Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta on all the details from day one of women's qualifying. Plus who made men's finals.

World Championships Headquarters  Videos, Interviews, Podcasts, Fantasy, Guides Extended Episode + Live Q&A (Members)

+30 extra minutes of analysis, behind-the-scenes secret stories, plus member questions. Here’s how to ask questions live. Can’t make it live? Add Club bonus episodes to your favorite podcast player (instructions here).

Chapters 00:00 – Show Intro & Welcome from Jakarta 03:15 – Headlines: Kaylia’s Day, Nemour’s 15.533 & Early Leaders 09:45 – Men’s Qualifying Drama & Asher Hong Injury 13:20 – The Case for Accredited Alternates Explained 16:40 – How to Watch Worlds: Streams, Ambience Mode & VPN Tips 19:55 – Updates from Jakarta: Equipment Victims & Mixed Zone Highlights 22:45 – Coolest Skills So Far 25:10 – BTS Teaser: Fans, Bats & Club Gym Nerd Coverage Info 29:20 – WAG Podium Training Deep Dive: Subs 1–3 Highlights 38:10 – Ellie Black, Canada & NCAA Love 45:00 – Kaylia & The Schoenmaier Show – Germany’s Standouts 50:10 – Men’s Updates: Hashimoto, Seifert, Yulo & U.S. Status 57:40 – Listener Feedback & D-Score Inquiry Questions 01:03:20 – FIG Controversies & Artistry vs Difficulty Debate How Do I Watch the Competition?

• All sessions of the competition will be streamed on Eurovision Sport. Follow along here!
• Gymnastics Indonesia's YouTube channel will stream all qualification sessions
• Live scores from the FIG and Swiss Timing
• Check out NBC's behind-the-scenes mini-doc on the US Women's World Trials

Headlines

• Is this Montreal all over again? The high bar COLLAPSED in the training hall
• Asher Hong got injured during warm-ups. Should there always be an accredited traveling alternate with the team for situations like this?
• Sugihara Aiko is leading the all-around standings after the first day of women's qualifications with a 54.099
• Kaylia Nemour put up a casual 15.533 on bars. What did her other events look like?
• We do a deep dive into each subdivision from today's competition
•  What were the coolest/best/most fun skills we saw today?

Jakarta Updates GymCastic Updates

• Subscribe to our YouTube Channel
• Coming Up 6 days of LIVE podcasts at World Championships in Jakarta
  • Club members get extended coverage and can join us live to ask questions immediately after the meet
• Play our World Championships Fantasy Game!
• Win a Club Gym Nerd Scholarship:
  • Go to our Forum > Show Stuff > GymCastic Scholarship
  • We are matching every new sponsorship
  • If you would like access to the club content, but aren't currently in a position to purchase a membership, all you need to do is fill out the form that’s linked in our message board
  • If you would also like to sponsor a scholarship, please email [email protected]. Thank you!

Support Our Work

• Club Gym Nerd: Join Here
• Become a Sponsor: GymCastic is matching all donations
  • Nearly 50 scholarships have been awarded so far
  • Learn More
• Headstand Game: Play Now
• Forum: Start Chatting
• Merch: Shop Now
• Thank you to our Sponsors
  • Gymnastics Medicine
  • Beam Queen Bootcamp's Overcoming Fear Workshop

Resources

• Jakarta schedule & times: See our live podcast times on the Worlds HQ schedule
• Guides: Download the quick-reference guide on the Jakarta Headquarters page
• The Balance Beam Situation: Spencer's GIF Code of Points
• Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
• Kensley’s men’s gymnastics site Neutral Deductions

  Unlock the Extended Episode

1. Join Club Gym Nerd → Choose a plan
2. Complete checkout — your site account is created.
3. Log in here → /my-account/
4. Return to this page and refresh. The extended player appears automatically.