When beams attack. Great Britain counted a full beam meltdown and missed the team final by less than two-tenths, Flávia Saraiva's vault got Brazil in, and Kaylia Nemour leads the all-around even with mistakes. China survived a rare bars disaster to qualify first, the Russian team competing as WG2 is third with its B team, and Skye Blakely held on to a bars final spot. Our sleep-deprived reactions from inside Rotterdam Ahoy after day two of women's qualification at the 2026 World Championships.
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Chapters
00:00 Welcome to Rotterdam, day two
01:23 Breaking news from the Spanish federation
02:55 Kaylia Nemour leads the all-around
08:45 China qualifies first
12:06 Flávia Saraiva saves Brazil
14:18 Russia, not Russia, in third
15:34 Great Britain's beam meltdown
16:47 Becky Downie delivers
18:36 Biggest surprise: Skye Blakely makes the bars final
19:48 Opportunities for comedy
21:08 Best moments: Hillary Heron and the Thriller
23:18 Join Club Gym Nerd for the rest
24:45 Club preview: the hair dryer story
2026 World Championships Headquarters: every session in your time zone, every qualified team and gymnast.
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