Pease spins to floor gold as US tops gymnastics medal table
Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct 25, 2026 (AFP) -
American gymnasts Claire Pease and Reese Esponda secured the top two spots in the women's floor exercise at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Their high-difficulty routines led the United States, which collected eight medals, to surpass China for the top spot in the medal count. Pease scored 13.866, while Esponda placed second with a score of 13.566.
The bronze medal was awarded to 16-year-old French gymnast Maiana Prat, who was second behind Pease and Britain's 18-year-old Abigail Martin. Chinese gymnast Zou Jingyuan dominated the men's parallel bars, winning his fifth world title with a score of 15.733. Algeria's Kaylia Nemour claimed her second gold of the competition by beating China's Zhang Qingying in a tiebreak on the beam.
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