4 of 6 subdivisions went today. The next two go Thursday.
Kensley posted a LIVE BLOG.
In 2026, men are doing more in Podium training than in the past, I believe.
Still, only a small percentage are going 100% on full routines. Nobody wants to win warm-ups.
Here’s an up-to-date list of all competitors.
My biggest takeaway is the JAPAN WILL WIN TEAM. So much difficulty. So well prepared to hit routines.
The big 5 teams are Japan, GBR, China, USA, Russia.
- Jordan Carroll, Canada, looking good & confident on Pommels. CAN is without William Émard this time.
- Rhys McClenaghan looks very serious. He’s changed up his Pommel routine since Europeans, striving for a 9.3 E-score.
- Count on Eleftherios Petrounias, now age-35, to qualify to the Rings final.
- only 3 Russian male gymnasts got visas in time for Podium. Kensley interviewed them.
- Ukraine and Putin’s dictatorship are both in the 2nd sub-rotation
- Scott Bregman announced Gymnastipedia, an online tool for evaluating WAG routines
- could Colombia qualify top 8 for the Team Final? Ángel Barajas looks fantastic on H Bar. They did more full routines than most teams.
- Subdivision 4 of 6 is fantastic. JPN, GBR, USA, Australia, Kovtun.
- new Senior Danila Leykin at least twice connected Pegan to Koman on H Bar
- GBR insane difficulty on Floor. The top team on that apparatus.
- Kam Nelson (from Coeur d’Alene, Idaho) is making tumbling look easy. Triple tuck – no problem. He did an even better Triple Pike.
- Jake looked good. We haven’t seen him much this year.
