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 in Rotterdam. Japan won its first world team medal since 1966. We break down the beam rotation that decided it, the downgrade that cost Skye Blakely, Dulcy Caylor's beam and big floor, Claire Pease'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. Recorded live from inside Rotterdam Ahoy.
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Chapters
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
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