Part two of our Rotterdam World Championships preview, subdivisions 6 through 10. We're living in the age of Rebeca Andrade and Angelina Melnikova, so what history is on the line for two of the most decorated gymnasts ever? We size up breakout star Elena Colas and France, Great Britain on the team-final bubble, a veteran Netherlands team on home soil, Russia (competing as AIN), Canada, Spain and Brazil, then ask whether China has the vaults to go with its beam and bars. Plus a Man Break with Carlos Yulo, Casimir Schmidt and reports that Zhang Boheng is off China's roster, and our vault and beam final previews.
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Live shows
Rotterdam, Saturday October 24 after event finals, with Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir
New York City, Friday December 4, with Katelyn Ohashi
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Worlds tools
2026 World Championship Headquarters: the schedule in your time zone and the 2026 leaderboard
Worlds Roster Tracker
Elite Score Explorer
Chapters
00:00 Welcome + Sand & Sea Travel
01:15 Worlds schedule and what's on the line
02:24 The age of Andrade and Melnikova
05:23 Subdivision 6: France and Malaysia
11:35 Live shows: Rotterdam and NYC with Katelyn Ohashi
12:06 Subdivision 7: Great Britain and the Netherlands
20:00 Man Break: the men's all-around
27:50 Carlos Yulo, Casimir Schmidt and an upside-down iron cross
33:06 Updates: Worlds HQ leaderboard and the Worlds Bundle
35:47 Subdivision 8: Russia (AIN), Canada and Spain
43:43 Subdivision 9: Brazil and Switzerland
48:18 Vault preview
51:13 Subdivision 10: China and South Korea
1:00:52 Beam preview
1:03:33 See you in Rotterdam
Our daily Rotterdam podcasts start October 15 after women's podium training.
