The Worlds's best gymnasts and coaches will descend upon Tokyo for the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships and Gymnastike will be on-site for coverage! 

The World Gymnastics Championships is the most important elite gymnastics event every year. The competition occurs in non-Olympic years and serves as the qualifying competition to the Olympic Games. 

 

In Rotterdam 2010 we saw the revival of the Russian women's team, and the domination of Aliya Mustafina and Kohei Uchimura. This year, Uchimura will have a chance to win a third straight World All Around title in front of a home crowd. 

 

In Tokyo, a long list of the world's very best elite are set to compete for World titles and the opportunity to qualify to the Olympic Games. Below is all the information you need to watch and follow all the action from the 2011 World Championships. 

 

 

World Championships 2011 Gymnastike Coverage: 

Here is what you can expect to see on gymnastike during the World Championships 2011:

Podium Training Videos. We'll give you an inside look at the training days, October 3-6. 

Training Videos. Get behind the scenes look inside the training halls of Tokyo, and watch the gymnasts prepare for World competition.

Video interviews. Hear from your favorite gymnasts and meet the rising stars before and after they take to the competition floor, and get a glimpse of the personalities of the stars of the 2011 World Championships

LIVE Updates from World Championships Competition. Up-to-the minute competition quick hits, news, insights, and meet results throughout each and every day of competition. 
Competition Previews and Recaps. Comprehensive meet coverage, results and commentary from each day of competition in Tokyo

Tokyo Behind the Scenes Videos. Not making the trip to Tokyo? Don't' worry, we've got you covered! 

 

Links to gymnastike coverage:

- World Championships 2011 videos HERE

- World Championships 2011 LIVE Updates HERE

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- Watch highlights from past World Championships and learn more about the event HERE

 

World Gymnastics Championships 2011 Live Stream and TV Schedule:

NBC Sports and Universal Sports Network will exclusively present all of the final events from the 2011 World Gymnastics Championships from Tokyo beginning Wed., October 12, and continuing through Sun., October 16. Universal Sports will broadcast from the championships every night, while NBC will air afternoon weekend coverage. In addition, UniversalSports.com will provide extensive online coverage with live streaming of the team finals, all-around finals and individual apparatus finals available for $19.99. Click to Buy

 

Watch Online
All times USA eastern 

Oct. 11 - 5:50 a.m. ET - Women's Team Final 

Oct. 12 - 4:50 a.m. ET - Men's Team Final

Oct. 13 - 4:50 a.m. ET - Women's All-Around Final 

Oct. 14 - 5:50 a.m. ET - Men's All-Around Final

Oct. 15 - 12:20 a.m. ET - Apparatus Finals - Day 1 

Oct. 16 - 12:50 a.m. ET - Apparatus Finals - Day 2 

Watch on TV

Oct. 12 - 8:00 p.m. ET - Men's Team Final - Universal Sports

Oct. 14 - 8:00 p.m. ET - Men's All-Around Final - Universal Sports

Oct. 15 - 1:00 p.m. ET - Women's team finals (taped) - NBC 

Oct. 15 - 8:00 p.m. ET - Apparatus Finals - Day 1 - Universal Sports 

Oct. 15 - 11:00 p.m. ET - Women's team finals (NBC encore) - Universal Sports 

Oct. 16 - 2:00 p.m. ET  - Women's All-Around Final, Men's higlights - NBC 

Oct. 16 - 8:00 p.m. ET  - Apparatus Finals - Day 2 - Universal Sports 

Oct. 16 - 11:00 p.m. ET - Women's All-Around Final (NBC Encore) - Universal Sports 

 

In the UK and Ireland, BBC will provide coverage. 

 

 

Meet Schedule:

Oct 3 & 4 - Women's Podium Training

Oct 5 & 6 - Men's Podium Training

Oct 7 & 8 - Women's Qualification Competition

Oct 9 & 10 - Men's Qualification Competition

Oct 11 - Women's Team Finals

Oct 12 - Men's Team Finals

Oct 13 - Women's All Around Finals

Oct 14 - Men's All Around Finals

Oct 15 - Event Finals (Men's FX, PH, SR, Women's VT, UB)

Oct 16 - Event Finals (Men's VT, PB, HB, Women's BB, FX)

Click here for a complete schedule with teams assignments and times

For is USA fans, the US women compete on Oct. 8 and the men Oct. 9.

 

What's at Stake?

1. Team World Titles

2. Individual World in the all around as well as every event

3. Qualification to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London

The top 8 teams for men and women will automatically advance a full team to the Olympic Games. Teams who finish 9th - 16th will have a second and final opportunity to qualify in January. 

The Gymnasts

- Defending World Champions competing in Tokyo: Kohei Uchimura (AA), Eleftherios Kosmidis (FX), Alicia Sacramone (VT), Krisztian Berki (PH), Beth Tweddle (UB), Chen Yibing (SR), Thomas Bouhail (VT), Ana Porgras (BB), Feng Zhe (PB), Lauren Mitchell (FX), and Zhang Chenglong (HB) - Recap & 2010 Videos 

- Click here for a complete listing of gymnasts expected to compete in Tokyo

- Meet the Teams! Head to our blogs section for a series of World Championships previews

 

Meet Host

- Link to the FIG World Championships Home

- Start Lists and Meet Results