Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta on all the details from day two of women’s qualifying.
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Chapters
00:00 – Intro: Flavia hits beam & Melnikova dominates qualifying
01:10 – Headlines: Big names miss finals (Zhou, Wong, Perotti)
06:20 – Stars of the Day: Voinea, Zhang, McDonald, Caylor
09:40 – USA Recap: Barely through, but through
15:45 – All-Around Standings & Event Finalists
27:55 – Lessons from the Score Rankings
29:08 – Spencer’s Jakarta Updates & Team USA Deep Dive
40:16 – Best & Worst Moments: Injuries, artistry, and leotards
49:55 – BTS: Flavia vs. the giant bug + rule-breaking highlights
54:12 – Deep Dive: Subs 4–10 and medal contenders
How Do I Watch the Competition?
- All sessions of the competition will be streamed on Eurovision Sport. Follow along here!
- Gymnastics Indonesia’s YouTube channel will stream all qualification sessions
- Live scores from the FIG and Swiss Timing
- Check out NBC’s behind-the-scenes mini-doc on the US Women’s World Trials
Headlines
- Women’s qualifications are complete! Angelina Melnikova is leading the women’s all-around and vault standings, Kaylia Nemour is leading bars, Zhang Qingying leads beam, and Sabrina Voinea is the top scorer on floor
- What were moments that made us want to call the gymnastics police?
- Who were our all-star queens of the day?
- What did Chellsie Memmel have to say after the USA’s qualification performance?
- Takeaways from pre-Worlds international score rankings
- The tale of Flavia Saraiva vs the giant bug
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