Automatic qualification as teams to Olympics 2028 for the top three.
1. China – 165.764 2. USA – 165.531 3. Japan – 164.064
USA had a fall on Floor. China hit 12 / 12.
There was a controversial decision on Beam. Skye Blakely didn’t get credit for switch half due to insufficient twist. Lost 0.4 for the D part. AND lost combination requirement for the series for 0.5. She had a back-up series but didn’t do it, thinking the first one was fine.
I feel it’s good for the sport to have a new Team Champion. More competition = more excitement. Also, how soon can Shilese Jones get back. 🙂
It was an excellent and exciting Team Final this year.
Beam was the make or break apparatus, as always.
France – 161.130
Brazil – 159.730
WG2 Russia – 159.394
Italy – 158.129
Canada – 158.096
Fujitsu Awards went to the Women’s Team of Japan, first team medal in 60 years. And the Men’s Team of host Netherlands.
CHINA leads team qualification after winning NO BARS Finalist positions. They did amazing Beam and even more astonishing Vault.
China 164.996
United States 164.529
Russia 163.662
Italy 162.430
Japan 161.630
France 161.430
Canada 160.130
Brazil 159.131
Canada and GBR both had Beam apocalypses. Canada survived to the Final. GBR did not.
France and Brazil were probably the teams that impressed me the most. Netherlands, as well, though it wasn’t enough.
All-around
Nemour – 55.999
Blakely – 55.465
Roshchina – 55.098
Colas – 55.032
Ke – 54.699
Zhang – 54.565
Pease – 54.431
Visser – 53.965
Glotova – 53.932
Redick – 53.599
Petisco – 53.599
Saraiva – 53.566
Kishi – 53.499
E Black – 53.466
Prat – 53.333
Perotti – 53.032
Tonelli – 52.700
Scott – 52.698
Martin – 52.599
Sugihara – 52.266
Oliveira – 52.165
Vaelen – 52.065
Kinsella – 52.065
Mayer – 51.999
Vault
Rebeca Andrade BRA 14.533
Yeo Seojeong KOR 14.483
Claire Pease USA 14.283
Lia Monica Fontaine CAN 14.099
Skye Blakely 14.066
Ellie Black CAN 13.933
Abigail Martin GBR 13.850
Victoria Mata MEX 13.816
Reserves – Vaelen, Anufrieva, Vlkova
Bars
Kaylia Némour ALG 14.933
Helen Kevric GER 14.766
Elena Colas FRA 14.533
Elisa Iorio ITA 14.466 – Naomi Visser NED 14.466
Alyona Glotova RUS 14.400
Giulia Perotti ITA 14.366
Skye Blakely USA 14.333
Reserves – Roshchina, Veerman, Ke
Beam
Zhang Qingying CHN 15.100
Qiu Qiyuan CHN 14.966
Flavia Saraiva BRA 14.400
Okamura Mana JPN 14.266
Manila Esposito ITA 14.200
Skye Blakely USA 14.166
Elena Colas FRA 14.133
Kaylia Némour ALG 14.133
Reserves – Hwang, Prat, Scott
Floor
1 Reese Esponda USA 13.633 2 Lia Redick CAN 13.433 3 Abigail Martin GBR 13.433 4 Lia Monica Fontaine CAN 13.366 5 Claire Pease USA 13.333 7 Maïana Prat FRA 13.300 8 Alice Kinsella GBR 13.266 9 Lyudmila Roshchina RUS 13.266
One of the best gymnasts in the world, Manila Esposito, has not ruled out adding Bars and going back to the all-around. Great news.
But she doesn’t yet feel ready for Bars in Rotterdam.
She is a two-time European all-around champion (2024, 2025), and has won European gold on beam (2024), floor (2024 and 2026), and with the team (2024 and 2025).
In episode 8 of ‘The European Gymnastics Podcast’, Olly Hogben and Blythe Lawrence focus on the upcoming TeamGym European Championships in Espoo (FIN) and the World Championships in Artistic Gymnastics in Rotterdam (NED).
