CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (September 30, 2026) – Claire Pease (Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics) and Charleigh Bullock (Spotsylvania, Va./Capital Gymnastics National Training Center) secured their spots on the U.S. women’s roster for the 2026 World Championships following Day 1 of the selection event in Tennessee.
The top two athletes based on a combination of Wednesday night’s scores the all-around totals from the 2026 Xfinity U.S. Gymnastics Championships earned the first two of five roster spots, with the remaining three to be determined Thursday. On Wednesday, Pease posted the top all-around score (56.700) and had a combined total of 78.340. Bullock had third-highest all-around score of the evening with a 55.650 and was the second automatic qualifier to the team with a combined 77.610.
Pease was on top of the leaderboard throughout every rotation on Wednesday and had the highest two-vault (14.525; 14.500, 14.100) and floor exercise (13.950) scores of the night. Bullock had the second-highest uneven bars (14.350) and single-vault score (14.450). Skye Blakely (Frisco, Texas/University of Florida) earned the second-highest all-around total (56.500) and had the highest scores on bars (14.550) and balance beam (14.250).
The selection event continues Thursday, October 1 with competition on select apparatus, now expected to begin at 9:30 a.m. CT/10:30 a.m. ET. The competition will stream live on USA Gymnastics’ YouTube channel and results will be shared on USA Gymnastics’ social media channels. The full, five-athlete roster for the 2026 Artistic World Championships will be announced after Thursday’s competition has concluded.