CROSSVILLE, Tennessee (October 1, 2026) – At the conclusion of the second day of competition at selection camp, the full, five-athlete U.S. women’s roster has been selected for the 2026 Artistic World Championships in the Netherlands.
Automatic qualifiers Claire Pease and Charleigh Bullock are joined by Skye Blakely, Reese Esponda and Hezly Rivera to complete the team set to represent the United States in Rotterdam. 2025 World Championships competitor Dulcy Caylor was tapped as the traveling replacement athlete, while Jade Carey was named non-traveling replacement.
This is the fourth time Blakely will compete at the World Championships, while Bullock, Esponda, Pease and Rivera will make their World debuts in Rotterdam when the Artistic World Championships are contested from October 17-25. Visit World Gymnastics or the event website for more information on the event.
The complete U.S. roster is listed below. Selection procedures for the Championships are linked here.
2026 World Championships Team Presented by Xfinity
Skye Blakely – Frisco, Texas/University of Florida
Charleigh Bullock – Spotsylvania, Va./Capital Gymnastics National Training Center
Reese Esponda – Shenandoah, Texas/World Champions Centre
Claire Pease – Sunnyvale, Texas/WOGA Gymnastics
Hezly Rivera – Oradell, N.J./WOGA Gymnastics
Dulcy Caylor – Spring, Texas/World Champions Centre*
Jade Carey – Phoenix, Ariz./Oregon State University Training Center^
*Denotes traveling replacement athlete
^Denotes non-traveling replacement athlete