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2025 Europeans - Day Two Event Finals

And so we reach the final day of competition at the 2025 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships which are being held in Leipzig, Germany.  Ukraine's Nazar Chepurnyi is up first on Vault - Dragulescu strong vault to begin; stuck Kasamatsu double twist!! Jake Jarman (GBR) - STUCK Yonokura! Foot/step back on the landing of his Dragulescu. Artur Davtyan (ARM) - Phenomenal Dragulescu to begin; And his second vault is incredible, stuck but low chest in the landing! Yazz Ramsahai (NED) - deep squat on the Roche vault and hop back; Tsukahara double pike - lots of problems on the landing. Neofytos Kyriakou (CYP) - Slightly underrotates and steps back on the landing of his first vault; I missed the second vault step back on the landing. Harry Hepworth (GBR) - takes a couple of steps back on his Dragulescu, and another well-performed vault, piked and steps on the landing. Sebastian Sponevik (NOR) - lovely Dragulescu to begin with a step back and out of bounds on the line, and lovely secon...

2025 Europeans - Day One Event Finals

Today marks the first day of the Apparatus Finals at the 2025 Artistic Gymnastics European Gymnastics Championships in Leipzig, Germany. After suffering an injury in the Women's All-Around Final, Germany's Helen Kevric is replaced in the Uneven Bars final by Romanian Ana Barbosu. Sofia Tonelli of Italy also comes into the Uneven Bars final, after being the joint first reserve for the final. Great Britain's Luke Whitehouse won the Floor Exercise over compatriot Harry Hepworth with Italy's Lorenzo Minh Casali finishing in third. On the Vault, Karina Schoenmaier of Germany won the title over Bulgaria's Valentina Georgieva and Lisa Vaelen of Germany. On the Pommel Horse, Armenia's Hamlet Manukyan and Mamikon Khachatryan finished first and second respectively with Italy's Gabriele Targhetta rounding out the top three. Belgium's Nina Derwael took the Uneven Bars honours over Hungary's Bettina Lili Szifra with replacement athlete Ana Barbosu winning the bro...

2025 Europeans - Men's All Around

Next up in Leipzig, Germany is the Men's All-Around Competition. Turkiye's Adem Asil, who last won the European All-Around title back in 2023 reclaimed the title today. Frenchman Leo Saladino won the silver medal, with Krisztofer Meszaros of Hungary making history by winning the bronze. Norway's Sebastian Sponevik withdrew from the competition after taking a hard fall on a tkatchev on horizontal bar, Nestor Abad withdrew after the second rotation. RESULTS: Adem Asil (TUR) (13.466, 12.833, 14.766, 14.300, 13.500, 13.533) 82.398 Leo Saladino (FRA)  (13.866, 12.866, 13.566, 13.966, 14.000, 13.166) 81.430 Krisztofer Meszaros (HUN)  (13.966, 13.133, 12.933, 13.833, 13.933, 13.366) 81.164 Anthony Mansard (FRA)  (13.566, 12.800, 12.700, 13.866, 14.066, 14.100) 81.098 Nils Dunkel (GER)  (13.600, 14.100, 13.500, 13.266, 13.733, 12.733) 80.932 Noe Seifert (SUI)  (13.133, 13.566, 12.933, 13.733, 14.266, 13.000) 80.631 Joel Plata (ESP)  (13.833, 13.333, 13.100, 13.600,...

2025 Europeans Women's All Around Final

The Women's All Around is about to get underway at the 2025 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Leipzig, Germany. After the withdrawal of Germany's own Karina Schoenmaier, she is being replaced by compatriot Janoah Mueller. Oh no.... Helen is down clutching her knee on her vault. After the first rotation, Spain's Alba Petisco leads over Italy's Sofia Tonelli and Vanesa Masova of the Czech Republic. At the halfway point, Italy's Manila Esposito leads over Romanian Ana Barbosu with Naomi Visser of the Netherlands in third. Heading into the final rotation, Esposito leads over Petisco and Visser. And here we go.... Inquiry submitted by Ana Barbosu on floor. Inquiry has been rejected after a lengthy wait. Manila Esposito repeats as the Women's All Around title over Spain's Alba Petisco with Romanian Ana Barbosu earning the Bronze.  RESULTS: Manila Esposito (ITA) (13.400, 13.566, 14.333, 13.666) 54.965 Alba Petisco (ESP) (13.533, 13.166, 13.333, 13.233) ...

2025 Koper World Challenge Cup EF Day 2

Today is the final day of competition at the 2025 World Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup leg which is being held in Koper, Slovenia. TSENG Wei-Sheng of Chinese Taipei won the Men's Vault title over Ondrej Kalny of the Czech Republic and Slovenia's own Beno Kunst. Great Britain's Georgia-Mae Fenton outclassed the field on the Balance Beam, winning the title over Slovenia's Lucija Hribar, with Brazil's Gabriela Boucas finishing third. Brazil's Julia Coutinho won the Floor Exercise title over compatriot Gabriela Rodrigues Barbosa, with Great Britain's Abigail Roper rounding out the top three. Frenchman Cameron-Lie Bernard top scored on the Parallel Bars with Ibrahim Colak of Turkiye and Nestor Abad of Spain rounding out the top three; whilst on the Horizontal Bar, Brazil's Lucas de Souza Bitencourt and Patrick Sampaio, finished 1-2 respectively with Italy's Manuel Berettera coming third. MEN'S VAULT: TSENG Wei-Sheng (TPE) (13.966, 13.800) 13.883 On...

2025 Koper Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup Day 1 EF

Chinese Taipei's CHIOU Min-Han won the Floor Exercise title at the 2025 Koper World Challenge Cup as the first day of finals got underway. Slovenia's own Anze Hribar finished second with Italy's Filippo Castellaro in third. On the Women's Vault, Slovenia's own Teja Belak earned the title over Croatia's Tijana Korent and Great Britain's Abigail Roper. On the Pommel Horse, it really became a case of who could stay on the horse. Kazakhstan's Diyas Toishybek earned the title over compatriot Zeinolla Idrissov with Albania's Matvei Petrov winning the bronze medal. Fall for Tiegan Trafford on the Uneven Bars, and for Zeynep Kurtulus, and now Lucija Hribar is off on the low bar. And now the final competitor in the field Sara Sulekic is also off. Despite coming off, Lucija Hribar won the Uneven Bars title over the Brazilians Gabriela Rodrigues Barbosa and Gabriela Boucas who finished in second and third respectively. The last final for the day was Men's S...

2025 Artistic World Challenge Cup Koper Qualifications

Qualifications have concluded at the 2025 Koper Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup. Results can be found below. WOMEN'S VAULT: Teja Belak (SLO) (13.266, 13.600) 13.633 Tijana Korent (CRO) (12.900, 13.300) 13.300 Garcell Napier (RSA) (13.266, 12.500) 12.883 Abigail Roper (GBR) (13.000, 12.366) 12.883 Patricie Makovickova (CZE) (12.766, 12.500) 12.833 Buhle Nhleko (RSA) (12.366, 12.400) 12.583 Tjasa Kysselef (SLO) (13.200, 11.733) 12.466 Kira Balazs (HUN) (12.866, 12.066) 12.466 Ilayda Sahin (TUR) (12.733, 11.933) 12.333 Aneta Holasova (CZE) (12.133, 11.900) 12.016 Kitti Peresztegi (HUN) (11.800, 11.766) 11.783 Atiye Berra Karademir (TUR) (11.000, 11.766) 11.583 Georgia-Mae Fenton (GBR) (13.266, DNS) DNF HC: Meta Kunaver (SLO) (12.633, 12.200) 12.616 WOMEN'S UNEVEN BARS: Lucija Hribar (SLO) 13.466 Tiegan Trafford (GBR) 12.833 Sara Sulekic (CRO) 12.733 Gabriela Boucas (BRA) 12.566 Gabriela Rodrigues Barbosa (BRA) 12.400 Ilayda Sahin (TUR) 12.133 Abigail Roper (GBR) 11.933 Zey...

Day One Event Final Results - 2025 Varna World Challenge Cup

Yesterday saw the first day of Event Finals at the 2025 Varna World Challenge Cup in Artistic Gymnastics, being held at the Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria. Austria's Martin Miggitsch came into the Men's Floor Final to replace Croatian Aurel Benovic who was the second-highest qualifier. Bulgarian brothers Eddie and Kevin finished 1-2 respectively with Australian Marcus Casamento earning the bronze.  DANG Ngoc Xuan Thien  of Vietnam took out the Pommel Horse title over Kazakhstan's Zeinolla Idrissov with Uzbekistan's Abdulla Azimov winning the bronze medal. Whilst on the Still Rings, Turkiye's Adem Asil won the honours over Vietnam's  NGUYEN Van Khanh Phong  with Argentina's Daniel Villafane finishing in third.    In terms of the Women's competition, Great Britain's Ruby Stacey won the Vault title over Bulgaria's own Valentina Georgieva with Croatia's Tijana Korent winning the bronze medal; whilst on the Uneven Bars, American N...