# 2026 Worlds Preview Part 2: Andrade, Melnikova & China's Beam Powerhouse

An episode of [GymCastic: The Gymnastics Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/564010560), 12 Oct 2026, 1 h 05 min.

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Part two of our Rotterdam World Championships preview, subdivisions 6 through 10. We're living in the age of Rebeca Andrade and Angelina Melnikova, so what history is on the line for two of the most decorated gymnasts ever? We size up breakout star Elena Colas and France, Great Britain on the team-final bubble, a veteran Netherlands team on home soil, Russia (competing as AIN), Canada, Spain and Brazil, then ask whether China has the vaults to go with its beam and bars. Plus a Man Break with Carlos Yulo, Casimir Schmidt and reports that Zhang Boheng is off China's roster, and our vault and beam final previews. Club Gym Nerd members get every episode ad-free, live Q&A after every day of Worlds and hours of extra Rotterdam podcasts. Join Club Gym Nerd. Want a taste first? The Worlds Bundle: three months of Club Gym Nerd, one payment, no auto-renewal. Our Worlds coverage is brought to you by Sand & Sea Travel. Use code GYMCASTICWORLDS. Live shows Rotterdam, Saturday October 24 after event finals, with Bart Deurloo and Eythora Thorsdottir New York City, Friday December 4, with Katelyn Ohashi Streaming and in-person tickets at gymcastic.com Worlds tools 2026 World Championship Headquarters: the schedule in your time zone and the 2026 leaderboard Worlds Roster Tracker Elite Score Explorer Chapters 00:00 Welcome + Sand & Sea Travel 01:15 Worlds schedule and what's on the line 02:24 The age of Andrade and Melnikova 05:23 Subdivision 6: France and Malaysia 11:35 Live shows: Rotterdam and NYC with Katelyn Ohashi 12:06 Subdivision 7: Great Britain and the Netherlands 20:00 Man Break: the men's all-around 27:50 Carlos Yulo, Casimir Schmidt and an upside-down iron cross 33:06 Updates: Worlds HQ leaderboard and the Worlds Bundle 35:47 Subdivision 8: Russia (AIN), Canada and Spain 43:43 Subdivision 9: Brazil and Switzerland 48:18 Vault preview 51:13 Subdivision 10: China and South Korea 1:00:52 Beam preview 1:03:33 See you in Rotterdam Our daily Rotterdam podcasts start October 15 after women's podium training.

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