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It’s the final day of the 2026 World Championships in Rotterdam: five apparatus finals, with men’s vault, women’s balance beam, men’s parallel bars, women’s floor and men’s high bar. World all-around champion Skye Blakely (USA) goes for a fifth medal of these Worlds on beam, where China’s Zhang Qingying and Qiu Qiyuan qualified one-two. Reese Esponda (USA) leads the floor qualifiers, and Olympic champion Zou Jingyuan (CHN) tops parallel bars by more than half a point. This is our live post-event finals Q&A show, our last live podcast from inside Rotterdam Ahoy.
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TODAY IN ROTTERDAM
Apparatus finals, day two, Sunday, Oct. 25, from 14:00 Rotterdam (6:00 a.m. PT), Rotterdam Ahoy. Europe is off summer time today, so Rotterdam is eight hours ahead of PT. Every session in your time zone is on Worlds HQ.
The finalists, in qualifying order with their qualifying scores. Event start times are the planned running order.
MEN’S VAULT
14:00 Rotterdam (6:00 a.m. PT) · two-vault averages
- Jake Jarman (Great Britain) 14.633
- Artur Davtyan (Armenia) 14.633
- Nazar Chepurnyi (Ukraine) 14.450
- Arseniy Dukhno (WG2 (Russia)) 14.350
- Shohei Kawakami (Japan) 14.283
- Carlos Yulo (Philippines) 14.266
- Sebastian Sponevik (Norway) 14.233
- Harry Hepworth (Great Britain) 14.216
WOMEN’S BALANCE BEAM
About 14:47 Rotterdam (6:47 a.m. PT)
- Zhang Qingying (China) 15.100
- Qiu Qiyuan (China) 14.966
- Flavia Saraiva (Brazil) 14.400
- Mana Okamura (Japan) 14.266
- Manila Esposito (Italy) 14.200
- Skye Blakely (United States) 14.166
- Elena Colas (France) 14.133
- Kaylia Nemour (Algeria) 14.133
MEN’S PARALLEL BARS
About 15:52 Rotterdam (7:52 a.m. PT)
- Zou Jingyuan (China) 15.466
- Illia Kovtun (Croatia) 14.900
- Shinnosuke Oka (Japan) 14.866
- Daiki Hashimoto (Japan) 14.800
- Daniel Marinov (WG2 (Russia)) 14.700
- Arseniy Dukhno (WG2 (Russia)) 14.600
- Noe Seifert (Switzerland) 14.600
- David Rumbutis (Sweden) 14.500
The two-per-country rule kept Shohei Kawakami (JPN), fifth in qualifying with 14.800, out of the final.
WOMEN’S FLOOR EXERCISE
About 16:35 Rotterdam (8:35 a.m. PT)
- Reese Esponda (United States) 13.633
- Lia Grace Redick (Canada) 13.433
- Abigail Martin (Great Britain) 13.433
- Lia-Monica Fontaine (Canada) 13.366
- Claire Pease (United States) 13.333
- Maiana Prat (France) 13.300
- Alice Kinsella (Great Britain) 13.266
- Liudmila Roshchina (WG2 (Russia)) 13.266
The two-per-country rule kept Gabrielle Black (CAN), sixth in qualifying with 13.300, out of the final.
MEN’S HIGH BAR
About 17:19 Rotterdam (9:19 a.m. PT)
- Shohei Kawakami (Japan) 14.600
- Tang Chia-Hung (Chinese Taipei) 14.566
- Shinnosuke Oka (Japan) 14.500
- Jesse Moore (Australia) 14.366
- Angel Barajas (Colombia) 14.333
- Sergey Naidin (WG2 (Russia)) 14.233
- Camilo Vera (Colombia) 14.166
- Yumin Abbadini (Italy) 14.166
Who’s on every team: the Rotterdam Worlds Roster Tracker.
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That’s a wrap on Rotterdam. Next live show: GymCastic Live in New York City, Friday, Dec. 4, 7:00 pm ET (4:00 pm PT), with special guest Katelyn Ohashi.
WORLDS COVERAGE
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- 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
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- Photo Gallery: 2026 World Championships – Podium Training, October 14
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