ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Chinese women were docked .2 points Wednesday night, costing them the bronze medal at the World Gymnastics Championships, because an athlete warmed up on the podium before judges cleared her to step onto it.

Fan Ye, the last of China's three gymnasts on the balance beam, was waiting for teammate Zhang Nan's score to be posted when she started practicing two jumps from her routine.

A gymnast is allowed to stretch and get loose before an event, but can't practice on the podium.

The .2 points dropped the Chinese to 110.259 points, leaving them .076 behind Australia, which won its first team medal at worlds.