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World Elite Power Ranking – October 13, 2025

We haven't done a proper Elite Power Ranking since right before the Paris Olympics. A lot has happened since then and a lot of...

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What are the Top Scores Heading into 2025 Worlds?

The post-Olympic year World Championships have a way of producing surprises: Kayla William’s stunning vault victory in 2009 or Morgan Hurd’s all-around triumph in...

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What's a Good Score?

  • High 55 to 56+ AA (around 110 two-day score) starts to be “medal at Worlds AA” territory. Only one 57+ score all year from the Russian Cup, plus many of the other top scores are not in Jakarta. 
  • 14.500-15.000+ on an event to possibly make an event final.
  • To make the floor final low 14s will probably sneak in there.
  • If you hit a 15+ in any event final you’re almost certainly winning a medal. 
  • Ultimately, anything above a 14 is a score you want to move on in the competition and find yourself on the podium.
  • For reference… Best Scores of 2025
    • All-Around: 57.365 – Anna Kalmykova
    • Vault: 14.950 – Leanne Wong
    • Uneven Bars: 15.366 – Kaylia Nemour
    • Balance Beam: 15.233 – Zhou Yaqin
    • Floor Exercise: 14.533 – Anna Kalmykova

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World Championship Podcast Schedule

times listed are Jakarta – GMT +7 | PT | ET

Friday 10/17 * – MAG/WAG Podium Training 
10:15 PM local | 8:15 AM PT | 11:15 AM ET

Saturday 10/18 * – WAG Podium Training
10:15 PM local | 8:15 AM PT | 11:15 AM ET

Monday 10/20 – MAG/WAG Qualifications
10:15 PM local | 8:15 AM PT | 11:15 AM ET

Tuesday 10/21 * – WAG Qualifications
10:15 PM local | 8:15 AM PT | 11:15 AM ET

Wednesday 10/22 * – MAG All-Around Final
10:00 PM local | 8:00 AM PT | 11:00 AM ET

Thursday 10/23 * – WAG All-Around Final
10:00 PM local | 8:00 AM PT | 11:00 AM ET

Friday 10/24 * – Event Finals, Day 1
(MAG: FX, PH, SR | WAG: VT, UB)
 
7:00 PM local | 5:00 AM PT | 8:00 AM ET

Saturday 10/25 * – Event Finals, Day 2
(MAG: VT, PB, HB | WAG: BB, FX)
7:00 PM local | 5:00 AM PT | 8:00 AM ET

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