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Key Facts
- —What is happening Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won the women’s vault final at the world championships in Rotterdam on Saturday, 24 October, her third world vault title.
- —Why it matters Americans Claire Pease and Skye Blakely took silver and bronze, so US gymnasts made the podium behind an Olympic champion.
- —The numbers Andrade scored 14.466, Pease 14.233 and Blakely 14.166 in the vault final, a margin of 0.233 points over silver.
- —Who is who Andrade is a Brazilian Olympic medallist; Pease and Blakely are US gymnasts, and Blakely won the all-around gold on Friday, 23 October.
- —What to watch Apparatus finals continue on Sunday, 25 October in Rotterdam, with US highlights on NBC at noon ET.
- —Power Index Brazil ranks 1st of 14 in The Rio Times Latin America Power Index, with 75.0 points (October 2026 edition).
- —What it means for you US fans saw two Americans on the vault podium, and the United States has six medals at these championships, two of them gold.
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Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won her third world vault title in Rotterdam. Two Americans stood on the podium behind her.
Brazilian gymnast Rebeca Andrade won the women’s vault final at the world championships in Rotterdam on Saturday, 24 October. It is her third world vault title, USA Gymnastics said, and the Rebeca Andrade vault result puts two Americans behind her.
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Claire Pease took silver and Skye Blakely bronze, both for the United States, according to USA Gymnastics. Andrade’s win comes as Brazil prepares for a national vote on Sunday, 25 October, yet it is a sporting story first.
How the Vault Final Played Out
The final was held at Rotterdam Ahoy on Saturday, 24 October, the second-to-last day of the championships. USA Gymnastics lists Andrade first with 14.466, Pease second with 14.233 and Blakely third with 14.166.
Andrade’s title follows her world vault wins in Kitakyushu in 2021 and Antwerp in 2023, CNN Brasil reported. That outlet counts it as her tenth world championships medal.
She also led qualifying on vault with 14.533, the outlet said, ahead of South Korea’s Yeo Seojeong on 14.483. Andrade returned to competition after a break in 2025 that she spent on mental health and family, the outlet added.
Two Americans on the Podium
Pease, a US gymnast, won her first individual world medal with the vault silver, USA Gymnastics said. Blakely, who also competes for the University of Florida, added vault bronze to a busy week.
Blakely won the women’s all-around gold on Friday, 23 October, with 55.733 points. Liudmila Roschina took silver with 55.199 and Qinqin Ke of China bronze with 55.032.
Pease finished seventh in that all-around with 54.232 points. The result extends a 23-year run of US women medalling in the world all-around, dating to Anaheim in 2003.
On Saturday Blakely also took bronze on uneven bars with 14.600. Kaylia Nemour of Algeria won gold with 15.333, and Frederick Richard won men’s floor gold with 14.633, giving the Americans four medals.
How Brazil Fared in Rotterdam
Brazil finished fifth in the women’s team final on Wednesday, 21 October, with 159.730 points, Agência Brasil reported. China won with 165.764, the United States took silver with 165.531 and Japan bronze with 164.063.
Brazil had qualified eighth with 159.131 points and improved its total in the final. Andrade scored 14.400 on vault in the team final, the highest individual vault mark in the report.
The Brazilian team was led by Olympic medallists Andrade and Flávia Saraiva, the agency said. Earlier coverage of Andrade’s career is in a Rio Times report on her Paris Olympic victory.
What It Means for US Readers
For US fans, the result shows how close the vault field is, with two Americans within about 0.3 points of Andrade. USA Gymnastics counts six US medals so far at these championships, two of them gold.
NBC Sports lists the apparatus finals on Peacock and NBCSN, with highlights on NBC at noon ET on Sunday, 25 October. Brazil’s wider Olympic record is covered in a Rio Times review of Paris 2024 and a guide to key Brazilian figures.
What Is Not Known
The world federation’s official results sheet and Olympics.com could not be opened, so scores rest on USA Gymnastics and CNN Brasil. The two outlets give the same final totals.
The published vault scores for each jump do not average to the final totals, so only the totals are used here. Whether Andrade competes in a further final on Sunday, 25 October is not confirmed in the sources reviewed.
The Brazilian outlet said Simone Biles attended the final as a guest of honour and not as a competitor. No second source confirmed that detail.
What Comes Next
The championships end on Sunday, 25 October with more apparatus finals in Rotterdam. The sources reviewed do not say how these results count towards Olympic qualification.
The next Olympics are in Los Angeles in 2028. Neither the Brazilian nor the US federation has announced selection plans in the reports reviewed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won the women’s vault final at the 2026 world championships?
Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade won with 14.466 points on Saturday, 24 October in Rotterdam. Americans Claire Pease and Skye Blakely took silver and bronze.
How many world vault titles does Rebeca Andrade have?
Andrade now has three, USA Gymnastics says. Brazilian reports date the wins to 2021 and 2023 and count ten world medals in all.
Did Americans win medals on the same day?
Yes, the United States won four medals in Saturday’s apparatus finals. They were vault silver and bronze, uneven bars bronze and men’s floor gold.
Who won the women’s all-around in Rotterdam?
American Skye Blakely won the all-around on Friday, 23 October, with 55.733 points. Liudmila Roschina took silver and China’s Qinqin Ke bronze.
Where was the competition held?
The 2026 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships run at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands from 17 to 25 October. The vault final was on Saturday, 24 October.
Sources: USA Gymnastics, apparatus finals, 24 October; USA Gymnastics, women’s all-around, 23 October; CNN Brasil, 24 October; Agência Brasil, 21 October; NBC Sports schedule (all accessed 24 October 2026).