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Day two of women’s podium training at the 2026 World Championships in Rotterdam. Kaylia Nemour (ALG) had a mixed day on bars and vault, Russia brought a full team without Angelina Melnikova (RUS) and still looked good, and the qualification lists have turned into chaos. Plus Rebeca Andrade (BRA)‘s vault, the judges who coach from the sidelines, our chat with Aliya Mustafina (RUS) and why Fact Checker is in the hospital. This is our live post-training Q&A show.

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CHAPTERS

Free preview (everyone). The full Club episode continues with our Aliya Mustafina story, the live Q&A and the rest of the day.
00:00 Welcome to podium training, day two
01:07 Rebeca Andrade on vault
02:18 Watching the judges up close
04:58 A Tim Gunn for every event
05:29 Will Andrade’s Lopez get layout credit?
06:39 Kaylia Nemour: bars, beam and vault
09:34 GymCastic Live in Rotterdam with Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir
10:58 Russia’s B team
13:25 The qualification and registration chaos
16:51 The French team vs. the beam sticker
18:11 Aliya Mustafina, and our conversation continues for Club members
20:03 Why Fact Checker is in the hospital

HEADLINES

  • Kaylia Nemour (ALG), our pre-meet all-around favorite, had a mixed day: strong on beam, some falls on bars swinging out of the Nemour, and crunched early timers on vault before landing her Yurchenko double full. Still the favorite, with questions for qualification.
  • Rebeca Andrade (BRA)‘s timers and a sky-high Lopez. Will it get layout credit, given how the judging support system is treating half twists in a layout position?
  • The judges are proactively helping gymnasts and coaches in podium training, including Lia-Monica Fontaine (CAN) on beam. Spencer’s pitch: a Tim Gunn on every event.
  • Russia: no Angelina Melnikova (RUS), Anna Kalmykova (RUS) or Viktoria Listunova (RUS) after visa refusals, but a full team with Lyudmila Roshchina (RUS) that looks very good on bars and beautiful on beam.
  • Qualification chaos: Danie Ferris (MAR) on the start list without having qualified, Taiwan’s registration mix-up, too many beam qualifiers and not enough on vault.
  • The French team vs. a slippery sticker on the beam.
  • Our conversation with Aliya Mustafina (RUS), and our Ellie Black (CAN) interview is coming to YouTube.
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