MISSED GYMCASTIC LIVE IN ROTTERDAM? WATCH THE REPLAYRecorded Saturday, Oct. 24, at Worlds with Dutch Olympians Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir. The room was sold out, but you can still catch the replay with a virtual ticket.WATCH THE REPLAYNEW YORK CITY · Friday, Dec. 4, 8:30 pm ET (5:30 pm PT), doors 8:00 pm — With special guest Katelyn Ohashi. In-person is sold out; virtual tickets are still available. Get virtual ticketsDiscount codes are available on the ticket purchase pages, including Club member discounts.Kaylia Nemour (ALG) won both bars and beam at the 2026 World Championships in Rotterdam, taking beam gold over Zhang Qingying (CHN) on an execution tiebreak, while Flavia Saraiva (BRA) finally won her first world beam medal. Claire Pease (USA) and Reese Esponda (USA) went one-two on floor, Maiana Prat (FRA) took bronze on another tiebreak, and the U.S. women leave Rotterdam with seven medals. Artur Davtyan (ARM) stuck both vaults for gold, Sebastian Sponevik (NOR) won Norway’s first world medal ever, Frederick Richard (USA) won the floor title he promised, and Tang Chia-hung (TPE) took high bar. Plus the credit crisis of these Worlds, from Carlos Yulo (PHI) to Ellie Black (CAN), and the coach who said out loud what others wouldn’t. This is our final live post-event finals Q&A show from inside Rotterdam Ahoy.
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CHAPTERS
Full Club episode. The free preview runs through 24:40.
00:00 Welcome to event finals, day two
01:13 Rhys McClenaghan answers a critic
01:59 Surprise: Simone Biles in Rotterdam
02:58 Kaylia Nemour wins bars and beam
05:04 Should FIG stop breaking ties?
07:06 The tiebreaks that decided beam gold and floor bronze
08:36 Seven medals for the U.S. women
11:07 Why is nobody getting credit? Carlos Yulo and Ellie Black
12:39 Reese Esponda’s coach on FIG’s last-minute changes
16:25 Artur Davtyan’s two stuck vaults
19:31 Opportunity for comedy: Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir live
21:28 Your comedy moments
22:25 Club Gym Nerd and GymCastic Live
24:24 Club bonus begins: what Jake Jarman’s dad said to Bart and Eythora
25:13 Epke Zonderland and Fabian Hambüchen’s stick-it contest
26:08 Bart’s no-warm-up Kovacs and Kolman
26:56 What is Miffy?
27:52 Men’s vault: Davtyan, Jarman and Norway’s first world medal
30:43 Women’s beam: Nemour, Zhang and Flavia’s first world beam medal
31:48 Flavia’s champagne
33:10 The Nemour vs. Zhang beam debate
38:12 Skye Blakely’s victory-lap beam
40:46 Elena Colas, fourth and fourth
41:07 Women’s floor: Pease, Esponda and the 2008 pink leotards
42:40 Maiana Prat’s stinky choreography wins a medal
44:01 Abigail Martin’s double back save
44:59 Liudmila Roshchina’s Barani bonus, explained
45:52 Men’s landings vs. women’s landings
47:45 Reese Esponda’s silver
49:27 Claire Pease is world floor champion
50:45 Frederick Richard called his shot
52:51 Walking through the open door
53:30 Carlos Yulo’s hard year
55:14 Men’s all-around: Joe Fraser and the dance rules
57:05 Women’s vault: Andrade, Pease, Blakely and Ellie Black’s downgrade
59:33 Skye Blakely’s career-best bars and real-time judging
1:01:53 Helen Kevric and Skye’s bars upgrades
1:03:17 High bar: Tang Chia-hung and Oka’s tiebreak silver
1:03:54 Thank you, and the “use all the numbers” banner
1:06:52 Goodbye from Rotterdam
HEADLINES
- Kaylia Nemour (ALG) wins bars and beam, taking beam gold over Zhang Qingying (CHN) on an execution tiebreak, and Flavia Saraiva (BRA) wins her first world beam medal. Plus why Jessica and Spencer disagree on the tiebreak, and whether FIG should stop breaking ties at all.
- Seven medals for the U.S. women: Claire Pease (USA) and Reese Esponda (USA) go one-two on floor, proving the U.S. can still win floor on difficulty, and Skye Blakely (USA) leaves with four medals.
- The credit crisis of these Worlds: Carlos Yulo (PHI) and Ellie Black (CAN) lose credit on vaults they have done for years, and Reese Esponda’s coach Patrick Kiens on FIG changing what counts days before a final.
- Artur Davtyan (ARM) sticks both vaults for gold, Sebastian Sponevik (NOR) wins Norway’s first world medal ever, Frederick Richard (USA) wins the floor title he promised, and Tang Chia-hung (TPE) takes high bar. Opportunity for comedy: Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir at GymCastic Live in Rotterdam.
- Club bonus: what Jake Jarman (GBR)‘s dad said to Bart and Eythora, Epke Zonderland and Fabian Hambüchen‘s high bar stick-it contest, the full breakdown of every final, Flavia’s champagne, Maiana Prat (FRA)‘s stinky floor medal, Abigail Martin (GBR)‘s double back save, Joe Fraser (GBR) and the men’s dance rules, Rebeca Andrade (BRA)‘s vault title and Skye Blakely’s career-best bars.
RESULTS
Apparatus finals, day two, Sunday, Oct. 25, Rotterdam Ahoy. Every session in your time zone is on Worlds HQ.
MEN’S VAULT
- Artur Davtyan (Armenia) 14.850
- Jake Jarman (Great Britain) 14.650
- Sebastian Sponevik (Norway) 14.366
WOMEN’S BALANCE BEAM
- Kaylia Nemour (Algeria) 14.566
- Zhang Qingying (China) 14.566
- Flavia Saraiva (Brazil) 14.300
Nemour won gold on the execution tiebreak.
MEN’S PARALLEL BARS
- Zou Jingyuan (China) 15.733
- Illia Kovtun (Croatia) 14.900
- Daniel Marinov (WG2 (Russia)) 14.866
WOMEN’S FLOOR EXERCISE
- Claire Pease (United States) 13.866
- Reese Esponda (United States) 13.566
- Maiana Prat (France) 13.466
Prat won bronze over Abigail Martin (GBR) on the execution tiebreak.
MEN’S HIGH BAR
- Tang Chia-hung (Chinese Taipei) 14.966
- Shinnosuke Oka (Japan) 14.800
- Sergei Naidin (WG2 (Russia)) 14.800
Oka won silver on the execution tiebreak.
Day one, Saturday, Oct. 24: women’s vault Rebeca Andrade (BRA), Claire Pease (USA), Skye Blakely (USA); uneven bars Kaylia Nemour (ALG), Helen Kevric (GER), Skye Blakely (USA); men’s floor Frederick Richard (USA), Jake Jarman (GBR), Artem Dolgopyat (ISR); pommel horse gold Hamlet Manukyan (ARM); rings gold Lan Xingyu (CHN).
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WORLDS COVERAGE
- 2026 World Championships Headquarters: all 18 sessions in your time zone, every qualified team and gymnast, medal lines and how to watch
- 2026 World Championships: Women’s All-Around Final
- 2026 World Championships: Men’s All-Around Final
- 2026 World Championships: Women’s Team Final
- 2026 World Championships: Men’s Team Final
- 2026 World Championships: Women’s Qualification, Day Two
- 2026 World Championships: Women’s Qualification, Day One
- Behind The Scenes: Nemour, BRA, CHN, GB, RUS, CAN, FRA, NED – Podium Training
- 2026 World Championships: Women’s Podium Training, Day One
- Photo Gallery: 2026 World Championships – Podium Training, October 14
- 2026 Worlds Preview Part 2: Andrade, Melnikova & China’s Beam Powerhouse
- 2026 Worlds Preview Part 1: Team USA, Kaylia Nemour & Japan’s Medal Threat
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Loved all the finals and very pleased Claire Pease won gold on floor (I am British). Question – is it just me or is the floor tumbling more simple than it’s been in decades (with the exception of Pease, Esponda and Martin)? I grew up watching Omelianchik, Shoushounova and Silivas and could rewatch their routines forever but would only be bothered to watch Claire Pease’s routine again now. Also still in search of the artistry of the 80s and 90s – like where did it go??!!! PS thrilled for Kayla’s second gold and Flavia’s bronze.
Nemour clearly moved her foot and double bounced after her switch 1/2 before the straddle jump. She did not have a dance series by any stretch of the imagination. She should not have a beam medal.
Where is the event finals day 1 podcast?
We hosted a live show the night of Event Finals Day 1 so there is no podcast. We discussed a few items from that competition in the Day 2 episode and we’ll discuss further when we return from vacation.