2025 World Championships Women's Qualifying Day One: Japan, Netherlands, Canada

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

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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?

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• Gymnastics History and Code of Points Archive from Uncle Tim
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