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Japan Wins Team Gold, the Floor Breaks Again + Great Britain's Heartbreak: Worlds Men's Team Final
The floor broke again. A Dutch gymnast flagged the corner of the floor during the men's team final at the 2026 World Championships, nine years after Bart Deurloo did the same in Montreal. Japan won the world team title despite late falls, the Russian team competing as WG2 took silver and China held on for bronze, while Great Britain's medal hopes came apart one error at a time. Plus when the FIG will update its equipment standards, a final that ran past 10:30 at night, and robot judges catching every out-of-bounds. Our sleep-deprived reactions from inside Rotterdam Ahoy. This is the free 18-minute preview. The full 42-minute show is for Club Gym Nerd members. That's 24 more minutes, more than half of the show, including Fact Checker's note from the KLM crew, Japan in depth, Team USA's women's team final lineup, the U.S. men in sixth and our women's team final preview. Join Club Gym Nerd to hear it all. Want to try it first? The Worlds Coverage Bundle is 3 months of Club Gym Nerd for $14.99, no auto-renewal. GymCastic Live GymCastic Live in Rotterdam: Saturday, October 24, 7:00 pm CEST (10:00 am PT), with Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir. In-person is sold out; stream it live from anywhere. GymCastic Live in New York City: Friday, December 4, 7:00 pm ET (4:00 pm PT), with Katelyn Ohashi. In-person and streaming tickets. Rotterdam World Championships coverage is brought to you by Sand and Sea Travel. Use code GYMCASTICWORLDS. Chapters 00:00 Welcome to the men's team final 01:00 Japan wins the world team title 02:01 The floor breaks again 04:09 When will the FIG update its equipment standards? 06:16 Russia, not Russia, and the missing headshots 07:17 Great Britain's heartbreak 09:57 China holds on for bronze 11:16 Too late at night to compete 12:32 Robot judges and the out-of-bounds epidemic 13:31 GymCastic Live in Rotterdam with Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir 14:11 Switzerland and the last-rotation falls 15:55 Join Club Gym Nerd for the rest 17:25 Club preview: the arena's location tag 2026 World Championships Headquarters: every session in your time zone, every qualified team and gymnast. Episode page and show notes
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