Welcome to the live blog for Great Britain, China, Italy, Japan, Canada, and the Netherlands at the 2015 World Championships women’s team final! Kensley Behel will keep you updated with pretty much anything you’re likely to miss from the live stream. Refresh every 3-5 minutes or so, and most recent updates will appear on the top.

What a fantastic meet! The crowd was electric tonight! USA takes Gold China Silver, and Great Britain wins the Bronze!

8:41 pm. E Downie (GBR VT) Great DTY!!!! 15.133. Great Britain will get a medal!

8:38 pm. Great opening pass for RAisman, stuck the piked double Arabian to stag, STUCK the double lay! Switch to tour jete 1/1, Double pike just a small hop back!!!! Redemption for her!!! She should be proud!!! That is a champion!!!! 15.075

8:36 pm. Tinkler (GBR VT) GREAT! DTY from her. Huge pop of the top and right down the middle. Small hop after and the crowd goes WILD!!! Should be a good score! 15.083

8:35 pm. Swaggie Maggie is on fire! She stuck her first two passes cold (double double and full-in) and had only the smallest of hops on her other ones.

8:34 pm. Fragapane (GBR VT) DTY. He form is just not great. Small hop to the side. We will see how the judges score her tonight. The crowd is electric and they need around a 148 average to get a medal. 14.833

China was WAY WAY over scored on bars. SorryNOTSorry.

With half a rotation to go China sits in the lead with 176.164

8:23 pm. Teramoto (JPN UB) jump to high bar, kch, toe on 1/1, to in bar Gienger kch (short on handstand) stalder stalder 1/1 to jaeger, stalder 1/1, bail and back up, Stuck full – in to finish…..She shouldn’t have had two stalder 1/1 in the routine. Bars are all the way across the arena and one could have been a pike in and out.

8:21 pm. Tan (CHN VT) Nice DTY from her. Slightly off center but her form and height are definitely superior to her teammates. 15.2

8:19 pm. Mao (CHN VT) Nice DTY. Right down the middle. Kicked out of it a little early and had to take a big jump forward. 14.833

8:18 pm. Wang (CHN VT) Tsuk double. Pikes down with low chest but is right down the middle. Small hop. 15.2 – seems a bit high to me.

China finishes on vault, Japan on bars, Netherlands on beam, and Russia on Floor.

Heading into the final rotation, USA is the only team without a fall.

1. USA 135.530
2. China 130.931
3. Russia 129.773
4. Japan 127.463
5. Great Britain 127.331
6. Canada 126.665
7. Ital 125.831
8. Netherlands 121.230

8:10 pm. Shang (CHN FX) back 3.5 to punch front pike, back 1.5 to triple to punch front tuck. Not as much height as Mao on the same pass. Back 5/2 to punch piked barani. Double pike with several steps backwards including 1 out of bounds.

8:08 pm. L. Wevers ( NED UB) Jump to high, kch, Church to pack, toe on, Maoney, (tuck in the back swint, struggles into the pak, toe on ( looks like she went the wrong way) and then tried to just straddle up to high bar. She was very very short. Mounts on the low bar and straddles up to high bar! Good this time. Giant ½, back giant into double front. Very very low landing. 11.133

8:04 pm. S. Wevers (NED UB) kch, clear hip, shaposh, up into 1/1 on high, bail to hand and back up, giant 1/1, giant 1/1, nice high jaeger, clear hip ½, double lay with a tiny bounce up.

Mao (CHN FX) back 3.5 to open punch front tuck (small step forward,) back 2.5 to punch front, triple twist…..So basically she is the female version of Kenzo. Switch to a shy switch ½, double tuck with a small step back to finish.

8:02 pm. Wang (CHN FX) double double. OMG her RO BHS was so so fast! Back 1/5 to triple to punch front tuck! She is the definition of fast twitch muscles! On her triple spin she definitely only made 2 and tried to fake the rest. Back 5/2 to front layed out barani, switch ring to switch ½, Beautiful double pike to finish! Fantastic routine! Very engaging!

8:01 pm. Murakami (JPN VT) Yurchenko double with only the smallest hops. Right down the middle!

Halfway through the 3^rd rotation, Japan is on Vault, Netherlands on the bars, Russia on the beam, and China on floor!

7:55 pm Fragapane (GBR FX) full in straight swith ring to tour jete 1/1, triple, Her choreo is so fun. She shimmies into the corner and ends with a double lay to stuck to wolf jump! She truly is a performer! 14.733

7:52 pm. E. Downie (GBR FX) back 1.5 to double Arabian (step forward,) back with double arabian this time piked (step forward, switch to full spin to switch 1/1… back 5/2 to front tuck (small step forward,) Big double pike but step back. 14.133

7:48 pm. Huge double double with just a small hop back. Double straight back. Back 2.5 with Mustafina legs but got a huge roar from team and crowd. Almost stuck the double pike. There are some really realy nice moments for her but there are also some moments in the corner where there is literally NO choreo. Overall good routine. 14.433

From what I saw out of the corner of my eye for USA on Beam, Maggie had a solid beam but just really timid and missed some or had very slow connections. 13.966

Fasana (ITA VT) Nice DTY. Some leg issues. Pretty typical for her.14.8

7:47 pm. Ferlito (ITA VT) Yurchenko 1.5! Good! Bends knees a little into the landing but right down the middle. Small hop forward.

1. USA 92.098
2. Russia 89.640
3. China 87.932

Italy to Vault, Canada to bars, USA to beam, and GBR to floor.

7:42 pm. B Downie (GBR BB) Straddle mount, punch front, bhs losco (wobble) Memmel turn, switch, sissone, invert turn, to front aerial, side somi (small  wobble,) switch ring (head not far enough back,) RO double pike to end. Just a small step back. 13.8

Madison Kocian (USA UB) Had a stunning routine and stuck her full-in cold! 15.3

7:40 pm. 15.1 for Ellie Black of Canada on Vault.

7:37 pm. Rogers (CAN VT) Just stuck her DTY cold!

Downie (GBR BB) punch front (solid) She actually looks mad or super focued, standing arabian small hop forward, switch, switch ½, double turn (wobble)bhs losco, sissone to split (looks a little like sissone – aka her front leg was a little too low) side aerial, STUCK 2.5 to finish! She looks really pleased! 14.133

7:33 pm. Townsend (CAN VT) Yurchenko 1.5. Some form issues and has to take a step back.

Fragapane (GBR BB) standing tuck (step,) switch to sheep, She looks really confident, bhs to layout (maybe piked a little,) full spin, standing back with a  full! Great, jump series, side aerial, bhs, bhs 2^nd to double pike. HUGE roar from the crowd.

Maggie Nichols just stuck her Double Lay dismount cold!

Halfway through the 2^nd rotation, Canada is now on vault, USA on bars, Great Britain on beam, and Italy on floor!

7:28 pm. Miyakawa (JPN FX) Full in lay, front lay to front double tuck! Switch to switch side ¼, tuck double double for 3^rd pass. I really enjoy this routine, the music is powerful Disney mixed with a Japanese flair, ends with a double lay!!!  Incredible routine! The crowd loved it!

14.0 for Komova on Bars. 13.433 for Top (NED) on vault.

Shang (CHN BB) Bhs bhs ft, lay , split to straddle, switch side ½, (step back) bhs losco (solid,) punch front tuck to wolf (solid) nice double spin, front aerial to sheep (mayyybee didn’t’ touch fee to head,) side aerial to sissone, GREAT triple twist to finish.

7:25 pm. Wang (CHN BB) punch Barani (big wobble) switch ring, sheep, RO to huge layout (BIG WOBBLE) huge yells from her coach across the arena, falls of on punch front, free aerial (paus) full turn, switch, wolf, back triple to finish.

Komova fell off bars only a second before Wang did on beam and there was a huge stream of gasps from the crowd.

7:23 pm. Murakami (JPN FX) double double to open, back 5/2 to front lay, tour jete ½, back 3/2 to front 1/1, perfect triple spin, double pike to finish.

Long wait for Fan’s beam score. 14.4

7:18 pm. Fan (CHN BB) Split to open, RO beautiful lay, wolf to split jump, switch ring (maybe a little shy,) full spin, front aerial (pause) sheep, sissone to side somi! Switch (shy), side aerial, back 2.5 to finish! Really incredible confidence from here. I think she maybe only had 1 wobble.

Volleman (NED VT) Yurchenko full. Lack pointed toes and height but performs with good direction.

The Netherlands start of the first half of rotation 2 on the vault, Russia on bars, China on beam, and Japan on floor.

1. USA 46.665
2. Russia 45.766
3. China 45.632
4. Great Britain 42.299
5. Canada 41.466
6. Netherlands 41.199
7. Japan 40.066
8. Italy 399

7:10 pm. Thorsdottir (NED FX) double L spin to inside, double pike to open, front aerial, double turn with leg back to illusion, back 5/2, fell out of doule Memmel a bit. She is stunning to watch!

Tan (CHN UB) Kch, Hindorff to pak, Maloney, to inbar Gienger, giant ½, Healy, to Ono, to tkatchev, STUCK double lay. 15.133

7:07 pm. Fan (CHN UB) kch, pike in out 1/1, Komova II to Maloney to inbar gienger (stop, pike in and out 1/1, healy, ono, giant 1/,2 double lay small step.

7:03 pm. Komova (RUS VT) beautiful DTY

Murakami (JPN BB) bhs, bhs 2ft and off on layout (pike to 2ft,) jump series switch to back tuck, side aerial, stunning double turn, front aerial, sheep (small wobble) missed the end. 12.2

Shang (CHN UB) Jump to high bar, pike hindorff, to pak, shaposh to inbar gienger, giant 12/2, healy, ono, into pike jaerger, giant ½, almost stuck full-in. 15.233

7:01 pm Russia now on Vault, China bars, Japan on beam and Netherlands on Floor.

6:59 B. Downie (GBR UB) pm. Inside toe in ½, Maloney into hindorff (ISH), toe on 1/1, Downie, pak, kch, Maloney, KCH ½, flung out the full –in but just the tiniest of hops 14.833

Ferlito (ITA BB) Front lay to sheep, bhs bhs layout to 2ft, (wobble, switch to back tuck (solid!) beautiful full turn to split jump, Really nice choreo too! Side aerial, switch ring, Stuck double pike to finish. Hopped back on salute 14.3

6:52 pm. E. Downie (GBR UB) KCH, inside toe one ½, maloney to tkatchev OH NO!!!! Huge applause for her, She chose to jump to the high bar without her coach. Interesting she took a TON of extra swings and I think those occur a deduction.  toe on 1/1, pike tkatchev to pak, van Leeuwen, really nice double lay to finish! 13.033

Onyshko (CAN FX) opens with a stuck full-in- tiny NCAA step back, back ¼ through to double tuck, Stunning double Memmel turn… missed the last pass. 13.9

Biles (USA VT) HUGE typical Simone vault! 15.966 USA has a total of 46.665

6:48 pm. Harrold (GBR UB) KCH, Maloney, Bhardwaj, van Leeuwen, stoop through to low,  toe on 1/1,  (handstand over) toe on ½, jaeger, hop changed to nice double front!14.433

Rousseau (CAN FX) Nice double Arabian to open, comes back with a super solid double pike! Really beautiful detail out of the double L turn, back 3/2, Nice double pike with a step forward to finish. 13.333

6:46 pm. USA will begin on Vault, GBR on Bars, Italy on Beam and Canada on the Floor for the first half of the first rotation.

6:45 pm. As you may have heard, Brenna Dowel is missing from the start list today. However, both her and Skinner were introduce with the team!

Canada, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, and China also chose to introduce their reserve athletes while the Netherlands and Japan just introduced their 6 member team.

Lauren will be covering USA and Russia and I will be covering everyone else. When the blog goes live I will post it here!

Greetings from Scotland! Glasgow 2015 has done a phenomenal job throughout these championships of providing great entertainment during the competition and this pre-competition performance did not disappoint. Probably the coolest presentation of flags I’ve ever seen. All the flags were accompanied by a bagpipe and drum core!

Article by Kensley Behel