2025 World Championships: Women's All-Around Final

Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta while Spencer analysis every detail from GymCastic headquarters on women's AA final!

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Chapters

00:00 – Melnikova repeats, Wong silver, Zhang bronze
00:02:15 – "Was this Worlds exciting?" Yes—down to the last routines
00:03:05 – Results headline: Melnikova 55.066; Wong 54.966; Zhang 54.600
00:03:34 – Corpse-lily medals & the (non-stinky) mascot
00:05:07 – Was the podium right? Leanne's Cheng, beam connections, backup plan
00:08:34 – Melnikova's floor: out-of-bounds debate (0.1 vs 0.3) & turns
00:10:17 – Philosophy corner: Can you fall and still win AA?
00:11:40 – D vs E: why execution swung it and code implications
00:15:46 – Abi Martin shines (+ quick fear/Beam Queen note)
00:17:30 – Event-by-event: Bars—Melnikova vs Leanne, difficulty & execution
00:19:54 – Beam breakdown: Melnikova's fight, Leanne's composition choices
00:22:32 – Floor & Vault quick hits: Cheng vs Yurchenko double and judging gaps
00:24:54 – Bronze spotlight: Zhang—beam exorcised, bars no longer a weakness
00:27:15 – Kaylia Nemour: 4th by <0.1; bars connection miss; wolf turn fall; interview takeaways
00:32:35 – Where to find everything: Worlds HQ, photos, videos, fantasy, scholarships
00:35:00 – Press conference chaos: missing gold medalist, translation mayhem
00:45:45 – Jessica's "awards": highs & lows, beam curse, injuries roundup
00:50:14 – Code rant: ugly skills we should retire (wolf turns, switch-half ring)
00:52:00 – Shoutouts: Abi Martin's day; newcomers and learning moments
00:56:27 – Sugihara & the Japanese team: emotions, culture, and interviews
01:02:29 – More finalists to watch: Asia D'Amato, Breanna Scott, Ruby Evans, Escalera
01:06:08 – Escalera's floor (Bad Bunny), choreography that actually dances
01:09:16 – Medals IRL: size/weight chat + corpse-flower plushie hunt
01:11:00 – Wrap & what's next: event finals preview and start times
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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
• US viewers check out Peacock and NBC broadcast schedlue here.

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