The U.S. takes a team picture at 2026 World Championships podium trainng. Two with Gator ties - Dulcy Caylor (second from left) and Skye Blakely (third from left) - are in Rotterdam, Netherlands, for the competition that starts Sunday, Oct. 18. [Photo: USA Gymnastics]
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Skye Blakely is back on the world stage, bringing two world team titles and another season of Gator experience to the U.S. gymnastics lineup.
The Florida junior and Gator signee Dulcy Caylor are in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Oct. 18-25 at Rotterdam Ahoy. Blakely is part of the five-member U.S. women's team, while Caylor serves as the traveling replacement athlete.
The U.S. women begin qualification in Subdivision 1 at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 18. Coverage begins at 9:55 a.m. on Eurovision Sport. The U.S. won their seventh consecutive team title at the last World team competition in 2023.
Blakely Brings Championship Experience
This will be Blakely's fourth senior World Championships appearance. She helped the U.S. win team gold in 2022 and 2023, placed fifth in the 2022 balance beam final and finished fourth in the 2025 uneven bars final.
Her return to Worlds follows a comeback from a right Achilles tendon injury suffered during podium training before the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. She made her collegiate debut on uneven bars in Florida's Jan. 10, 2025, season opener.
Blakely competed on uneven bars and balance beam at the 2025 U.S. Championships before earning a place on the four-member U.S. Worlds roster. In August, she returned to elite all-around competition at the 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, her first elite all-around appearance since the 2024 U.S. Championships. She won uneven bars silver and earned her sixth consecutive U.S. senior national team berth.
Caylor back at World Championships
Caylor made her Worlds debut alongside Blakely in 2025, advancing to the all-around, balance beam and floor exercise finals. She finished sixth on floor and eighth on beam. The 2025 championships featured individual competition only, with no team event.
She recently won floor exercise gold at the 2026 Szombathely World Challenge Cup in Hungary. At this year's U.S. Championships, she finished sixth in the all-around, fifth on beam and was named to the U.S. Senior National Team for the fifth consecutive year.
Caylor signed with Florida in November 2025 and is deferring enrollment until fall 2028 to pursue a place on the U.S. Olympic team.
How qualification works
The top eight teams advance to the team final. The top 24 gymnasts qualify for the all-around final, and the top eight on each apparatus advance to that event's final. Individual finals are limited to two gymnasts per country.
Visit the FIG website or the official competition website for all information on the championships. Fans may also visit USA Gymnastics' history page for detailed information and facts about past championships.
NCAA Influence on U.S. Worlds Roster
Prior to the 2022 World Championships, just six competed as a collegiate and was part of the U.S. World Championships team in the same calendar year. Skye Blakely is the only member of the U.S. 2026 World Team who is a NCAA / World Championships double.
Florida is the only program with a gymnast on the last three U.S. World Championships roster.
Of the Gators currently enrolled at UF, Blakely is among three to compete at a World Championships. Kayla DiCello (2021, 2023 replacement athlete) also represented the U.S. in World Championships action. Blakely (2022, 2023) and DiCello (2023) won team gold. DiCello took all-around bronze in 2021. Anya Pilgrim represented Barbados at the 2023 Worlds in Antwerp, Belgium.
Qualification Procedures:
The top 24 gymnasts, limited to two per country, advance to the all-around finals. For apparatus finals, the top eight gymnasts, also limited to two athletes per country, move ahead to each event's final round.
2026 FIG World Championships Schedule - Women
Senior women's competition schedule (Finals stream on Peacock in the U.S):
Sunday, Oct. 25 | Noon ET | NBC
The Florida junior and Gator signee Dulcy Caylor are in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, for the 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Oct. 18-25 at Rotterdam Ahoy. Blakely is part of the five-member U.S. women's team, while Caylor serves as the traveling replacement athlete.
The U.S. women begin qualification in Subdivision 1 at 10 a.m. ET on Sunday, Oct. 18. Coverage begins at 9:55 a.m. on Eurovision Sport. The U.S. won their seventh consecutive team title at the last World team competition in 2023.
Blakely Brings Championship Experience
This will be Blakely's fourth senior World Championships appearance. She helped the U.S. win team gold in 2022 and 2023, placed fifth in the 2022 balance beam final and finished fourth in the 2025 uneven bars final.
Her return to Worlds follows a comeback from a right Achilles tendon injury suffered during podium training before the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials. She made her collegiate debut on uneven bars in Florida's Jan. 10, 2025, season opener.
Blakely competed on uneven bars and balance beam at the 2025 U.S. Championships before earning a place on the four-member U.S. Worlds roster. In August, she returned to elite all-around competition at the 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships, her first elite all-around appearance since the 2024 U.S. Championships. She won uneven bars silver and earned her sixth consecutive U.S. senior national team berth.
Caylor back at World Championships
Caylor made her Worlds debut alongside Blakely in 2025, advancing to the all-around, balance beam and floor exercise finals. She finished sixth on floor and eighth on beam. The 2025 championships featured individual competition only, with no team event.
She recently won floor exercise gold at the 2026 Szombathely World Challenge Cup in Hungary. At this year's U.S. Championships, she finished sixth in the all-around, fifth on beam and was named to the U.S. Senior National Team for the fifth consecutive year.
Caylor signed with Florida in November 2025 and is deferring enrollment until fall 2028 to pursue a place on the U.S. Olympic team.
How qualification works
The top eight teams advance to the team final. The top 24 gymnasts qualify for the all-around final, and the top eight on each apparatus advance to that event's final. Individual finals are limited to two gymnasts per country.
Visit the FIG website or the official competition website for all information on the championships. Fans may also visit USA Gymnastics' history page for detailed information and facts about past championships.
NCAA Influence on U.S. Worlds Roster
Prior to the 2022 World Championships, just six competed as a collegiate and was part of the U.S. World Championships team in the same calendar year. Skye Blakely is the only member of the U.S. 2026 World Team who is a NCAA / World Championships double.
Florida is the only program with a gymnast on the last three U.S. World Championships roster.
| Gymnasts Competing at College / Worlds in Same Calendar Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | ||
| Skye Blakey | Florida | 2025, 2026 |
| Joscelyn Roberson | Arkansas | 2025 |
| Leanne Wong | Florida | 2022, 2023, 2025 |
| Kayla DiCello | Florida | 2023 (replacement athlete) |
| Jade Carey | Oregon State | 2022 |
| Jordan Chiles | UCLA | 2022 |
| MyKayla Skinner | Utah | 2019 |
| Brenna Dowell | Oklahoma | 2015 |
| Alicia Sacramone | Brown | 2007 |
| Mohini Bhardwaj | UCLA | 2001 |
| Kelly Garrison Steves | Oklahoma | 1987 |
| Kathy Johnson Clarke | Centenary | 1979 |
Of the Gators currently enrolled at UF, Blakely is among three to compete at a World Championships. Kayla DiCello (2021, 2023 replacement athlete) also represented the U.S. in World Championships action. Blakely (2022, 2023) and DiCello (2023) won team gold. DiCello took all-around bronze in 2021. Anya Pilgrim represented Barbados at the 2023 Worlds in Antwerp, Belgium.
Qualification Procedures:
The top 24 gymnasts, limited to two per country, advance to the all-around finals. For apparatus finals, the top eight gymnasts, also limited to two athletes per country, move ahead to each event's final round.
2026 FIG World Championships Schedule - Women
Senior women's competition schedule (Finals stream on Peacock in the U.S):
- Sunday, Oct. 19 | 9:55 a.m. ET | Qualification – Subdivision 1 | Eurovision
- Wednesday, Oct. 21 | 1 p.m. ET | Team Final | Peacock
- Friday, Oct. 23 | 1:30 p.m. ET | All-Around Final | Peacock
- Saturday, Oct. 24 | 8 a.m. ET | Vault & Uneven Bars Final | Peacock
- Sunday, Oct. 25 | 8 a.m. ET | Balance Beam & Floor Exercise Final | Peacock
Sunday, Oct. 25 | Noon ET | NBC
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