Welcome to the live blog for the first day of apparatus finals at the 2026 World Championships, held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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RINGS FINAL STANDINGS
1. Lan Xingyu, China, 14.766
2. Eleftherious Petrounias, Greece, 14.333
3. Artur Avetisyan, Armenia, 14.233
4. Oka Shinnosuke, Japan, 14.133
5. Ilya Zaika, Russia, 14.100
6. Mehmet Ayberk Kosak, Türkiye, 13.800
7. Courtney Tulloch, Great Britain, 13.366
8. Glen Cuyle, Belgium, 12.833
The 11th rings title for China and the first ever rings medal for Armenia!
11:48 am. Courtney Tulloch GBR SR: Pull up to maltese, inverted planche, back up to maltese, giant to handstand, through to planche, pike out to maltese, to iron cross, giant to handstand is really controlled, triple back ends up a bit low, hands drop but I don’t think he touched? Oh shit, the score came in and I think they did touch. LORD. 13.366 (5.7, 7.666)
11:45 am. Ilya Zaika RUS SR: Inverted cross, drops down then rolls to a hang, through to maltese, back giant to inverted cross, to piked saltos to handstand, through to maltese, swing up to planche, maybe doesn’t hold it quite enough, full-twisting double layout also comes off slightly early but he gets it around with some pike and steps. 14.100 (5.7, 8.400)
11:41 am. Lan Xingyu CHN SR: Inverted cross down to hang then pull up to planche, perf. Down to hang then pull up to maltese, front pikes to handstand with good control, through to maltese, out to iron cross, back giant to handstand, double double layout, chest down and a slight bounce. 14.766 (6.0, 8.766)
Easily into first with two to go! Secures a medal!
11:37 am. Glen Cuyle BEL SR: Swing up to planche, ankle slightly off? But not bad. Down to inverted planche then up to maltese, piked saltos to iron cross, maltese, to iron cross, back giant to handstand, triple back, ughhhh, falls back and rolls back out of it. 12.833 (5.3, 7.533)
11:33 am. Touch for the second half!
11:31 am. Mehmet Ayberk Kosak TUR SR: Pull up to maltese, swing through to inverted cross then through to iron cross, up to handstand then to maltese then out to iron cross, gets the next giant to handstand and the double double dismount, a little low with a step back. 13.800 (5.5, 8.300)
11:28 am. Oka Shinnosuke JPN SR: Swing up to maltese, then through to another maltese, swing through to planche, back giant to handstand, great! Piked saltos to handstand, double twisting double layout dismount STUCK! Fab routine. 14.133 (5.1, 8.933, +0.1 SB)
11:25 am. Eleftherios Petrounias GRE SR: Push up to planche, down to hang then pulls up to maltese, fab. Swing through to maltese, back giant to handstand with nice control, front swing to planche, down to iron cross, lil nod, front pike to iron cross, front giant to nice handstand, double double dismount, the form in that kills me, WHY doesn’t he change this?! Gets the stuck landing at least. 14.333 (5.7, 8.533, +0.1 SB)
11:21 am. Artur Avetisyan ARM SR: Rolls through from a hang to a lovely planche, down to maltese, out to iron cross, fab. Back giant to handstand is flawless, swing through to maltese, then swing through to planche, UGH, kinda falls out of the next giant to handstand, has to correct his position, small hop on the double double. 14.233 (5.4, 8.833)
WELL, I wanted an Armenia rings medal but it doesn’t look like that will happen so I’m gonna cry.
11:17 am. OKAY rings is going now! They’re not dumb about medal ceremonies, just slow to start the athlete introductions, I am SAFE.
11:12 am. I MAY be slightly checked out for the rings final because I have to leave the house at noon for a rehearsal and we’re GETTING CLOSE. [Insert Judge Judy tapping on her watch gif]
Looks like we’re getting the medal ceremony for pommels and uneven bars before rings which will delay me, so dumb, just do all three at the end?!
UNEVEN BARS FINAL STANDINGS
1. Kaylia Némour, Algeria, 15.333
2. Helen Kevric, Germany, 14.833
3. Skye Blakely, United States, 14.600
4. Elena Colas, France, 14.533
5. Naomi Visser, Netherlands, 14.366
6. Alyona Glotova, Russia, 14.233
7. Giulia Perotti, Italy, 13.266
8. Elisa Iorio, Italy, 12.500
11:05 am. Elena Colas FRA UB: She got very close to a 14.6 in both prelims and the all-around final, so this could be very close between her and Blakely for bronze if they bump her up a little bit today! Eeeee, I’m excited! Toe full to Endo half to Maloney to stalder full, some sway in her back, but connects to Downie to Pak, nice! Van Leeuwen, nice handstand before toe full to full-in, lands on her toes, big lean forward and break at the hips to hold onto the landing. 14.533 (6.3, 8.233)
Omg, SO CLOSE!!! She’s off the podium by 0.067.
11:02 am. Alyona Glotova RUS UB: Arches over the handstand before the toe half to piked Jaeger, toe full to Downie with some leg form to Pak, Maloney to Gienger, some leg separation, full-out with some leg form and a hop. 14.233 (6.2, 8.033)
10:59 am. Helen Kevric GER UB: Inbar full to Komova II, maybe slightly late on the pirouette, inbar half to piked Jaeger, Downie with flexed feet to Pak, van Leeuwen with some leg separation, sticks the full-out! 14.833 (6.4, 8.433)
10:56 am. Giulia Perotti ITA UB: Inbar half to Endo half, a bit late, but connects to Maloney to Downie, low and long release, can’t reach for the bar, fall. UGH. Back on for the Pak, van Leeuwen, toe full a bit late, full-in with some form and a small hop. 13.266 (5.9, 7.366)
10:52 am. Touch for the second half underway now!
10:49 am. Elisa Iorio ITA UB: Downie to Pak, short handstand before the Maloney to stalder, supposed to be a full but she can only get it halfway around, looks like she tries to fix it but her swing is off going into her next cast so she hops off, for the best tbh. Back on for Chow half, short handstand before the blind change to front giant to front giant full to double front, a bit low, two steps back. 12.500 (5.7, 6.800)
10:46 am. Naomi Visser NED UB: Buckling my seatbelt for this one. Nothing causes me more stress than Visser in an apparatus final. Gets the Downie to Pak, lovely flight. Maloney to clear hip half to Ezhova with some leg separation, short handstand before the toe full to clean van Leeuwen, short handstand before the toe full, finishes slightly late there, but connects to the full-in, basically stuck! YAAAAAAY! 14.366 (6.3, 8.066)
10:42 am. Skye Blakely USA UB: Stalder full to Church, Downie to Pak, both done well. Toe full to van Leeuwen, minor ankle separation, tiny bit short on the handstand before the toe half to double front half, step back. Excellent routine, maybe the tiniest bit weaker compared to her AA finals routine, but that’s on the most nit-picky moments? 14.600 (6.2, 8.400)
Okay, the judges loved it MORE today! I think that E is a tenth or two higher than we’ve seen?! I feel like this will certainly make the podium.
10:38 am. Kaylia Némour ALG UB: Inbar full to inbar layout Tkachev to Pak to Maloney to stalder full to stalder Tkachev in mixed grip to Ezhova to Chow half, wow, different routine today but connected ALL OF IT!!! Just a double layout, no twist, hop back. 15.333 (7.0, 8.333)
Unbeatable leadoff routine tbh. Good luck to everyone else I guess!
10:34 am. Athletes are being introduced for uneven bars!
10:31 am. Should be back in about 10 ish minutes for the uneven bars final!
POMMEL HORSE FINAL STANDINGS
1. Hamlet Manukyan, Armenia, 15.300
2. Gabriele Targhetta, Italy, 15.233
3. Mamikon Khachatryan, Armenia, 15.000
4. Nariman Kurbanov, Kazakhstan, 14.933
5. Patrick Hoopes, United States, 14.933
6. Hur Woong, South Korea, 14.833
7. Kilan van der Aa, Belgium, 14.733
8. Hashimoto Daiki, Japan, 13.466
10:24 am. Hamlet Manukyan ARM PH: I couldn’t even type for this I was so nervous, but everything was fab, his eponymous skill was excellent, truly a near-perfect routine. This is it. 15.300 (5.9, 9.400)
HE TAKES THE GOLD! THE FIRST IN HISTORY FOR ARMENIA!
10:22 am. Patrick Hoopes USA PH: Russians and then combo Sohn elements went really well! Everything else looks pretty good, travels well but his hips end up pretty closed at one point, dismount ends up slightly short but he gets it around! 14.933 (6.1, 8.833)
Into fourth! Same score as Kurbanov but loses the tie break.
10:19 am. Hur Woong KOR PH: Scissors to circles, circles on the single pommel, Sohn elements wre nice, travels in Russians, maybe slightly rushed, same in the circles but he slows down a bit and looks more controlled into the dismount I think? And the dismount is good. Another fantastic set. Oh my god this final is insane. 14.833 (6.0, 9.133, -0.3 ND)
WHAT is the penalty for?! I wish I was smarter at pommels to do things like routine construction and whatever happened here. Anyway, he is in fourth with the neutral deduction. Would be second without it!
I just turned the audio back on (normally I watch without listening to Peacock commentary lmao) and it was Tim saying “WHAT is the penalty for?” so a literal former MAG gymnast slash MAG expert doesn’t know either. I don’t feel as shameful.
10:16 am. Mamikon Khachatryan ARM PH: GORG scissor mount, into circles and Russians on the single pommel, Sohn, minor hip form occasionally, perf into the Busnari down to flairs, I think that’s my favorite connection of any pommels bro, travels well, and dismount looks good! Simply gorgeous. 15.200 (5.8, 9.200)
That puts him two tenths back from Targhetta, currently second!
10:12 am. Nariman Kurbanov KAZ PH: I wasn’t typing at the beginning but everything went well, has slightly floppy hips at times which is especially evident after watching someone like Targhetta. Sohn elements were nice, especially the one right before his handstand into the dismount. 14.933 (5.8, 9.133)
Ooh, he looks unhappy with that. TEA. Get them, Nariman!
10:08 am. Hashimoto Daiki JPN PH: Mounts with flairs and moves well into scissors, little muscle up into the Busnari but no major errors, moves well on the single pommel with circles and Russians, a couple of one-arm elements, little adjustments as he moves to Russians, travels well in them, then has a couple of iffy moments into the dismount, not an ideal set but good fight through some problem areas. 13.466 (4.8, 8.666)
10:06 am. Kilan van der Aa BEL PH: Scissors to handstand down to another scissor element before circles, Russians on the single pommel, then circles, moving rally well so far, moves down to the horse to travel, another Russians moment across the horse, and good into the dismount. Great routine! 14.733 (5.7, 9.033)
10:03 am. Gabriele Targhetta ITA PH: The stream is once again several minutes behind. Lovely scissors to circles, travels in Russians with minor ankle form, circles between the pommels and horse, Russians on the single pommel, extension is brilliant, circles on the single pommel then transitions to a Sohn, beautiful, easy push up into a stunning pirouette in the dismount. FAB. 15.233 (5.9, 9.333)
9:56 am. Athletes are being introduced! Woooooooo!
9:53 am. Medal ceremonies are done! Waiting for pommel horse athletes to be introduced.
9:41 am. Okay, yes, medal ceremonies for floor and vault are underway! See you back in…15 minutes? Who can say?!
9:37 am. I think NOW might be the medal ceremony for the first two, so we may have a bit of a break? Keep checking back I guess! I’d say give it 10 minutes to see if pommels are starting?
WAG VAULT FINAL STANDINGS
1. Rebeca Andrade, Brazil, 14.466
2. Claire Pease, United States, 14.233
3. Skye Blakely, United States, 14.166
4. Lia Monica Fontaine, Canada, 14.083
5. Ellie Black, Canada, 13.966
6. Victoria Mata, Mexico, 13.933
7. Yeo Seojeong, South Korea, 13.716
8. Abigail Martin, Great Britain, 13.716
9:29 am. Victoria Mata MEX VT: Handspring rudi, wow, this looks so strong! I saw it on a tiny little streaming window in quals so was hard to see details but it looks great today, some pike off the table and on the landing but she’s pretty solid. 14.366 (5.4, 8.966)
Second being just a Yurchenko full will keep her off the podium, but it’s really nice in the air, just a big hop back. 13.100 (4.2, 8.900)
13.933 average.
9:25 am. Claire Pease USA VT: Cheng, hip and knee form throughout, gets GREAT distance though, landing was better than it was in the AA final but still a big hop back. 14.366 (5.6, 8.766)
Yurchenko double full, again noticeable form in the air, also goes crooked off the table and I think she lands fully OOB? Oh, got a better view in the replay and yeah, both feet are out. Small hop back. 13.700 (5.0, 9.000, -0.3 ND)
14.233 average, moves into second!
9:20 am. Rebeca Andrade BRA VT: The stream is SO far behind because of ads, her score has been up for a full three minutes already. SPOILER ALERT, SHE HIT! Yurchenko double full, massive, beautiful, just minor hip form near the end, small hop back. 14.400 (5.0, 9.400)
Lopez for the second vault, equally gorgeous, hits the Jesus on the cross position off the table, flared it so nicely, hop back. 14.133 (4.8, 9.333)
14.466 average.
9:16 am. Ellie Black CAN VT: Tsuk 1.5, really strong in the air, just minor hip form, maybe slightly soft knees, small hop forward. I love how random this vault is and yet she’s been doing it so consistently for so long. 14.066 (4.8, 9.266)
Second vault is a handspring front layout full, some pike in the hips off the table and though she stretches out a bit in the air, there’s still some noticeable pike, I can see them downgrading that. Small hop forward. 13.466 (4.4, 9.066)
13.966 average.
9:14 am. We had a commercial break for the touch warmups, Ellie Black is already going on her first run, and now seconds after the touch warmup commercials we have another ad break while she goes (and it’s for some MAGA propaganda university lmao). I’m just complainy but BE BETTER, PEACOCK.
9:11 am. Touch warmups for the second half underway.
9:06 am. Abigail Martin GBR VT: Yurchenko double full, some loose knee form and crossed legs in the air that was noticeable even with the Peacock stream crashing out and blurry af, and she has a bit too much power going into the landing, two big steps back to steady it. 13.600 (5.0, 8.600)
Will she go for the Cheng?! I’m trying to peep the number on the scoreboard…oh, she put up the Lopez. Let’s see. Yes, Lopez, a little low and long off the table, gets it around without a major but has another massive hop back. 13.433 (4.8, 8.633)
13.716 average, fourth at the halfway point.
9:01 am. Skye Blakely USA VT: Massive Yurchenko double full, WOW, also SO SO SO clean, barely a flaw in the air. Just has a big hop back. I feel like this could’ve gone close to a 9.5 E score without that hop. It was so good, one of her best. 14.100 (5.0, 9.100)
Lopez for the second vault, also super clean, a minor hip form moment and a big hop back but GREAT flight off the table. She’ll def move ahead of Fontaine. 13.833 (4.8, 9.033)
14.166 average to move into first.
8:57 am. Lia Monica Fontaine CAN VT: Yurchenko double full, mostly super clean in the air, minor form in the second twist but VERY minor compared to most, medium hop back with a little step after that. 14.000 (5.0, 9.000)
Second vault is a Lopez, really nice stretch and flare in the air off the table, just a teeny pike down before landing, but has a big hop back, not as solid as she usually is with either of these landings tbh. 13.766 (4.8, 8.966)
14.083 average.
8:53 am. Yeo Seojeong KOR VT: Gorgeous handspring rudi with a small hop back. Just slight pike off the table but she stretches out in her flight. No one does it like her! 14.600 (5.4, 9.200)
Next up is a Yurchenko double full, floaty in the air but rotates a bit too slowly and lands on her knees, I’m going to FREAKING SCREAM. 12.833 (5.0, 7.833)
13.716 average.
8:51 am. We have a commercial just as Yeo Seojeong was about to start so we’re going to be behind as per usual. I feel like Peacock is now delaying everything on purpose to enrage me.
8:50 am. Touch is underway now! Should be getting started in a minute.
8:45 am. Okay, athletes are being introduced for the WAG vault final!
8:41 am. Not sure what the situation is for medals, like if they’re going to do them after every event, after every couple of events, save them for the end of the day, etc, but if they do them now it’ll probably add a solid 20 minutes to the time before we see WAG on vault so we shall see! Check back in like 10 minutes I guess? Will also post on Twitter when we get started again.
MAG FLOOR FINAL STANDINGS
1. Fred Richard, United States, 14.633
2. Jake Jarman, Great Britain, 14.600
3. Artem Dolgopyat, Israel, 14.466
4. Doi Ryosuke, Japan, 14.366
5. Yahor Sharamkou, Belarus, 14.000
6. Arseniy Dukhno, Russia, 13.666
7. Noam Berkovich, Israel, 13.500
8. Carlos Yulo, Philippines, 13.233
8:35 am. Jake Jarman GBR FX: Triple-twisting double layout, small hop. 2.5 to double front, solid, tiny hop back. 3.5 down the side with a step. Triple double, small hop back. Triple full down the side, another hop back. Not his best landings but not as severe as others. Small hop on the double double to finish. He’ll medal for sure!
8:32 am. Arseniy Dukhno RUS FX: Double-twisting double layout with a small hop. Front double full to double front, big wild bounce forward and stumbles out of bounds. I’m going to scream. Double double down the side is stuck. Hit the next pass, I didn’t see the entry, small hop back on the full-twisting double layout at the end. 13.666 (5.9, 8.066, -0.3 ND)
8:28 am. Carlos Yulo PHI FX: Okay I love his highlights. 2.5 to piked double front, super clean, small hop. Front double full goes low and long into the double front, sits it. UGH. 3.5 down the side. Full-twisting double layout, flared with a hop. Beautiful stuck double layout. 13.233 (5.8, 7.633, -0.3 ND, +0.1 SB)
8:25 am. Yahor Sharamkou BLR FX: Front double full to double front, big hop forward. Double twisting double layout, some form throughout in his hips and knees, but gets the landing. Whip to 2.5 down the side. Full-twisting double layout, big hop back. Double double, chest down, hop back. 14.000 (5.8, 8.200)
8:18 am. Artem Dolgopyat ISR FX: Double double layout ends up slightly short with a tiny hop. Front full to piked double front, feet don’t move but his upper body wobbles. Double double down the side, a little iffy on the landing with chest position and baby hops. 2.5 to double front, super clean I think. Arabian double front half, short with a big hop forward. A little weak for him tbh. 14.466 (5.8, 8.666)
8:14 am. Fred Richard USA FX: Front full to piked double front, good landing. Tiny bounce back on the double-twisting double layout. 2.5 to front layout, looked pretty clean throughout, tiny bounce again. Full-twisting double layout, a bit piked throughout, and…you guessed it, TINY BOUNCE. Half-in half-out to finish. Stuck it! 14.633 (5.7, 8.833, +0.1 SB)
8:10 am. Noam Berkovich ISR FX: Triple back tuck, only minor cowboy throughout, step back OOB. 2.5 to double front, step forward, I think also OOB? 2.5 to front layout down the side, little hop. Triple full, another tiny hop. Double pike, does a pretty and VERY fancy lil kick-out but it makes him end up landing a bit short with a stumble. 13.500 (5.7, 8.000, -0.2 ND)
8:07 am. Doi Ryosuke JPN FX: Triple double, chest down but stuck! 2.5 to double front, a bit low and cowboyed, lands with a foot OOB. 3.5 down the side, small hop forward. I think a 1.5 to randi for the next pass, mostly good, then sticks the double double at the end! 14.366 (5.8, 8.566, -0.1 ND, +0.1 SB)
8:03 am. Athletes are being introduced for the floor final!
7:59 am. Streaming on Peacock should start shortly! Live scores are on Longines.
Today’s finals will include floor, pommel horse, and rings for the men along with vault and bars for the women.
