The floor broke again. A Dutch gymnast flagged the corner of the floor during the men's team final at the 2026 World Championships, nine years after Bart Deurloo did the same in Montreal. Japan won the world team title despite late falls, the Russian team competing as WG2 took silver and China held on for bronze, while Great Britain's medal hopes came apart one error at a time. Plus when the FIG will update its equipment standards, a final that ran past 10:30 at night, and robot judges catching every out-of-bounds. Our sleep-deprived reactions from inside Rotterdam Ahoy.
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Chapters
00:00 Welcome to the men's team final
01:00 Japan wins the world team title
02:01 The floor breaks again
04:09 When will the FIG update its equipment standards?
06:16 Russia, not Russia, and the missing headshots
07:17 Great Britain's heartbreak
09:57 China holds on for bronze
11:16 Too late at night to compete
12:32 Robot judges and the out-of-bounds epidemic
13:31 GymCastic Live in Rotterdam with Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir
14:11 Switzerland and the last-rotation falls
15:55 Join Club Gym Nerd for the rest
17:25 Club preview: the arena's location tag
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