2025 World Championships Women's Podium Training Day Two: Italy, USA, AIN, China, GB

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🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Jessica reports LIVE from Jakarta on all the details from day two of women's podium training.

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Chapters

00:00 – Show Intro
01:02 – Zhang Qingying beam world champion prediction
03:00 – FIG Press Conference recap: AI D-scores and visa issue
08:40 – Spencer's updates: where to watch & fantasy game deadlines
11:45 – U.S. Women's Team podium training report (Josc, Skye, Dulcy, Leanne)
17:20 – Can Josc vault? Exclusive Olympic Channel interview
19:45 – Equipment update: white mats and "China mat overlay"
22:10 – Mixed Zone highlights (Malabuyo, South Africa, Asia's coach impression)
25:05 – Italy updates: Perotti, Asia D'Amato, Fioravanti AA potential
29:45 – Melnikova and Russia (AIN) podium impressions
31:30 – Flavia Saraiva's 10.0 leotard and Brazilian updates
33:10 – Funniest & coolest skills of the day (Chile, India, Portugal)
33:55 – BTS Teaser begins
34:00 – Embarrassing moments & Watanabe press conference story
36:40 – Beam fall hilarity (NZL gymnast)
38:15 – Opposite of Canadian medical intervention
40:00 – The great Indonesian tampon saga
42:25 – Sub 4: NZL, LIE, USA, CRO, BAN, GBR, POL
45:10 – Ruby Evans Amanar, GB bars, Alia Leat injury update
47:05 – Sub 5: MAS, SUI, ITA, FRA, VIE, ISL, MAR
49:00 – Thelma's floor, Osyssek's beam, Ming Van Eijken vaults
51:05 – Sub 6: AUS, EGY, BEL, LAT, ROU, MGL, SWE, CRC
53:00 – Voinea full Gothic mode, Golgota AA, Romanian updates
56:20 – Sub 7: INA, TUN, COL, PHI, MEX, SYR
58:00 – Finnegan & Malabuyo AA, Seema Tello debut
1:00:10 – Sub 8: NOR, BRA, QAT, IND, RSA, CHI
1:02:15 – Flavia & Brazil updates, Rooskrantz, Chilean grandmas
1:05:00 – Sub 9: AIN, NAM, POR, THA, BUL, SLO, CMR
1:07:25 – Melnikova Cheng, Cameroon floor joy, AIN medal watch
1:10:10 – Sub 10: ESP, AIN, HUN, HKG, CHN, KZN, CZE
1:12:25 – Zhou Yaqin & Zhang Qingying on beam, Deng Yalan vault
1:15:30 – Alba Petisco all-around standout
1:17:10 – Feedback: listener comments from Dr. Ben & Absolutely Not
1:21:20 – Show Close: Women's qualifying preview & thanks

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

What happened at podium training today?
- Should we be worried about the US women?
  - From the Olympic Channel: Joscelyn Roberson has been struggling to "find her block" on vault
- Skye's HUGE front-handspring front on beam
- Who else from Florida came to join the 2025 World Championships party?
- Giulia Perotti (Italy) looks ready to win all the medals
- Who will be the second Italian competing all-around? The D'Amato vs. Fioravanti dilemma
- Angelina Melnikova is so back
  - How did her vaults look?
- WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT BRAZIL'S GENIUS LEOS
- Flavia showed beam and floor - how'd it go?
Who wins the award for coolest/best/most fun skill from podium training?
What were Jessica's mixed zone highlights?
The FIG held a press conference today. What information did we learn?
- The FIG announced that "spectators will be able to see AI D-scores," but what does this mean?
- The FIG addressed the visa vs. FIG rules issue. What did FIG president Watanabe have to say?

Jakarta Updates

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Resources

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Transcript

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0:00.0	We just watch 12 hours of women's podium training, including USA, RU.S.A.I.N. China. You guys. China, France, Brazil, all the teams you want to talk about.
0:13.4	Jung Ting Ying is 100% going to be the beam world champion. I'm just telling you right now, because she hit her routines cold, and it it was absolutely beautiful and I was honored to witness it in person.
0:24.1	Also, the FIG had a press conference and I got to ask the real questions and we got real answers from the FIG.
0:31.5	Yes, I know it's shocking, Spencer.
0:33.4	Today is October 18th, 2025 here in Jakarta And welcome to the number one gymnastics podcast in the Galaxy.
0:39.2	I'm Jessica, reporting live in location from Jakarta with the team of fact checker and
0:44.0	Deanna Hong, videographer.
0:45.7	And I'm here with Spencer from the balance beam situation, analyzing all the data from the
0:49.9	states and also making hilarious gifts about the NBC piece on making the team, which I couldn't
0:56.8	get anything done because Scott Brayman was sitting next to me laughing hysterically and
1:00.4	smacking the desk while reading.
1:02.8	Oh, good.
1:03.4	I live to serve.
1:05.0	This show is rated PG-14, and our world's coverage in Jakarta is brought to you by gymnastics medicine.org.
1:13.7	Learn more about them at their website, gymnasticsmedicin.org.
1:17.0	This show is also brought to you by club gym nerd members like all of you who are watching live and asking us questions live.
1:22.6	This is how the meat coverage works, headlines for everybody.
1:26.9	And then the episode continues with the deep dive and bonus secret behind the scene stories.
1:35.6	So if you're a club gym member, switch over to your members only feed now.
1:39.0	Instructions are in the show notes.
1:40.8	Let's start with the headline, Spencer.
1:43.1	Okay.
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