Welcome to the live blog for the second day of apparatus finals at the 2026 Szombathely Challenge Cup, held in Szombathely, Hungary.

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9:50 am. Cheung Ching HKG VT: Handspring double front, oh he came like ONE INCH from sitting that, damn! Big lunge back to stand up out of the squat, OOB. 13.066 (4.8, 8.366, -0.1 ND)

Kas full, not bad! Tries to flare it out on the landing and only has a small hop back there. Mostly clean in the air! 13.466 (4.4, 9.066)

13.266 average.

9:47 am. Tatum Drusch USA BB: Loso mount, slight check. Bhs loso, little wobble. Front aerial, tiny wobble, to split jump to straddle jump. Side aerial. Clean switch to switch half which was not as clean but solid. Side somi, tiny adjustment. Every fault so far has been super minor. Gets the double wolf turn around. Cross split jump full, short in the split and she ends up too far back on the landing, fall. Double pike dismount, chest forward and a step back. 11.833 (5.6, 6.233)

9:44 am. Ondrej Kalny CZE VT: Kas 1.5, some noticeable knee bend in the air but super solid on the landing, just a tiny step back. 13.966

Follows it with a Shewfelt, same combo as Danek and Trifonov! He starts out with really tight form, softens up a bit near the landing, big lunge forward. 13.833

13.899 average – moves into second a tenth ahead of his teammate!

9:42 am. Greta Mayer HUN BB: Strong front punch mount. Switch slow to switch half, ends up a bit short and falls. Good side somi. Roundoff layout, some form and a hop on the landing. Clean triple wolf turn. Side aerial, split jump to wolf jump. Strong double tuck, tiny hop back. 12.300 (5.5, 6.800)

9:39 am. Jonas Danek CZE VT: Kas 1.5, has some ankle form in the air especially in the latter half of the flight, but overall this was really strong and the landing is good! Feet apart and a small hop forward. 13.866 (4.8, 9.066)

Next up is a Shewfelt, clean at first in the flight but then loses some of the knee and ankle form, lands it really well though! Same vault pairing as current leader Daniel Trifonov, though I think Trifonov was stronger on both. 13.733 (4.8, 9.033, -0.1 ND)

13.799 average – moves into second!

9:37 am. Emily Roper GBR BB: Loso mount. Double wolf turn. Hits the bhs loso really well. Cross straight jump full. Front aerial, doesn’t connect to split jump to straddle jump, some foot form in the straddle but nice splits. Switch leap to switch half. Just a layout full dismount but it looked nice aside from some pike down in the hips, hop back. 12.866 (4.9, 7.966) – moves into third behind the Brazilians!

9:34 am. Martin Miggitsch AUT VT: Handspring double front, rotation is a little off, lands really low and squatty but saves it from sitting down by taking a big leap forward. 13.033 (4.8, 8.233)

Kas full for the second vault, also maybe a bit low off the table but he gets it around well enough and just takes a big step back on the landing. 13.000 (4.4, 8.600)

13.016 average.

9:32 am. Flavia Saraiva BRA BB: Bhs mount, pause before the split jump to Korbut. Switch half is super clean. Bhs loso, minor form. Switch ring, tiny hop. Front aerial a little slow to the split ring jump but that was gorg. Side somi, wobble. Big leg separation into the double pike, slightly short, but lands it! 13.766 (5.9, 7.866)

9:27 am. Aurel Benovic CRO VT: Strong Dragulescu! Hop on the landing but looked good overall. 14.300 (5.2, 9.100)

Second is a handspring randi, which is just a bit low off the table, tries to compensate with some tucked knees but he has a hard crash and limps away but I think he’s okay overall. 12.833 (5.2, 7.733, -0.1 ND)

13.566 average.

9:24 am. Rebeca Andrade BRA BB: Switch leap mount. Switch to swith half to split jump, first connection had a tiny pause. Massive wobble on the bhs loso, does about 75 arm swings but ultimately stays on. Front aerial slow to split ring, good to bhs. Switch ring, side aerial, little adjustments on both. Full turn. Double pike, slightly short, step back. 13.600 (6.1, 7.500)

9:21 am. Assan Salimov KAZ VT: Dragulescu, rotation in the twist is slightly off and he ends up really short on the landing as well, crashes onto his knees. 12.800 (5.2, 7.700, -0.1 ND)

Next is a handspring randi, slightly forward on the landing but ALMOST sticks it, tiny bounce. Looked mostly fine in the air! 14.566 (5.2, 9.366)

13.683 average.

9:18 am. Dulcy Caylor USA BB: Switch leap mount with a slight wobble. Bhs loso loso, minor form but solid overall. Split ring jump. Side aerial. Switch leap to switch half, a little slow in the connections. Front aerial, wobble. Doesn’t connect to split jump to Korbut. Double wolf turn. Wolf jump to sissone. Double pike, chest really far down. Nice hit set overall! 12.633 (5.6, 7.133, -0.1 ND)

9:16 am. Daniel Trifonov BUL VT: Kas 1.5, looked really nice in the air, maybe a slight knee bend at one point, and the landing is solid! Small step. 14.100 (4.8, 9.300)

Follows it up with a Shewfelt! Also really nice, step to the side that looked OOB. Lovely work for him today overall though! 13.933

14.017 average.

9:13 am. Marianna Kiniuk UKR BB: Switch leap mount to switch leap with a little pause to the wolf jump. Side aerial loso, she was super crooked from the start and doesn’t have a prayer at landing this on the beam, fall. Front aerial to split ring jump was lovely. Switch ring. Double wolf turn. Some form in the side somi. Slow rotation in the double tuck, form is quite weak, but she gets it around a bit short with a hop. 11.733 (5.6, 6.133)

9:10 am. Satyajit Mondal IND VT: Handspring double front, rotation isn’t quite there, tries to push it around but ends up sitting it. 12.600 (4.8, 7.800)

Kas full for the second vault, chest is pretty low and he has a big slide into a step back on the landing. In the air it was a little messy, some knee bend, some leg separation. 12.933

12.766 average.

9:07 am. Maria Drobniak POL BB: Switch leap mount, pretty much connects right into an aerial, has a big wobble / break at the hips. Hit the jump series after recovering from the wobble. Bhs loso loso with a wobble and sadly a fall. Switch half. Standing back tuck. Back walkover down into a split before the low choreo, loved that. Dismounts with a double tuck but misses her feet and kinda slips into it, the rotation is SO short, super hard crash onto her back, and oh god, I think she’s injured. Salutes from the ground. A coach helps her limp off. Well, that’s a devastating start to the day.

9:01 am. Good morning! The stream is just starting. Athletes should be introduced shortly and we’ll get underway probably by around 9:05 am or a couple of minutes later.

I’m watching the stream on World Gymnastics TV, which is around $5 for the whole weekend. You can also work on the Hungarian federation’s website with a VPN if you’re located outside of Hungary. No real live scores, though Elevien had them up pretty quickly after reach rotation yesterday. I’ll pull them from the stream after each routine.