WATCH | LIVE RESULTS

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Paul Ruggeri, a 2012 Illinois graduate, will represent the U.S. Men's Senior National Team at the World Gymnastics Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, from Friday, Oct. 23 through Sunday, Nov. 1. After three years of being named an alternate for the team, Ruggeri will make the trip as one of the six U.S. team members.

Team USA is in search of a top-eight finish at the event to automatically qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Additionally, any individual event medalists who are not on a qualifying team to the Olympics or Olympic Test Event will advance to the 2016 Olympics. Countries ranked nine through 16 in the team rankings advance to the Olympic Test Event next April, where four more teams will qualify for Rio. 

The men's squad includes three members of the 2014 World bronze-medal team and a 2012 Olympic bronze medalist. The U.S. men's team is comprised of: Chris Brooks of Houston/Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); Marvin Kimble of Milwaukee, Wis./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); Danell Leyva of Miami, Fla./Team Hilton (Universal Gymnastics); Alexander Naddour of Queen Creek, Ariz./Team Hilton (USA Youth Fitness Center); Paul Ruggeri of Manlius, N.Y./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); Donnell Whittenburg of Baltimore, Md./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center); and Brandon Wynn of Voorhees, N.J./Team Hilton (U.S. Olympic Training Center). 

While Ruggeri didn't earn the automatic bid by finishing first or second in the all-around and claiming a top-three finish on three events, he was selected to the squad for his strength on high bar, vault and floor exercise. The former Illinois men's gymnast finished fifth on floor exercise, second on vault and second on the high bar overall at the P&G Championships.

At the World Gymnastic Championships, five gymnasts will compete on each event in qualifying, with the lowest score being dropped. In the team finals, however, only three gymnasts compete on each apparatus and all three scores will count, making it crucial for countries to build lineups that give the maximum scoring opportunities on all six events.

The previous Illinois gymnast to make the U.S. World Team was none other than Ruggeri's collegiate coach, and Illinois great, Justin Spring. A member of the worlds team in 2007 and then the Olympic squad in 2008, Spring was the last Fighting Illini gymnast on the worlds/Olympic roster, as world championships are not held Olympic years.

Here's a quick overview of the ways to watch and follow the U.S. Team's performances at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. Due to daylight saving time, from Oct. 19-24 and Nov. 1, Glasgow will be six hours ahead of the U.S. Central time zone. From Oct. 25-31, Glasgow will be five hours ahead of the Central time zone. For more information on the World Championships and the complete online and television schedule, go to USAGymWorlds.com.

• USAGymWorlds.com will have live webcasts (U.S. viewers only) of U.S. podium training and selected qualification sessions, including those that feature U.S. athletes. The coverage will also be archived for on-demand viewing.
  • Oct. 22, U.S. men's podium training – 10:30 a.m. CT, Subdivision 7
  • Oct. 26, U.S. men's qualification round – 11:30 a.m. CT, Subdivision 7.
• Live streaming of the three men's finals sessions will be available on UniversalSports.com and USAGymWorlds.com.
  • Oct. 28, men's team final, 12:55 p.m. CT
  • Oct. 30, men's all-around final, 1:10 p.m. CT
  • Oct. 31, individual event finals (men's floor exercise, pommel horse, still rings), 8:30 a.m. CT
  • Nov. 1, individual event finals (men's vault, parallel bars, horizontal bar), 7:30 a.m. CT
• Universal Sports Network will air each finals session of the World Championships daily at 7 p.m. CT Oct. 27-30 and Nov. 1 and at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 31. The network's broadcast team includes Olympic gold medalists Bart Conner and Amanda Borden.
• NBC will broadcast delayed Worlds coverage on Oct. 31 at 1:30 p.m. and Nov. 1 at 11 a.m., with commentary from NBC Sports Group's gymnastics team of Tim Daggett, 1984 Olympic team gold medalist, Nastia Liukin, 2008 Olympic all-around champion, and Al Trautwig.
• USA Gymnastics will provide enhanced coverage from Glasgow, including results, photos, interviews and the webcast. Fans can also follow the action on Facebook, facebook.com/USAGymnastics, and Twitter, @usagym, #FIGWorlds2015ART or #USAGymWorlds.
• The International Gymnastics Federation provides live scoring from its World Championships. For more information and access, go to fig-gymnastics.com.