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Skye Blakely captures all-around title at gymnastics worlds in Rotterdam

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Last updated Oct 23, 2026

Skye Blakely captures all-around title at gymnastics worlds in Rotterdam

Summary

Skye Blakely won the all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands, totaling 55.733 points. The 21-year-old University of Florida junior secured her victory by 0.534 points over Liudmila Roshchina from Russia. Blakely's comeback follows a ruptured Achilles sustained prior to the 2024 Olympic Trials and reflects her resilience after facing multiple injuries, including an elbow ligament tear. The championships continue this week with apparatus finals scheduled live on Peacock and NBCSN.

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Status Watch

•Blakely prevails by 0.534 points over Roshchina.
•She faced a career-threatening Achilles injury before the 2024 Olympic Trials.
•Blakely has undergone two major surgeries in her career.
•The ongoing championships feature individual apparatus finals this weekend.
•Algerian Kaylia Nemour missed a planned vault, finishing fourth.

Latest Updates

8:16 PMBBC Sport — Blakely wins gold in women's all-round at Worlds
8:16 PMYahoo Sports — U.S. gymnast Skye Blakely, after Olympic heartbreaks, wins all-around world title
8:14 PMThe Guardian Sport — Skye Blakely caps remarkable injury comeback with world gymnastics all-around title
7:41 PMYahoo Sports — Skye Blakely wins gymnastics world all-around title, capping a tearful comeback

What they're saying

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American, 21, wins world all-around title in Rotterdam Blakely ruptured Achilles before 2024 Olympic trials First US champion since Simone Biles three years ago Skye Blakely completed a sensational comeback from a ruptured achilles tendon to win the women’s all-around title at the World Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam on Friday, claiming the biggest individual prize in the sport outside the Olympics. The 21-year-old American scored 55.733 points across four apparatus to finish ahead of Russia’s Liudmila Roshchina (55.199), with China’s Ke Qinqin taking bronze (55.032). Continue reading...
— The Guardian Sportby Guardian sport

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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Skye Blakely won the women’s all-around world title on Friday, completing a long-awaited breakthrough after injuries derailed her last two Olympic bids. The 21-year-old American scored 55.733 across four apparatus at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, finishing ahead of Russia’s Liudmila Roshchina (55.199) and China’s Ke Qinqin (55.032). It was Blakely’s first individual world title after winning team titles in 2022 and 2023. She entered Friday’s f
— Yahoo Sports