ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Qualifying at the 2026 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships concluded on Monday. The women’s finalists are now set, and here are the top eight things to know after Day 3 of competition.

Gymnastics Worlds 2026: Complete results, medalists, and scores

1. A balance beam situation for the Brits

For the first time since 2018, Great Britain will not have a team competing in the women’s team final. Brazil edged out the Brits by 0.168, but in reality, this was a hole Great Britain dug itself. All four of the country’s beam workers fell, leading to a 37.099 – the lowest single event total of the top 10 teams.

It seemed Becky Downie’s 14.066 might have saved her team when it narrowly put them into fifth, but it wasn’t meant to be.

2. Gabrielle Black vaults three times

Canada’s Gabrielle Black vaulted three times in qualifying. Her Yurchenko 1.5 saw no hiccups, but after she did her Tsuk full, Black and her coaches realized the scoring system was down and the judging panel was not watching despite the green light being on. So Black vaulted a third time.

3. Rebeca Andrade is back

Tokyo Olympic vault champion and two-time world vault champion Rebeca Andrade (BRA) returned to the world stage on Monday, competing on beam and vault. While she fell on her side aerial on beam, she put together an excellent showing on vault to qualify first with a 14.533 average. That is 0.050 ahead of second place qualifier Yeo Seojeong (KOR) and 0.250 ahead of third place qualifier Claire Pease (USA). Andrade is easily the favorite, but the win is not guaranteed.

4. China sacrifices bars for team success

Okay, so the headline might be a bit dramatic, but there’s a reason for it.

China will not have a gymnast in the uneven bars final for the first time since 2006 – 20 years – but you know what also happened in 2006? China won its one and only team gold medal.

China qualified first to the final while the U.S. was second – 0.467 back. The difference was beam. The Americans beat the Chinese on every event except beam, where China won by nearly 3.5 points.

This sets up a very interesting team final. China had to count a major mistake on bars and counted a routine with a fall on beam, so there are at least 2 points that could be found there if they hit everything on Wednesday. But there is little margin for error in the 3 up, 3 count format.

5. Sanne Wevers retires on home soil

2016 Olympic beam champion Sanne Wevers finished her career on home soil on Monday, with a minor error putting her at a 13.266 – well outside of the beam final. It was still a beautiful set, and the crowd was absolutely behind the home team.

6. Skye Blakely makes the most finals

Just a couple months after making her return to the all-around at the elite level, Team USA’s Skye Blakely made four individual finals – the most of any women’s athlete. She will compete in the all-around final, as well as the vault, bars, and beam finals.

7. That’s Mother Kinsella to you

Team GB might not be competing in the team final, but Alice Kinsella is set for the all-around and floor finals, just a little over a year after giving birth to her son.

8. Quote of the day: ‘Gymnastics is hard’

Talking about team Canada’s up and down performance during qualifying, Ellie Black said, “Gymnastics is hard, so I’m really proud of what we were able to do today.” Watch the full interview here.

In addition to qualifying seventh to the team final, Canada will have two athletes in the all-around, vault, and floor finals.