2026 World Gymnastics Championships: Results, U.S. Team and LA28 Places
The 2026 World Gymnastics Championships took place October 17–25 at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The competition is complete: Japan won the men’s team title, China won the women’s team title, and Daiki Hashimoto and Skye Blakely became the individual all-around champions.
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This page brings the week together: the headline results, who competed for the United States, and which teams secured Olympic places. For individual apparatus medalists or a routine-by-routine comparison, follow the detailed results linked below.
When and Where Were the 2026 Championships?
Rotterdam hosted the men’s and women’s artistic championships over nine days. Qualification opened the meet on October 17, and the final apparatus medals were awarded on October 25. The USA Gymnastics event archive collects the official result sheets and daily reports.
Artistic gymnastics produces several kinds of world champion at one competition. Teams compete together for a country’s result; all-around gymnasts compete across every apparatus in their discipline; apparatus specialists can win a title on one event. A gymnast’s all-around placing therefore does not tell you whether they also won a medal on floor or bars.
The Main Results at a Glance
The team podiums were settled on October 20 and 21. These are team-final scores, rather than totals carried over from qualification.
| Final | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s team | Japan — 251.928 | Russia — 250.329 | China — 249.193 |
| Women’s team | China — 165.764 | United States — 165.531 | Japan — 164.063 |
USA Gymnastics’ reports confirm the men’s podium and the Americans’ sixth-place finish, and the women’s podium. For the men’s complete standings and the apparatus totals behind the winning margin, see how Japan won the team title.
The individual all-around titles followed on October 22 and 23:
| Final | Champion | Final total | Detailed results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s all-around | Daiki Hashimoto, Japan | 85.998 | Men’s standings and event breakdown |
| Women’s all-around | Skye Blakely, United States | 55.733 | Women’s standings and event breakdown |
Hashimoto’s total is recorded in the official men’s all-around results. USA Gymnastics’ women’s all-around report confirms Blakely’s winning score and Claire Pease’s seventh-place finish.
Who Competed for the United States?
These were the American competition teams in Rotterdam. They are useful to distinguish from an earlier selection announcement, because a replacement changed the women’s lineup before qualification.
| Team | Competition roster |
|---|---|
| Women | Skye Blakely, Charleigh Bullock, Dulcy Caylor, Reese Esponda and Claire Pease |
| Men | Patrick Hoopes, Danila Leykin, Kameron Nelson, Frederick Richard and Shane Wiskus |
Caylor replaced Hezly Rivera, who medically withdrew before qualification. USA Gymnastics confirmed the change in its October 18 competition report. An original roster naming Rivera was not necessarily an error when published; it described the team before that change.
Yul Moldauer was the men’s traveling replacement athlete, as listed in the men’s selection announcement. Replacement status is different from competing in a rotation, and a five-person competition roster does not require every athlete to perform on every apparatus.
The United States finished with eight medals, including three golds. Blakely won the women’s all-around; Frederick Richard won men’s floor; Pease won women’s floor. Pease and Esponda finished first and second on floor to close the meet. USA Gymnastics’ closing-day report records the final medal total.
How the Different Rounds Worked
The meet did not use one running leaderboard from the first day to the last. Qualification determined who advanced; each final began with new scores. That distinction matters when an early report calls someone the leader.
| Round | What counted |
|---|---|
| Qualification | For a team, up to four athletes could compete on each apparatus; the best three scores counted. |
| Team final | Eight teams advanced. Three athletes performed on each apparatus, and all three scores counted. |
| All-around final | Twenty-four athletes advanced, with a maximum of two per federation. Men competed on six apparatus and women on four. |
| Apparatus finals | Eight athletes advanced per event, with a maximum of two per federation. |
These formats are set out in Section 2, Article 5.1 of the 2026 Technical Regulations. Our guide to calculating gymnastics team scores explains how individual routines become a team total.
Which Teams Qualified for LA 2028?
Rotterdam awarded the first Olympic team places: Japan, Russia and China for men; China, the United States and Japan for women. The top three eligible teams in each 2026 team final qualified under the official LA28 qualification system.
Each place allows a five-athlete team. It belongs to the country’s National Olympic Committee, rather than guaranteeing Olympic selection for the five gymnasts who competed in Rotterdam.
Nine further team places per discipline are available through the 2027 Worlds team qualification standings, excluding teams already qualified. Individual routes are separate. The full guide to qualifying for the 2028 Olympics explains those routes and why a Worlds medal and an individual Olympic place are different things.
The Completed Schedule and Archived Coverage
Use the date and round together when looking for a result or recording. A broadcast titled “World Championships” may show only one session, rather than the entire competition.
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| October 17–19 | Qualification |
| October 20 | Men’s team final |
| October 21 | Women’s team final |
| October 22 | Men’s all-around final |
| October 23 | Women’s all-around final |
| October 24 | Men’s floor, pommel horse and rings; women’s vault and uneven bars |
| October 25 | Men’s vault, parallel bars and high bar; women’s beam and floor |
These are the completed competition dates, not a current live-stream schedule. Original coverage announcements describe access during the event; they do not establish that a replay is still available. Check a broadcaster’s current listing for the session and your country before subscribing to watch it.
Why Can Two Reports Show Different Scores?
First check the round. A gymnast can have one score in qualification, another in the team final and a third in an apparatus final. The apparatus medal comes from the apparatus final, even if an earlier routine scored higher.
Then check what the number measures. A team total adds multiple athletes’ performances; an all-around total adds one gymnast’s events; a single-apparatus score describes a much smaller piece of the competition. Comparing those totals directly will not tell you who performed best.
Find the Detailed Result You Need
For who won gold, silver and bronze on each individual event, use the 2026 apparatus finals results. That page keeps the ten medal finals together, including the American floor titles.
For the biggest scores recorded anywhere in the competition, use the highest scores at the 2026 Worlds. It separates performances by apparatus and round, so an exceptional qualification routine is not mistaken for a medal-winning final.
Start with the team or all-around tables above when your question concerns a country’s finish or the overall champions. Start with the apparatus results when you remember a particular routine. Matching the question to the correct round makes the championship much easier to follow, even after the broadcasts have ended.