Author: Rick Mc

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

personal stories – World Gymnastics Championships ’25

Love this edit.

Everyone at Worlds has a different path. Their own unique story.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

Donnell makes history

You’ve got to cheer Donnell Whitenburg for ALL he’s done in the sport.

WHY do we do Gymnastics?

Another incredible edit from the FIG media team.

Great visuals. Emotional, personal reflections on our sport.

World Gymnastics Championships ’25 Jakarta – Women’s day 1

Three of 10 subdivisions are complete.

Here’s are the leaders, so far.

Vault

Bars … or we could name them Kaylia Bars

Beam

Look at you Amanda. Reppin’ Singapore.

Floor

All around

  • HIGHLIGHT for sure was Kaylia’s Bars. Unbelievable good again. The best who ever lived AND super consistent.
  • Kaylia fell on Yurchenko Double Twist and had a weird fall on Beam.
  • Stil — I could see Kaylia being World AA Champion 2025. It’s possible.
  • Japan is awesome, as usual. But had falls today.
  • Nakamura’s DEF on Bars is incredible. That skill should be valued higher.
  • Ellie Black leads Beam. This is her 9th Worlds? Or maybe 19th. 😀
  • I’m a new Kaia Tanskanen fan. Charlize Moerz is similarly amazing. Kicks out of Double Pike dismount.
  • Tiny Hwang Seohyun shoulda, coulda won Beam here. But she fell on Back 1/1.
  • South Korea is the most under appreciated team.
  • Karina Schönmaier is a new leader for German Gymnastics. And she’s very good.
  • Lia Monica Fontaine didn’t have a great day, aside from Vault. But Canada expects she’ll be the new #2 AA for the team behind Ellie.

Gymnastics Now has a page combining MAG & WAG highlights together.

Balance Beam Situation has a LIVE blog.

READ the FIG summing up ➙ Sugihara, Nemour 1-2 overall after first day of women’s qualification at World Championships in Jakarta

who are you excited to watch at Worlds?

This is fun.

Donnell Whittenburg – qualification Rings

Kameron Nelson – qualifications Floor

Best routine he’s ever competed with the 2 Triple Backs!

Men’s FINALISTS -World Gymnastics Championships 2025 Jakarta

Congratulations to all.

Maximum 2 / nation.

Russians are back. Competing AIN (AthlĂštes Individuels Neutres / Individual Neutral Athletes)

Floor

Thailand to the Floor Final.

  1. Jake Jarman GBR 14.700
  2. Carlos Yulo PHI 14.566
  3. Kameron Nelson USA 14.300
  4. Milad Karimi KAZ 14.133
  5. Minami Kazuki JPN 14.100
  6. Krisztofer Meszaros HUN 13.966
  7. Tikumporn Surintornta THA 13.866
  8. Luke Whitehouse GBR 13.866

Pommels

  1. Nariman Kurbanov KAZ 14.700
  2. Hong Yanming CHN 14.600
  3. Patrick Hoopes USA 14.566
  4. Hamlet Manukyan ARM 14.500
  5. Aidan Li CAN 14.400
  6. Mamikon Khachatryan ARM 14.400
  7. Alexander Yolshin-Cash GBR 14.333
  8. Zeinolla Idrissov KAZ 14.300

Rings

  1. Lan Xingyu CHN 14.766
  2. Donnell Whittenburg USA 14.700
  3. Zhang Boheng CHN 14.600
  4. Adem Asil TUR 14.466
  5. Eleftherios Petrounias GRE 14.366
  6. Harry Hepworth GBR 14.366
  7. Glen Cuyle BEL 14.333
  8. Caio Souza BRA 14.333

Vault

  1. Carlos Yulo PHI 14.750
  2. Artur DAvtyan ARM 14.566
  3. Nazar Chepurnyi UKR 14.316
  4. Daniel Marinov AIN 14.266
  5. Tommaso Brugnami ITA 14.249
  6. Huang Mingqi CHN 14.183
  7. Minami Kazuki JPN 14.050
  8. Mukhammadzhon Yakubov AIN 14.033

P Bars

  1. Zou Jingyuan CHN 15.466
  2. Oka Shinnosuke JPN 14.533
  3. Tsunogai Tomoharu JPN 14.500
  4. Shi Cong CHN 14.400
  5. Angel Barajas COL 14.300
  6. Donnell Whittenburg USA 14.300
  7. Vladislav Poliashov AIN 14.233
  8. Daniel Marinov AIN 14.200

H Bar

  1. Tsunogai Tomoharu JPN 14.800
  2. Joe Fraser GBR 14.533
  3. Hashimoto Daiki JPN 14.400
  4. Carlo Macchini ITA 14.233
  5. Milad Karimi KAZ 14.200
  6. Brody Malone USA 14.166
  7. Daniel Marinov AIN 14.133
  8. Shi Cong CHN 14.133

All-around

  1. Hashimoto Daiki JPN 83.065
  2. Noe Seifert SUI 82.499
  3. Zhang Boheng CHN 82.331
  4. Daniel Marinov RUS 81.932
  5. Shi Cong CHN 81.398
  6. Angel Barajas COL 80.664
  7. Florian Langenegger SUI 80.298
  8. Caio Souza BRA 79.166
  1. Ryu Sunghyun KOR 78.866
  2. Diogo Soares BRA 78.798
  3. Robert Kirmes FIN 78.798
  4. Oka Shinnosuke JPN 78.731
  5. Timo Eder GER 78.265
  6. Thierno Diallo ESP 78.032
  7. Krisztofer Meszaros HUN 77.699
  8. Anthony Mansard FRA 77.432
  1. Joel Plata ESP 77.365
  2. Akseli Karsikas FIN 76.865
  3. Jesse Moore AUS 76.732
  4. FĂ©lix Dolci CAN 76.632
  5. Vladyslav Hryko UKR 75.932
  6. Sebastian Sponevik NOR 75.898
  7. Omar Mohamed EGY 75.531
  8. Dagur Olafsson ISL 75.365

International Gymnast – Men’s individual finals set at Worlds as qualifications conclude


Men’s Jakarta Worlds qualification day 1

Oct 19, 2025 we had SIX subdivisions of the best male gymnasts in the world. Two more subdivisions go Oct 20 — with a much better idea what they need to do to make the apparatus final? Triple back? Or go safe?

Leaders so far.

Since there is no team competition this time, gymnasts are looking to qualify to Apparatus and/or AA Finals. Some have a goal to improve their previous best ranking at Worlds.

Read the FIG summing-up of Day 1 Men’s competition:

Difficulty — and difficulties — take centre stage as curtain rises on World Championships in Jakarta

TheGymternet is trying a LIVE blog from the international video feed. 

Kensley Behel is posting to Twitter.  You MIGHT have to log in to X.com in order to see those public tweets.

A few notes I took over 12 hours of competition:

Worst news of the day was hearing Asher Hong injured in training on Floor. He had to withdraw.

There were more falls and mistakes than I expected. And it wasn’t always gambling on Triple Back. In fact, most of the Triples were quite safe. Some will keep that dismount even after FIG devalues Jan. 2026.

  • JAPAN in the 1st subdivision.
  • One audience concern with this Individual format for Worlds is that some apparatus are empty when none of the gymnasts in the group have decided to compete that event.
  • Judging was VERY SLOOOWWW to start.
  • Daiki Hashimoto looks good to win the AA at Worlds 2025. He’s easily leading the all-around qualification scores, despite errors.
  • I predicted the other Olympic champion, OKA Shinnosuke, to be top 2 AA — but he had many problems in the qualification round. Hopefully he can get it together in the Final.
  • Tarrab from Syria stuck Handspring Double Front on Vault.  Excellent gymnasts here from all over the world. 
  • All 3 Japanese gymnasts are using Liukin on H Bar. It’s the cool new skill to add for the top gymnasts.
  • Minami on Floor has awesome difficulty.  He could win the Floor final with better control.

Good news story for those following Donnell Whittenburg‘s long, long career is that he’s having his best Worlds ever. Many questioned whether he’s still got it at age-31. The answer is … YES.

LEGEND. And lesson in persistence.

  • Kameron Nelson competed his best Floor ever since he started including 2 Triples. Respect. His mom, coach and judge, is here cheering with us.
  • Caio Souza from Brazil is looking better than ever.
  • Fan favourite Milad Karimi looks great, as well.
  • Two teams I love to watch: Swiss men and Swedish women. Over the years those programs emphasize form, line, rhythm, artistry.
  • We already know Angel Barajas is a superstar at age-19. 4th AA with 80.664 after day 1.
  • Talking to some of the male gymnasts … They like the Floor in the competition arena and warm-up Gym. On podium. Dislike the same Floor in the training Gym, on concrete. It’s too hard.
  • I’m thrilled there are very few Rybalko skills on H Bar at Worlds. It’s nearly impossible to do those skills well.
  • Pommels Final is the most competitive with all the specialists here. Surprisingly, I’d say H Bar is the 2nd most competitive. Vault has been weak compared with previous Worlds.