INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 24, 2013 – Fans can follow the action at the 2013 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships via the web, cable TV and network television, along with social media. Universal Sports will carry a live webcast and telecast of the finals on its website and cable network, respectively. In addition, usagymworlds.com will have photos and updates from Antwerp, Belgium, as well as the webcast. NBC will broadcast coverage of the World Championships on Oct. 12-13.

The 2013 World Championships is an individual championships, which means there is no team competition and each gymnast will be coached by his/her personal coach.

The competition schedule for the World Championships is:

    Sept. 30 – men’s qualification, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.
    Oct. 1 – men’s and women’s qualification, 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.
    Oct. 2 – women’s qualification, 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
    Oct. 3 – men’s all-around finals, 8 p.m.
    Oct. 4 – women’s all-around finals, 8 p.m.
    Oct. 5 – event finals, men’s floor exercise, pommel horse and still rings and women’s vault and uneven bars, 2:30 p.m.
    Oct. 6 – event finals, men’s vault, parallel bars and horizontal bars, and women’s balance beam and floor exercise, 2:30 p.m.

Based on the draw, the women are competing in the qualification round in: Subdivision 1, vault; Subdivision 3, uneven bars; Subdivision 4, floor exercise. The men’s draw is: Subdivision 1, starts on parallel bars; Subdivision 3, parallel bars; Subdivision 4, floor exercise.

Here’s a quick overview of the various ways to watch and follow the U.S. Team’s performances at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. For more information on the World Championships, please go to usagymworlds.com.

  • Live webcast. USAGymWorlds.com will have live webcasts of the qualifications sessions that feature U.S. athletes (U.S. viewers only). UniversalSports.com will have a live webcast of the all-around and individual event finals from Antwerp, which will also be available at usagymworlds.com. For U.S. Eastern Daylight Savings time, the live webcasts are scheduled for: Oct. 3 –men’s all-around final, 2 p.m.; Oct. 4 – women’s all-around final, 2 p.m.; Oct. 5-6 – individual event finals, 8:30 a.m. (NOTE: Antwerp is 6 hours ahead of New York City; when it is noon in Antwerp, it is 6 a.m. in New York.)

  • Cable TV. Universal Sports will show all of the finals live on its cable network: Oct. 3 –men’s all-around final, 2 p.m.; Oct. 4 – women’s all-around final, 2 p.m.; Oct. 5-6 – individual event finals, 8:30 a.m. Universal Sports will also carry encore presentations of its World telecasts. Calling the action throughout the competition will be a team comprised of play-by-play announcer Steve Schlanger alongside analysts and Olympic gold medalists Bart Connor and Amanda Borden, and Olympian Kip Simons. Be sure to check your local listings for times. Universal Sports Network is now available on Time Warner Cable, Cox, satellite providers DIRECTV and DISH and numerous regional cable and IPTV operators in markets across the country. To find Universal Sports Network in your area, go to UniversalSports.com.

  • NBC. NBC will broadcast coverage of the World Championships from 2-4 p.m. on Oct. 12-13. The commentators are Al Trautwig, Tim Daggett and Nastia Liukin.

  • usagymworlds.com. USA Gymnastics will provide enhanced coverage from Belgium that will include results and photos from the competition, as well as interviews and the webcast. Fans can also follow the action on Facebook, facebook.com/USAGymnastics, and Twitter, @usagym or #FIG2013Antwerp.

  • Live scoring. The International Gymnastics Federation provides live scoring from its World Championships. For more information and access, go to antwerp2013.fig-gymnastics.com.

The 2013 U.S. Women’s Team features Simone Biles of Spring, Texas/Bannon’s Gymnastix, Inc.; Brenna Dowell of Odessa, Mo./GAGE; McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Calif./All Olympia Gymnastics Center; and Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif./Gym-Max Gymnastics. Elizabeth Price of Coopersburg, Pa./Parkettes National Gymnastics Center, is the alternate.

The members of the U.S. Men’s Team for the World Championships are: Jake Dalton of Reno, Nev./Team Hilton HHonors (University of Oklahoma); Steven Legendre of Port Jefferson, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (Oklahoma); 2013 U.S. all-around champion Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif./University of Michigan; Alexander Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton HHonors (USA Youth Fitness Center); John Orozco of the Bronx, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (U.S. Olympic Training Center); and Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton HHonors (Ohio State University). The alternates are: Eddie Penev of Penfield, N.Y./Team Hilton HHonors (Stanford University); and Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton Honors (U.S. Gymnastics Developmental Center II).