ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (October 22, 2026) – The American duo of Frederick Richard (Stoughton, Mass./University of Michigan) and Danila Leykin (Sarasota, Fla./EVO Gymnastics) fought to top-12 finishes Thursday in the men’s all-around final at the 2026 Artistic World Championships.

Richard and Leykin concluded their nights in ninth (82.165) and 12th (79.665), respectively, to finish in the top half of the 24-man all-around standings at Rotterdam Ahoy arena. Hashimoto Daiki of Japan won his fourth-straight World Championships all-around gold with an 85.998, followed by China’s Yang Haonan in second (84.199) and Great Britain’s Joe Fraser in third (83.531).

Richard recorded two 14s on horizontal bar (14.200) and parallel bars (14.100), while Leykin had an impressive 13.800 on floor exercise as he rallied for 12th place.

All-around action continues Friday as Skye Blakely (Frisco, Texas/University of Florida) and Claire Pease (Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics) aim for individual honors in the women’s all-around final. Competition will again begin at 1:30 p.m. ET on Friday, October 22 and will stream live on Peacock. All information on the competition is available on the World Gymnastics’ website.