
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Welcome to Behind the Scenes
02:56 Breaking: SafeSport sanctions Artur Akopyan and Galina Marinova
04:03 Cecile Landi to Worlds with Mexico; Gymnasts for Change in Rotterdam
05:01 Russia still waiting on Worlds visas
08:19 GymCastic Live in Rotterdam and New York City
08:53 Worlds withdrawals, including Jennifer Williams
11:12 Florida removes three gymnasts
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Skye Blakely on Beam: The Highest Scoring Potential?
Spencer thinks Skye Blakely has the highest scoring potential on beam. Jessica's face says otherwise.
Higher, bigger, more split, more amplitude.
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Germany Sets the Team Final Bar in Subdivision One
Germany is a team final bubble team. And they go first.
Spencer on why Germany's score in subdivision one becomes the number every borderline team chases.
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Russian Money in World Gymnastics? Where's the Evidence?
A Ukrainian outlet alleges Russian money is buying influence inside the FIG.
Jessica breaks down what the report claims, why it doesn't prove anything, and what the IOC and FIG should do: independent forensic audits.
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Days before Worlds, Russia still has no visas.
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SafeSport has ruled Artur Akopyan permanently ineligible.
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Russia`s teams are official for Rotterdam.
Russia`s gymnasts still have no Dutch visas a week before competition.
Women: Alena Glotova, Anna Kalmykova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova, Liudmila Roshchina. Travelling reserve: Milana Kaiumova.
Men: Arsenii Dukhno, Daniel Marinov, Sergei Naidin, Savelii Sieedin, Ilia Zaika. Travelling reserve: Mukhammadzhon Yakubov.
The Russian gymnastics federation named both squads on Oct 9 — the same day it said the team still had no Dutch visas, with the flight due the night of Oct 12. Russia and Belarus compete as neutrals.
32 of 48 teams officially named.
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