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Rotterdam Rumble #1: Are the U.S. Women the Worlds Favorites?
Are the U.S. women the favorites for the world team title?
Seven straight world titles and the best raw scores this year. But what if China gets 15s on beam?
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2026 Worlds Preview Part 1: Team USA, Kaylia Nemour & Japan's Medal Threat
Part one of our Rotterdam World Championships preview 🇳🇱 Are the U.S. women the team favorites after seven straight world titles? Can Japan win its first women's team medal in 60 years? And is Kaylia Nemour the all-around pick? We go subdivision by subdivision through Worlds 2026.
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• Team USA: Skye Blakely, Hezly Rivera, Claire Pease, Reese Esponda and Charleigh Bullock — what counts as a successful Worlds?
• Germany as the team-final bubble, Romania and the Voinea drama, Amanda Yap and Kaia Tanskanen
• Japan: Aiko Sugihara, Misa Nishiyama and a first team medal since 1966? Plus Australia and Lisa Vaelen of Belgium
• Floor preview: Manila Esposito, Sugihara, Angelina Melnikova and Reese Esponda
• Italy without the D'Amatos, Mexico's NCAA futures, Jennifer Williams of Sweden
• Rotterdam Rumble #2: Is Kaylia Nemour the all-around favorite? Plus Argentina, Ukraine and Panama
• Bars preview: Nemour, Qiu Qiyuan, Helen Kevric, Becky Downie and more
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00:00 Welcome + Full Commission raffle
00:57 Breaking news: the Worlds roster scare
02:05 Report: Russian money and the FIG
05:34 Worlds schedule and what's on the line
09:45 Live shows: NYC with Katelyn Ohashi and Rotterdam
11:09 Subdivision 1: Is Team USA the favorite?
20:48 Germany, Romania and Amanda Yap
29:39 Subdivision 2: Japan, Australia and Belgium
36:16 Floor preview
40:35 Updates: Worlds HQ leaderboard and the Worlds Bundle
43:45 Subdivisions 3 and 4: Italy, Mexico, Sweden and Belarus
49:15 Subdivision 5: Kaylia Nemour, Argentina and Ukraine
58:16 Bars preview
Part two (France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, Russia, Canada, China and a Man Break) drops next week. Our daily Rotterdam podcasts start October 15 after women's podium training.
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Jordan Chiles' LA 2028 Floor Routine: West Coast Hip-Hop
What's Jordan Chiles' strategy for LA28? Jessica has the floor routine.
"California Love." Tupac. NWA. Dr. Dre. Spencer has one objection: Snoop.
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The Judges Can't See Their Own Timestamps
The new scoring system timestamps every deduction against the video. The judges don't have access to it.
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College Floor Music Remixes: Birds Fall Out of the Sky
Remixed college floor music that changes every 10 seconds.
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Her Summer Goal: Flipping "My Chenko"
A 9-year-old's summer goal: flipping "my chenko."
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Team gold plus all-around gold, or gold on all four events?
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🇧🇷 Brazil is official — both teams.
The CBG named its squads today at the end of the pre-Worlds camps, the women in Amsterdam and the men in Portugal.
Women: Rebeca Andrade, Gabriela Bouças, Thaís Fidelis, Lorrane Oliveira, Flávia Saraiva and Sophia Weisberg.
Men: Vitaliy Guimarães, Arthur Mariano, Bernardo Miranda, Johnny Oshiro, Patrick Sampaio and Diogo Soares. Miranda comes in for Caio Souza, who had surgery on Sept 28 to repair a ruptured biceps tendon.
Six are named in each; the CBG has not said which five will compete.
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🇧🇪 Belgium is official — both teams.
Gymfed named its ten gymnasts for Rotterdam today.
Women: Naomi Descamps, Mie De Wilde, Lisa Vaelen, Jade Vansteenkiste and Liese Vieuxtemps, with Sien Ghekiere in reserve.
Men: Glen Cuyle, Nicola Cuyle, Noah Kuavita, Victor Martinez and Kilan Van der Aa, with Kyano Schepers and Senne Spyckerelle in reserve. Glen and Nicola Cuyle are brothers.
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Team gold plus all-around gold, or gold on all four events?
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