Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Series 2026: Koper, Slovenia

The FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Series 2026 heads to Koper, Slovenia from 28-31 May 2026, bringing together leading apparatus specialists from across Europe and beyond for another key stop on the international gymnastics calendar. Fans can watch the finals live and free on Eurovision Sport across the final two days of competition.

Event Facts:

• Location: Koper, Slovenia
• Dates: 28-31 May 2026
• Series: FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Series
• Streaming: Finals live on Eurovision Sport (30-31 May)
• Events: Men's and Women's Apparatus Competitions
• Disciplines: Floor, Pommel Horse, Rings, Vault, Parallel Bars, Horizontal Bar, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam

FIG World Challenge Cup Gymnastics Schedule

All sessions listed below are subject to change. Eurovision Sport will stream Saturday & Sunday's finals sessions live.

Date	Session
Saturday 30 May	Men's Artistic Gymnastics:
	• Floor Exercise Final
	• Pommel Horse Final
	• Rings Final
	Women's Artistic Gymnastics:
	• Vault Final
	• Uneven Bars Final
Sunday 31 May	Men's Artistic Gymnastics:
	• Vault Final
	• Parallel Bars Final
	• Horizontal Bars Final
	Women's Artistic Gymnastics:
	• Balance Beam Final
	• Floor Exercise Final

What is the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup?

The Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup is a series of international competitions held at different venues throughout the year, where gymnasts compete on individual apparatus rather than in all-around or team events.

Organized under the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG), each meet awards medals and ranking points based on performances in apparatus qualifications and finals. Gymnasts accumulate points across the series, and those with the strongest results on each apparatus are recognized in the overall standings.

The format allows athletes from many countries to gain high-level competition experience, improve their world ranking, and showcase their specialist strengths on the global stage.

Recap: FIG World Challenge Cup 2025

The 2025 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Series showcased some of the sport's leading apparatus specialists across the international calendar, with consistency across multiple stops proving decisive in the overall standings.

In the men's competition, Israel's Artem Dolgopyat claimed the overall World Challenge Cup title on floor exercise, continuing his reputation as one of the world's premier tumbling specialists. Kazakhstan's Zeinolla Idrissov topped the pommel horse standings, while Argentina's Daniel Villafañe secured the rings crown. Chinese Taipei's Tseng Wei-sheng finished as the overall vault winner, Türkiye's Ferhat Arıcan led the parallel bars standings, and Mert Efe Kılıçer claimed the horizontal bar series title.

The women's series also produced a highly international group of winners. Bulgaria's Valentina Georgieva secured the overall vault title, while Kaylia Nemour topped the uneven bars rankings. Ukraine's Marianna Kiniuk won the balance beam standings, while Croatia's Antea Šikić Kaučić finished as the overall floor exercise champion.

Competition Format and Apparatus Explained

The Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup features separate apparatus competitions for men and women, with medals awarded individually on each event.

Male Gymnastics Apparatus

• Floor Exercise
• Pommel Horse
• Still Rings
• Vault
• Parallel Bars
• Horizontal Bar

Female Gymnastics Apparatus

• Vault
• Uneven Bars
• Balance Beam
• Floor Exercise

Gymnasts first compete in qualification sessions, where scores are awarded based on difficulty and execution. The highest-scoring athletes progress to the apparatus finals, where medals are decided.

The format rewards specialists capable of combining high-difficulty routines with clean execution under pressure, often producing extremely close scoring margins in finals.

Best Gymnasts to Watch in Koper

(Based on Nominative Registrations - Final entries are subject to change).

Female Gymnasts to Watch

Teja Belak (SLO)

One of Slovenia's most experienced gymnasts, Teja Belak will have home crowd support in Koper and remains one of the leading vault specialists on the World Challenge Cup circuit. Belak topped the overall vault standings in the 2025 FIG Apparatus World Cup series and has been a regular podium contender at World Cup and Challenge Cup events for several seasons.

Antea Šikić Kaučić (CRO)

Croatia's Antea Šikić Kaučić arrives in Koper as one of the standout floor specialists on the World Challenge Cup circuit after winning the overall 2025 FIG World Challenge Cup floor exercise title. She also recently won bronze for her floor routine at the FIG Apparatus World Cup 2026 stop in Antalya.

Georgia-Mae Fenton (GBR)

Georgia-Mae Fenton returns to Koper as the reigning balance beam gold medallist from the Koper stop of the 2025 World Challenge Cup series. She brings major championship experience to the Koper field, having represented Great Britain at World and European level. Best known for her uneven bars work, Fenton was part of Great Britain's gold medal-winning squad at the 2023 European Championships and continues to be one of Britain's most technically refined bar specialists.

Lucija Hribar (SLO)

Another strong Slovenian contender, Lucija Hribar enters Koper following a standout 2025 season in which she won the overall uneven bars title in the FIG Apparatus World Cup series. Competing at home, Hribar will be one of the key names to watch on bars.

Male Gymnasts to Watch

Tang Chia-Hung (TPE)

Chinese Taipei's Tang Chia-Hung is one of the world's leading horizontal bar specialists, he has won 3 golds this year as part of the Apparatus World Cup series, taking the overall title, and was also the 2024 Olympic bronze medallist on the apparatus.

Zeinolla Idrissov (KAZ)

Kazakhstan's Zeinolla Idrissov arrives in Koper on form on pommel horse after winning the overall 2026 FIG Apparatus World Cup title on the apparatus, collecting three silver medals across the series. Idrissov also has strong recent history in Koper itself, having taken silver on pommel horse at last year's World Challenge Cup.

Anže Hribar (SLO)

Home gymnast Anže Hribar returns to Koper after winning silver on the floor exercise at last year's World Challenge Cup stop in Koper, one of the standout results of his international career so far. Hribar has also shown strong consistency throughout the 2026 FIG Apparatus World Cup season, recording three top-10 finishes on floor exercise against some of the world's leading apparatus specialists. Competing in front of a Slovenian crowd again, he will be one of the home favourites to watch.

Watch Gymnastics Live on Eurovision Sport

Fans can watch the Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Series Koper finals live and free on Eurovision Sport, alongside more world-class gymnastics coverage throughout the year (subject to broadcast restrictions).

More gymnastics available to stream includes:

• FIG Apparatus World Cup Series
• Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 2026
• Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2025
• Junior Artistic Gymnastics World Championships 2025

Stream live events, highlights and full replays anytime on Eurovision Sport.