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Full Episode: Skye Blakely Is World All-Around Champion + Kaylia Nemour's Vault Disaster
Our full Women's All-Around Final show from the 2026 World Championships in Rotterdam, now free for everyone. Skye Blakely is the world all-around champion with 55.733, the first American woman to win the title since Simone Biles. Liudmila Roshchina took silver and Ke Qinqin won bronze despite a beam fall. Favorite Kaylia Nemour overran the vault board, landed on the collar and finished fourth, and Claire Pease was one beam fall away from a medal. Plus why press row got emotional, Elena Colas and artistry, Valeri Liukin's beam ritual, a listener letter on Nemour's beam score, and the kids' press conference. Hear every episode ad-free, plus live Q&As and the full members-only archive. Join Club Gym Nerd. GymCastic Live GymCastic Live in Rotterdam: the replay of our live show at Worlds with Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir. Replay tickets are on sale for a limited time. 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. Thanks to Huel: 15% off online with code GYMCASTIC, new customers only. huel.com/GYMCASTIC Rotterdam World Championships coverage is brought to you by Sand and Sea Luxury Travel. Use code GYMCASTICWORLDS. Results 1. Skye Blakely (USA) 55.733 · 2. Liudmila Roshchina (WG2) 55.199 · 3. Ke Qinqin (CHN) 55.032 · 4. Kaylia Nemour (ALG) 54.998 · 5. Aiko Sugihara (JPN) 54.765 · 6. Elena Colas (FRA) 54.666 · 7. Claire Pease (USA) 54.232 · 8. Alba Petisco (ESP) 54.198 Chapters 00:00 Intro: the Women's All-Around Final, now free for everyone 01:07 GymCastic Live Rotterdam: the replay trailer 03:04 Welcome to the all-around final 03:50 Skye Blakely crowned world all-around champion 06:24 Winning on her own plan 09:13 Kaylia Nemour's vault problem 13:26 Ke Qinqin's beam and a medal despite a fall 14:37 Liudmila Roshchina's silver 16:06 Claire Pease's beam fall 18:19 Blakely, Florida and the college-elite path 21:41 Blakely's four events 23:27 World feed issues 24:38 A word from Huel 26:57 Glotova's double beam fall 28:06 Lisa Vaelen's straddle full 29:15 Ellie Black's beam after a fall 30:09 Correction: Gina Pongetti and MedGym 31:14 Club Gym Nerd and live shows 33:24 Why press row got emotional over Blakely 35:56 Roshchina on beam 37:16 Elena Colas and artistry 39:08 Double fulls in the lead group 41:41 Aiko Sugihara 42:33 Alba Petisco's score 44:04 Flavia Saraiva 45:20 Pease and Valeri Liukin's beam ritual 46:22 Perotti, Tonelli and Kinsella 48:26 Prat, Kishi and Scott 49:23 Listener letter: Nemour's beam score 51:23 Does a pause count as a connection? 53:14 What Japanese gymnasts yell 53:36 Live show tips 55:27 Fujitsu and Blakely's beam score 58:03 A floor fix 1:00:21 The arena and the kids' press conference 1:01:21 Sign-off Links 2026 Worlds Headquarters Elite Score Explorer LA 2028 Roster Lab MedGym with Gina Pongetti Shop GymCastic
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