Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

Blakely, Bullock, Esponda, Pease, Rivera

For the USA, this was a non-controversial team selection.

I’m looking forward to see how they compare at World Championships 2026 with China, Japan, and Russia.

Spencer’s LIVE blog:

Only possible surprise to me is Caylor as traveling and Carey as non-traveling, rather than the other way around.

Hezly Rivera hits Bars

It’s been a problem this year.

With Charleigh Bullock on the team, they shouldn’t need to count on Healy’s Bars in the 3-up, 3-count team final at Worlds.

Charleigh Bullock & Claire Pease to Worlds ’26

Based on 40% Nationals + 60% day 1 trials.

Claire Pease (Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics) and Charleigh Bullock (Spotsylvania, Va./Capital Gymnastics National Training Center) secured their spots on the U.S. women’s roster for the 2026 World Championships following Day 1 of the selection event in Tennessee.

The top two athletes based on a combination of Wednesday night’s scores the all-around totals from the 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships earned the first two of five roster spots, with the remaining three to be determined Thursday.

On Wednesday, Pease posted the top all-around score (56.700) and had a combined total of 78.340.

Bullock had third-highest all-around score of the evening with a 55.650 and was the second automatic qualifier to the team with a combined 77.610.

USAG – Pease, Bullock lock spots on women’s 2026 Artistic World Championships Team

Skye Blakely looks to be the 3rd gymnast who will be added after day 2 of competition.

Everyone agrees that Hezly Rivera will be named, as well. But she had 2 falls on Bars on day 1.

Click PLAY or watch GymCastic commentary on YouTube.

Spencer posted a LIVE blog — but online streaming of the competition was not consistent.

2026 Acrobatic Gymnastics Worlds

Gymnastics without any apparatus.

Full results.

Click PLAY or watch an introduction to Worlds on YouTube.

Click PLAY or meet some of the competitors on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Finals day 1 on YouTube.

Click PLAY or watch Finals day 2 on YouTube.

Canadian teams to Worlds ’26 Rotterdam

Perhaps the strongest MAG and WAG squads ever for the Canucks at Worlds.

  • Ellie Black
  • Lia-Monica Fontaine
  • Gabrielle Black
  • Coralie Demers
  • Lia Redick
  • Zoe Tsaprailis (travelling alternate)
  • Félix Dolci
  • William Émard
  • René Cournoyer
  • Sam Zakutney
  • Jordan Carroll
  • Xavier Olasz (travelling alternate)

Details.

I’ll be at Worlds with a media credential. Closely following the Canadians.

Paris Challenge Cup RESULTS

Vault

🥇 Lisa Vaelen, Belgium, 13.666
🥈 Izzy Stassi, United States, 13.350
🥉 Christine Kubon, Norway, 13.316

Bars

🥇 Elena Colas, France, 14.300
🥈 Emelie Westlund, Sweden, 14.266
🥉 Sofia Shtykhetskaya, Belarus, 14.100

Beam

🥇 Naomi Descamps, Belgium, 13.066
🥈 Diana Lobok, Ukraine, 13.033
🥉 Varvara Belova, Russia, 12.300

Floor

🥇 Maïana Prat, France, 13.766
🥈 Izzy Stassi, United States, 13.466
🥉 Emelie Westlund, Sweden, 13.166

Floor

🥇 Artem Dolgopyat, Israel, 14.500
🥈 Anze Hribar, Slovenia, 14.233
🥉 Tommaso Brugnami, Italy, 13.800

Pommel

🥇 Hamlet Manukyan, Armenia, 15.200
🥈 Gabriele Targhetta, Italy, 15.000
🥉 Brandon Dang, United States, 14.700

Rings

🥇 Ilya Zaika, Russia, 14.566
🥈 Artur Avetisyan, Armenia, 14.533
🥉 Nikita Simonov, Azerbaijan, 14.133

New IMPOSSIBLE skill for the Russian Rings specialist.

Vault

🥇 Nazar Chepurnyi, Ukraine, 14.400
🥈 Yahor Sharamkou, Belarus, 14.199
🥉 Tommaso Brugnami, Italy, 13.966

P Bars

🥇 Ferhat Arican, Türkiye, 14.633
🥈 Nazar Chepurnyi, Ukraine, 14.466
🥉 Crew Bold, United States, 14.333

H Bar

🥇 Cooper Kim, United States, 14.566
🥈 Carlo Macchini, Italy, 14.500
🥉 Lorenzo Aymes, France, 14.033