GYMCASTIC LIVE IN ROTTERDAM: IN-PERSON SOLD OUT, VIRTUAL TICKETS STILL AVAILABLESaturday, Oct. 24, 7:00 pm CEST (10:00 am PT) — Live at Worlds with Dutch Olympians Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir. The room is full, but you can watch live from anywhere or catch the replay with a virtual ticket.GET VIRTUAL TICKETSNEW YORK CITY · Friday, Dec. 4, 7:00 pm ET (4:00 pm PT) — With special guest Katelyn Ohashi. Get NYC ticketsDiscount codes are available on the ticket purchase pages, including Club member discounts.China are world team champions for the first time since 2006, ending the United States‘ run of seven straight titles by two tenths in the women’s team final at the 2026 World Championships. Japan won its first world team medal since 1966. We break down the beam rotation that decided it, the downgrade that cost Skye Blakely (USA), Dulcy Caylor (USA)‘s beam dismount and big floor, Claire Pease (USA)‘s Cheng and 56-point all-around, and why the Fujitsu D-scores belong on the live scoreboard. Plus France in fourth, a rough night for WG2 and Italy, the broken floor that was really the podium, and lunch with Jay Clark. This is our live post-team final Q&A show from inside Rotterdam Ahoy.
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00:00 China are world champions; U.S. silver, Japan bronze
01:41 How China broke the U.S. streak
04:22 Skye Blakely’s beam and the D-score surprise
07:43 Chasing China on beam
10:31 Japan’s first team medal since 1966
14:15 Show us the Fujitsu D-scores
17:42 The broken floor was the podium
19:36 Ellie Black’s vault warm-up near miss
21:17 Moment of the day: Morgane Osyssek’s floor
23:23 Club Gym Nerd and GymCastic Live
25:28 China’s gold, rotation by rotation
31:07 Huel
33:27 Team USA’s silver: vault, Claire Pease’s Cheng, the bunnies
37:37 U.S. floor and the all-around outlook
40:36 WG2, Italy and the double-pike curse
44:30 France in fourth
47:16 Lunch with Jay Clark and the FIG judging system
50:20 Canada and Brazil
54:42 Japan’s Fujitsu award and the podium
57:41 Live Q&A: Fact Checker update, all-around picks, France, the U.S. men
1:10:16 Wrap
HEADLINES
- China win the world team title by two tenths, their first since 2006, ending the U.S. women’s streak of seven straight titles.
- United States take silver; Japan win bronze, their first world team medal since 1966. All three earn team spots for LA28.
- Skye Blakely (USA) hits beam on day two, but a switch-half downgrade drops her D-score.
- Claire Pease (USA) lands her Cheng and posts a 56-point all-around; Dulcy Caylor (USA) falls on her beam dismount, then delivers on floor.
- France finish fourth; WG2 and Italy struggle on beam.
- The broken floor in the men’s team final was the podium, not the Spieth floor.
TODAY IN ROTTERDAM
Women’s team final, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 19:00 Rotterdam (10:00 a.m. PT). Every session in your time zone is on Worlds HQ.
The eight finalists, in qualifying order. Scores start from zero tonight, and the top three teams earn team spots for LA28.
- China 164.996
- United States 164.529
- WG2 (Russia) 163.662
- Italy 162.430
- Japan 161.630
- France 161.430
- Canada 160.130
- Brazil 159.131
Who’s on every team: the Rotterdam Worlds Roster Tracker.
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Tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 22: the men’s all-around final, 19:30 Rotterdam (10:30 a.m. PT), and our live reactions right after.
WORLDS COVERAGE
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- 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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