World Cup Gymnastics Rankings Updated
The 2026 World Cup Apparatus Rankings have been updated following the Cottbus event, with up to 32 women and 48 men qualifying for World Championships by ranking top eight on each apparatus. The FIG Apparatus World Cup series concludes in Doha in April, making these rankings crucial for athletes targeting the world stage.
- At the Cottbus World Cup, Anna Kalmykova secured two gold medals, winning the vault with a score of 14.033 and the floor exercise with a 13.333. Japan's Aiko Sugihara also performed strongly, winning the balance beam final with a score of 14.066. - On the men's side, Japan's Kawakami Shohei was a double winner, taking the titles on parallel bars and horizontal bar. Other notable victors included Israel's Artem Dolgopyat on floor (14.500), Italy's Gabriele Targhetta on pommel horse (15.000), Armenia's Artur Avetisyan on still rings, and Ukraine's Nazar Chepurnyi on vault (14.716). - The World Cup series serves as a direct qualification route to the 2026 World Championships, with the top eight ranked gymnasts on each apparatus at the end of the series potentially securing a spot. A gymnast's best four results out of the six World Cup events will count towards their final ranking. - After the first event in Cottbus, the current leader in the women's vault rankings is Anna Kalmykova, and on uneven bars, the top spot is held by Elisa Iorio of Italy. For the men, Artem Dolgopyat leads the floor exercise rankings. - Elisa Iorio from Italy made a triumphant return after an injury in 2025, winning the uneven bars title with a score of 14.266. - Algeria's Kaylia Nemour, a world and Olympic champion, had a mixed competition. She debuted a new skill on the uneven bars in the qualification round but then had a rare fall in the final. She recovered to win a silver medal on the balance beam. - The next event in the series is scheduled for Baku, Azerbaijan, followed by stops in Turkey, Egypt, and Croatia, before the final and decisive World Cup in Doha, Qatar.
