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Skye Blakely claims the world all-around title in Rotterdam, then adds bronze on vault and uneven bars

USA Gymnastics, which lists Blakely's hometown as Frisco, says her 55.733 won Friday's final. On Saturday she took two event bronzes, and she is set for the balance beam final Sunday.

Camille Rourke· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

October 24, 20262 min read

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Skye Blakely won the women's all-around title at the 2026 Artistic World Championships in Rotterdam on Friday, then returned Saturday and earned bronze medals on vault and uneven bars.

USA Gymnastics lists Blakely's hometown as Frisco and her college team as the University of Florida. The Associated Press described the 21-year-old as being from Dallas, and a CultureMap Dallas post carrying that report said she was born in Dallas and trains in Frisco at the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy.

Friday's all-around

Blakely totaled 55.733, according to USA Gymnastics, with 14.200 on vault, 14.400 on bars, 14.200 on beam and 12.933 on floor. Russia's Liudmila Roschina, entered under the World Gymnastics 2 designation, was second at 55.199, and China's Ke Qinqin took third at 55.032.

It was Blakely's first individual medal at a world championships, in her fourth appearance at the event, the federation said. She already owned three world team medals, and the U.S. women won team silver earlier in this year's meet.

USA Gymnastics said her victory extends a run, dating to the 2003 world championships in Anaheim, California, in which an American woman has reached the all-around podium at every worlds.

The AP reported that injuries had ended her bids for the U.S. Olympic team in 2021 and again in 2024.

Two more medals Saturday

In Saturday's event finals, Blakely averaged 14.166 over her two vaults for bronze, with Brazil's Rebeca Andrade taking gold, the AP reported. On uneven bars she scored 14.600, good for another bronze. Algeria's Kaylia Nemour won the bars with 15.333, and Germany's Helen Kervic was second at 14.833.

According to the AP, only three other American women, Simone Biles, Nastia Liukin and Rebecca Bross, have collected four or more medals at one world championships. Blakely has one more chance to add to her total: she is scheduled to compete in the balance beam final on Sunday.

Sources

usagym.org

abcnews.com

dallas.culturemap.com

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Camille Rourke covers community life, events, and neighborhood features around Frisco.

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