Artistic Gymnastics

Russia s David Belyavskiy is the new European All-around Champion

19. April 2013  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Russia s David Belyavskiy is the new European All-around Champion

David Belyavskiy (RUS)

The competition for the European all-around crown of the modern men's artistic gymnastics today ruled the top favorite and Rissian local hero David Beliavsky in an impressive competition for themselve.
The only one of the top quartet he could increase towards the qualifying competition. With 89.799 points he referred to the British best of preliminaries Max WHITLOCK (89.106) finished second, while the strongest rival on the title, the Ukrainian Oleg VERNIAIEV in the last rotation on pmmel  horse too much risked descent prematurely, but still with 0.3 points lead and (88.398 ) saved the bronze medal ahead of compatriot Oleg Stepko.
With an increase of the last apparatus high bar the only German representative Andreas Toba (85.431 made a strong race from 13th place in qualifying on a 7th place in this final.
Claudio Capelli (SUI) finished ninth with 84.831 points ...

Top Three of European All-around Competition 2013:
Max Whitlock (GBR) - Champion David Belyavskiy (RUS) - Oleg Vernyayev (UKR)

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* Friday, 19. April 2013
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* Also Eurosport transmit this final in real time!

1. D u r c h g a n g :
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Nahezu unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit fand leider auch der Hauptwettkampf dieser Europameisterschaften der Männer statt.

Die europäischen Gerätkünstler hätten wahrlich eine angemessenere Kulisse verdient, aber es sind - wie schon zur Qualifikation - kaum zahlende Zuschauer in der Halle, auch wenn noch immer welche dazu kommen...!

* David Beljawski (RUS) - eröffnet am Sprunggerät den Wettbewerb:
1 - Tsukahara, gefolgt von Doppelsalto rw. gebückt - 6.0) = 15,400 - ein gelunger Start des Lokalmatodors un Topfavoriten ...!
* Max Whitlock (GBR) - der Qualifikationsbeste, mit Rondatsprung, gefolgt von 21/2 Drehungen, weiter Ausfallschritt, fast ein Kniefall ... = 14,433
* Artur Davtian (ARM) - Supersprung (6.0) = 15,000

* Andreas Toba (GER) - Boden - Auftakt Doppelsalto rw. gestr. ... hat einige Schwierigkeiten bei seiner 21/2-Schraube ... verließ einmal die Bodenfläche ... korrekturschritt nach Dreifachschraube zum Schluss - (5.8) = 13,966
* Oleg Wernjajew (UKR) - Ringe - solide Mehrkampfübung = 14,733
* Daniel Purvis (GBR) .... seine Pferdübung heute besser als zur Qualifikation ... (6.1) = 14,200
* Claudio Capelli (SUI) ... freut sich über seinen Pauschenpferdstart ...(5.4) = 13,833

* Zwischenstand (1):
1. Belyavskiy (RUS) – 15,400
2. Davtyan (ARM) – 15,000
3. Gonzales (ESP) – 14,966
4. Ignatyev (RUS) - 14,900
5. Verniaiev (UKR) – 14,733
6. Stepko (UKR) – 14,666
7. Whitlock (GBR) – 14,433
8. Augugliaro (FRA) – 14,333
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13. Toba (GER) – 13,966
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17. Capelli (SUI) - 13,833
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2. D u r c h g a n g
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* Andreas Toba (Pf.) - flüssige Übung, ruft ab, was er kann, leichter Kraftanteil vor Abgang - zufriedenes Gesicht
* Oleg Stepko (UKR) - Sprung - Tsukahara Doppelt gebückt ... die Breitenachsendrehung reicht nicht, fasst heftig auf - Sturz - damit scheitert er bereits im Kampf um die Medaillen ... = 13,966.
* Oleg Wernjajew ... haut am Sprung einen Super-Dragulescu raus ... (6.0) = 15,500 - Höchstwertung!!
* Max Whitlock (GBR) - Barren - ... schöne Übung ... (6.0) = 14,966, setzt sich direkt hinter Wernjajew!
* Claudio Capelli (SUI) - Ringe - ... macht auch hier einen sehr konzentrierten Eindruck ... (5.1) = 13,566
* Daniel Purvis (GBR) - Ringe - der EM-Dritte von 2011 ... (5.9) = 14,533
* Fabian Gonzales (ESP) - Barren - .... = 14,330, der Sechste nach der Qualifikation jetzt hinter Whitlock auf Rang 3.
* David Beljawski - sehr schön struktirierte, vielfältige Bewegungsstruktur ... ser mit Doppelsalto, vw. gebückt (der "Beljawski" - seine Erfindung!), aber mit weitem Ausfallschritt ... (6.3) = 15,00 - die Führung nach dem 2. Durchgang!

* Zwischenstand (2)
1. Belyavskiy (RUS) – 30,400
2. Verniaiev (UKR) – 30,233
3. Whitlock (GBR) – 29,399
4. Gonzales (ESP) – 29,266
5. Davtyan (ARM) – 29,000
6. Purvis (GBR) – 28,733
7. Willig (FRA) – 28,691
8. Stepko (UKR) – 28,632
9. Augugliaro (FRA) – 28,599
10. Ignatyev (RUS) – 28,500
11. Edalli (ITA) – 27,933
12. Talas (BEL) – 27,899
13. Toba (GER) – 27,699
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* 3. D u r c h g a n g :
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* Max Whitlock (GBR) - Reck - ein eleganter, schlanker Turner, Markelow-Hecht war aber sein einziges Flugelement - dessen Längenachsendrehungen beeindruckend sind ... (6.0) = 14,433
* C. Capelli (SUI) - Sprung - Roché ... solide ... (5.6) = 14,866, turnt sich erheblich nach vorn (11.)
* Gonzales (ESP) erster Teil lief gut ... verturnt sich dann bei Adler 1/1 - Zwischenschwung ...muss improvisieren... (6.6) = 14,400
* Purvis (GBR) - Sprung Rondatsprung 21/2-Schrauben ... (5.6) = 14,800
* Ignatjew (RUS) - Ringe - hat Potenzial, aber muss sich bei den Kraftelementen noch durchbeißen, die Souveränitat fehlt noch ... (= 14,633)
* Wernjajew (RUS) - Barren - auch hier in Superform , lässt sich kaum etwas abziehen ... (6.8) = 15,666!! -nach Halbzeit nun der führende Mann.
* David Beljawski (RUS) - Reck - Adler 1/2 - Tkatschow, direkt ... Adler 1/1- Makuz (E+D) ... turnt konzentriert - Doppel-Ts- als Abgang ... (
* Arnaud Willig (FRA) - Reck - ... muss sich viele kleinere Abzüge gefallen lassen, Serie von technischen Fehlern ... (5.5) = 13,666
* A. Toba (GER) - Ringe - ... (6.3) = 14,400

* Zwischenstand (3):
1. Verniaiev (UKR) – 45,899
2. Belyavskiy (RUS) – 45,000
3. Whitlock (GBR) – 44,032
4. Stepko (UKR) – 44,032
5. Gonzales (ESP) – 43,666
6. Purvis (GBR) – 43,533
7. Ignatyev (RUS) – 43,133
8. Augugliaro (FRA) – 42,982
9. Davtyan (ARM) – 42,800
10. Willig (FRA) – 42,357
11. Capelli (SUI) – 42,265
12. Toba (GER) – 42,099
13. Edalli (ITA) – 41,933
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4. D u r c h g a n g
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* Oleg Wernjajew (UKR) - Reck - Tkatschow-1/2 -Dregung (Moznik) ... viele 12-Drehungen ... (5.9) = 14,100
* Gonzales (ESP) - ... = 14,800
* Capelli (SUI) - Barren - Felge aus Kammgriff - ein wenig Überstochen... Moy-gebückt... Salo gegrätscht zum Stütz ... Standprobleme beim Doppelsalto rw. gebückt ... (6.1) = 14,433
* Ignatiew - Sprung - Roché ... zum Sitz ... kann seinen 3. Rang damit nicht mehr halten!! (5.6) = 13,666
* Purvis (GBR) - Barren - viele kleine E-Abzugsmöglichkeiten ... (5.2) = 14,466
* A. Toba (GER) - Sprung - Tsukahara + 2 1/2 Drehungen - Supersprung!!
... (5.6) = 15,033 - nimmt Kurs auf den einstelligen Bereich ...!
* Beljawski (RUS) - Boden - eine schwierige Übung, mit Doppel-Tsukahara, gestr. mit 2 Schrauben im ersten Salto ... Doppel-Twist, 1/2 --- Thomas-Salto zum Abrollen und Dreifachschraube - lupenrein - die neue Boden-Konstruktion "Moskau" des deutschen Herstellers zeigt phantastische Wirkung!! ... (6.5) = 15,266 - geht damit wieder vor Wernjajew in Führung.
* Max Whitlock (GBR) - Boden- - begann mit dreieinhalb Drehungen in der ersten Reihe ... dann 21/2-Shraube in der zweiten ...... herrliches Umspringen inmitten der Wirbel von Gogoladse-Drehungen ... und wieder überzeugt der schlanke Mann mit herrlichen Längenachsendrehungen ... mit der 3-fachen zum Schluss ... (6.6) = 15,500, erkämpft sich Position 3!

* Zwischenstand (4)
1. Belyavskiy (RUS) – 60,266
2. Verniaiev (UKR) – 59,999
3. Whitlock (GBR) – 59,532
4. Gonzales (ESP) – 58,466
5. Stepko (UKR) – 58,465
6. Purvis (GBR) – 57,999
7. Augugliaro (FRA) – 57,415
8. Toba (GER) – 57,132
9. Davtyan (ARM) – 56,866
10. Willig (FRA) – 56,823
11. Ignatyev (RUS) – 56,799
12. Capelli (SUI) – 56,698
13. Edalli (ITA) – 55,933
14. Bataga (ROU) – 55,932
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5. D u r c h g a n g :
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* Purvis (GBR) - Reck - liegt noch 1,5 Punkte hinter einer Bronzemedaille ... guter, sicherer Fluss der soliden Mehrkampfübung, lässt sich gar nicht so viel abziehen ... (5.7) = 14,333
* Ignatiew (RUS) - Barren - Doppelsalto gebückt ... Dimitrenko .... Abgang Salto vw. gebückt - in die Vielfalt der Abgänge kommt Bewegung ... ( = 15,083
* Beljawski (RUS) - Pferd - ... jetzt entscheidet sich fü r ihn dieser Wettbewerb des bislang führenden Mannes ... muss lange warten, bis er dran kommt ... zeigt aber dann keinerlei Nerven, turnt kontrolliert ohne wesentliche Fehler durch - Lächeln nach dem Abgang im Gesicht: schon vor den Ringen als letztem Gerät ist ihm (fast) schon der Titel sicher ... (6.2) = 14,900
* M. Whitlock (GBR) - Pferd - schöne weite Amplitude, dynamischer Verlauf, elegante offene Körperwinkel ... in Großbritannien beherrscht man dieses Gerät ... (6.6) = 15,366, nicht ganz seine Qualifikationsleistung!
* O. Stepko (UKR) - Boden - erscheint mit Kniebandage (!), scheint aber auch nach Ende nicht gehandicapt gewesen zu sein ... (6.1) = 14,733
* A. Toba (GBR) -Barren - wieder, wie schon am Qualifikationstag, mit Problemen ... bricht im Stütz ein ... turnt zwar durch, aber ... (5.5) = 13,533
* O. Wernjajew (UKR) - Boden - ... verspringt am Ende eine eigentlich techisch gute Dreifachschraube mit Landung außerhalb ... (6.5) = 154,433 - damit bleibt er mit ca. 0,5 Punkten hinter Beljawski und Whitlock auf Rang drei - Stepko mit noch über 1 Punkt dahinter auf dem Vierten Platz - Toba fällt von acht auf zehn zurück - Achter ist jetzt Achter!

* Zwischenstand (5)
1. Belyavskiy (RUS) – 75,166
2. Whitlock (GBR) – 74,898
3. Verniaiev (UKR) – 74,332
4. Stepko (UKR) – 73,198
5. Gonzales (ESP) – 72,666
6. Purvis (GBR) – 72,332
7. Ignatyev (RUS) – 71,882
8. Capelli (SUI) – 70,831
9. Augugliaro (FRA) – 70,748
10. Toba (GER) – 70,665
11. Davtyan (ARM) – 70,566
12. Edalli (ITA) – 69,866
13. Willig (FRA) – 69,823
14. Bataga (ROU) – 68,432

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* 6. D U R C H G A N G
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* Cristian Bataga (ROU) - Reck ... bester Rumäne (12.) - betreut übrigens vom früheren Pferdvirtusen Marius Urzica - die Rumänen spielen im Mehrkampf hier keine Rolle ...(5.8) = 13,600
* David Beljawski (RUS) - Ringe - ... steht kurz vor seinem Aserjan - Felge zum Kreuzhang ... Honma - Kreuzhang ... dynamische Saltoverbindungen ... gegrätschte Stützwagge - saubere Felgen, dann Streuli ... - Abgang, sicherer Stand das war's doch mit höchster Wahrscheinlichkeit ... (5.7) = 14,633 ! und: die Siegerfaust ...?! Gesamt: 89,799;
* Max Whitlock (GBR) - Ringe - jetzt geht's um Sieg und Nedaillen ... Stemme Stützwaage (Wackler) ... Guczhogy (rw) ... Ringe schwingen leicht Salto-Verbindungen gut ... Abgang ... das war keine Kampfübung, die für Gold reichte ... (5.5) = 14,208; * Gesamt: 89,106
* Andreas Toba (GER) - Reck - seine beste Übung hier in Moskau, - Kovacs, Kolman, ohne Probleme ... Abgang steht .. (6.4) = 14,766 - turnt 1,2 Punkte mehr als in der Qualifikation!! Stark!
* Gesamt: 85,431 - 7. Platz - ein erstaunliches Ergebnis!!

* Oleg Stepko (UKR) - Pferd - muss fehlerlos durchkommen, um sich noch eine Medaillenchance zu erarbeiten ... Abgang aber war kein D-Teil ... (6.4) = 14,900 - bleibt hinter Whitlock zurück * Gesamt= 88,098
* Oleg Wernjajew (UKR) - Pferd - jetzt geht es um Silber und Bronze ... und da passierts ... nach den Wendeschwüngen mit Transport übers Pferd, verlässt er unfreiwillig den Pferdrücken ... schade, damit rückt sein Landsmann Stepko möglicher Weise auf den Bronzerang .. ? ... nein doch nicht, (6.5) = 14,066 * Gesamt= 88,398, das reicht doch für Bronze !!

* Daniel Purvis (- Boden - ... was gelingt dem EM-Dritten von Berlin noch ... zum Schluss nach Überschlag Doppelsalto vw. gehockt, mit Schwierigkeiten ... eine Medaille wird's diesmal nicht mehr! ... (6.5) = 14,400, * Gesamt = 86,742 (5.)

* ENDSTAND, Mehrkampf Männer
1. David Belyavskiy (RUS) – 89,799
2. Max Whitlock (GBR) – 89,106
3. Oleg Verniaiev (UKR) – 88,398

4. Stepko (UKR) – 88,098
5. Purvis (GBR) – 86,732
6. Gonzales (ESP) – 86,499
7. Toba (GER) – 85,431
8. Davtyan (ARM) – 85,032
9. Capelli (SUI) – 84,931
10. Ignatyev (RUS) – 84,748

11. Augugliaro (FRA) – 84,348
12. Willig (FRA) – 84,156
13. Edalli (ITA) – 83,866
14. Kenis (BEL) – 83,265
15. Bataga (ROU) – 82,032
16. Lopez (ESP) – 81,698
17. Principi (ITA) – 81,632
18. Barkalau (BLR) – 81,381
19. Soghomonyan (ARM) – 80,596
20. Talas (BEL) – 80,531
21. Verbaeys (BEL) – 80,331
22. Racz (HUN) – 80,099
23. Arican (TUR) – 79,998
24. Bletterman (NED) – 79,382
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Romanian Double Peak with Iordache and Bulimar vs. Russian Stars

18. April 2013  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Romanian Double Peak with Iordache and Bulimar vs. Russian Stars

The 34th WOMEN's Artistic Gymnastics European Championships 2013, - the 5th since 2005 as so-called "Individual ECh", began this morning in the Great Hall of the Olympic Sports Complex in Moscow with the qualifying rounds.
After completion of the preliminary fights, there was the expected dominance of Romanian gymnasts larisa Iordache and Diana Bulimar and the Russian hosts, with Anastasia Grishina, Aliya Mustafina and Ksenia Afanasieva.
Best on vault was the Swiss Giulia Steingruber and a strong impression on uneven  bars left Germany's European Junior Champion Sophie Scheder ...


* Thursday, April 18
DAY 2, WOMEN's -  Qualification
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Total occur according to event list to 74 gymnasts from 30 European nations. Unlike the men, the most significant plans to complete the entire four-fight ... ...

> Startlist Subdivision 1  (- 10.30 local time)

Absolutely no surprise was the Russian leadership and one of the favorit on medals, Anastasia Grishina, who scored 56.065 points in all-around.
As for men also set the Britons young girlslike Ruby Harrold, the current fourth of the British Championships in March in Liverpool, ranked second place with 54.799 points, just ahead of the young Italian Elisa Menenghini (54.782), which is still in the previous year junior range the JECh just missed a medal on fourth place Brussels last year.
17 of the 23 launched gymnasts in this first group completed the full all-around on, however, the current British Champion Gabrielle Jupp (only bars and beam; 5 of JECh in the previous year) waived as well, as well as Germany's Junior European Champion at the uneven bars (Brussels, 2012),  Sophie Scheder from Chemnitz: with 14,700 points they scored the maximum value in this group in their specialized and only apparatus..
>> Results after Subdivision 1

> Startlist Subdivision 2 (- 2.30 pm local time)

In this second group were with Larisa Iordache and Diana Bulimar the two Romanian rivals who were most likely to occur in the medals area.
And indeed they sat in this order (57.198, 56.132 points) even before Grishina to the top of 30 gymnasts so far more fighters from the previous 46 competitors.
Behind Ruby Harrold (GBR), Elisa Meneghini and Giorgia Campana (both Italy) on the other places.

Germany's Sophie Scheder peak on parallel bars (14.700) was exceeded only by the Briton Rebecca Downie (14,733) and the young debutante Cagla Akyol (GER) ranked at the end of the 2nd group on 12th place with best chances for the all-around final.
The Best of Switzerland Jessica Diacci ranked on 17th place only - not enough for the top 24 at the end ...
  >> Results after Subdivision 2

British Gymnastics TV met the British best in all-around, Ruby HARROLD after the qualification:
* GYM video ---: Ruby Harrold (GBR)

* Youtube (250)

... and also Rebecca Downie (GBR) after her phantastic uneven bars routine ((14,733):
* GYM video ---:

* Youtube (155)
> Startlist Subdivision 3  (- 5.15 pm local time)

The leading trio after first and second group had stock:
Iordache in front of Bulimar and Grishina, behind them with 56,057 points Russia's Aliya Mustafina and Ksenia Afanasjewa (55.099), followed by the Spanish Roxana Popa Nedelcu (55.065).
Mustafina is at the forefront of the uneven bars score before the British Rebecca Downie and before Germany's European Junior Champion Sophie Scheder.  Less than o,1 points Germany's Lisa-Katharina Hill missed the UB final  ...  ...
The Romanian duo Iordache / Bulimar leads the balance beam ranking and the floor world champion of Tokyo 2011, Ksenia  Afanasjewa shone as best on the floor exercisest. Overall, the differences of the leaders of the devices are so scarce that exciting and open finals are to be expected!

Also Giulia Steingruber (SUI) moved up as number nine still among the all-around's Top Ten and even leads the result on vault with 14.783 points, ahead of Russia's Maria Paseka.
Both Germans - Lisa-Katharina Hill (51,965) as the seventeenth as well Cagla Akyol (22) are qualified for the all-around final, as well as Switzerland by Ilaria Käslin (17) is represented as twice among the top 24 finalists, as well as Austria with Lisa Ecker (20) and Elisa Hammerle (24).
Altogether 54 of the 74 starters from 30 different European nations completed a full all-around competition.
The all-around finals of men and women take place on Friday, April 19.

* Final standing:
>> Women's qualification results, all 
     > Women's all-around;
>> Results, overview (- inclusive all qualifiers)


** ... >> Men's Qualification, yesterday

PREVIEW: The first Europeans in the New Olympic Cyclus

12. April 2013  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

PREVIEW: The first Europeans in the New Olympic Cyclus

For already the fifth time, the historic 35th Gymnastics European Championships for men and the 34th for Women 2013 in Moscow on 17 - 21 April at the Olympic complex in the Russian capital as so-called "Individual Championships", like this, most recently in Berlin 2011, with all-around and apparatus finals.

To about 160 male gymnasts from 37 European nations are on the entry list, of which only 43% (65 athletes) want to participate in the all-around!

Of the approximately 90 women from 30 countries will perform at least 65 gymnasts the full four-way battle (76%).

By resigning Philipp Boy (GER) and the injured Anna Dementieva (RUS) are missing the all-around title-holder of Berlin 2011.

'MEN's ALL-AROUND
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As the only medalist in Berlin EURO 2011, the Briton Daniel Purvis is able to grab the title, as the champion of the Max-Schmeling-Halle, Philipp Boy has announced his retirement and European vice-champion Flavius ​​Koczi has enrolled for three apparatus only  and also the Berlin's bronze Ukrainians Mikolai Kuksenkow is not in the squad this year.

This is perhaps Russia's Nikita Ignatiev lurking for a medal chance, but lacked the fifth of Berlin was only 0.7 points on the podium two years ago.
Even Germany's Olympic silver medalist Marcel Nguyen could just not (yet) decide again for a full-all-around competition - occurs only on rings, vault and parallel bars, as well Fabian Hambüchen waived after his finger injury this spring on the support device pommel horse. Only the Hanoverian Olympian Andreas Toba is provided for the complete all-around.
Thus missing from the start of this year the battle for the highest-continental title at the all-around crown maybe the last explosive and kindness ...? ... perhaps what the voltage should ultimately do not detract.
However, when from150 athletes  more than the half (85!) will no longer be interested at the all-around, this does'nt helps in year one of the new Olympic cycle necessarily add value to the championship!

The apparatus lists, MEN
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> Floor exercises;   > Pommel horse;
> Still Rings;            > V a u l t;
> Parallel bars:        > High bar

WOMEN's ALL-AROUND
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Also on women's side, there will be a new European gymnastics queen, as the gold medalist from Berlin, Anna Dementieva missing from injury reasons, so that probably two years ago at the very beginning with a knee injury, retiring all-around world champion of Rotterdam 2010, Aliya Mustafina will be one of the first contenders for the crown.
Likely to be strongest competitors like Andreea Iordache (ROU) and Anastasia Grishina (RUS), who delivered last year in Brussels, the best all-around fights, but this was not advertised as a finale; just the second Romanian, Diana Bulimar may be one of the favorites for medals.
The right way the Russian hosts will enter with a quartet a full all-around, alongside Mustafina and Grishina with Maria Paseka and Ksenia Afanasjeva.

From the top 10 fighters of the 2011 Berlin's Championships, the first four gymnasts no longer there,
the fifth, Ferlito (ITA) occurs only on two apparatus, but her sixth placed tireless compatriot Vanessa Ferrari. Her all-around world title (Aarhus 2006), however, lies back for 7 years!

From the 2011 European Championships top Ten in Berlin, only three will start again in Moscow:
Besides Ferrari still Giulia Steingruber (9th) and Marine Brevet (FRA), as the 10th.
More than on men's side, should the former female juniors come to the fore:
Thus the German uneven bars Junior European Champion Sophie Scheder from Chemnitz (GER), the explosive Dutch Chantysha Netteb, won the juniors vault title last year in Brussels or even the British bronze medallist on floor, Gabrielle Jupp ...
The apparatus lists, WOMEN
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> V a u l t;              > Uneven bars:
> Balance beam;   >Floor exercises

Men s Qualification: Whitlock in front of Verniaiev and Belyavskiy

17. April 2013  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Men s Qualification: Whitlock in front of Verniaiev and Belyavskiy

The first day of the 35th Men's Artistic Gymnastics European Championships finished after three subdivisions with 159 athletes, representing 37 different nations. At the end Max Whitlock from Great Britain was the best of all-around with a score of 89,365 points. After the third subdivision Oleg Verniayev (UKR) came on second (88,265) and he pushed Russia's David Belyavskiy (88,623) on third place, followed by Oleg Stepko (UKR) on fourth (88,224).
After retirement of the German titleholder Philipp Boy and the start waiver of the other German top stars like Olympic silver medalist Marcel Nguyen and Fabian Hambüchen only less than one third of the 159 athletes completed a full all-around competition!

To the second time since 1987 the legendary Olympic Hall of Moscow experienced an European Championships of Artistic gymnastics, which will held to the third time (St. Petersburg, 1998) in Russia.

Max Whitlock (GBR) best of qualification!


* Wednesday, April 17:

DAY 1: Men's Qualification
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> Startlist, Sub 1 > Startlist, Sub 2  > Startlise, Sub 3

The Briton Max Whitlock sat down in the afternoon's 2nd group at the forefront of the all-arounder (89.365) and was not even on until the end.

He came closest in the last group Oleg Verniaiev from Ukraine (89.331) ousted the Russians leading from the first group, David Belyavskiy in third (88.265).

Oleg Stepko on fourth place, the Ukrainians have a second promising athletes on a medal place in the all-around final of the best 24 on Friday 
and also the vice-champion of Europe in Berlin (2011), Daniel Purvis on rank 6 is not out of the race!

* Men's AA qualification, final standing
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1. Whitlock       (GBR) – 89,365
2. Verniaiev      (UKR) – 89,331
3. Belyavskyi    (RUS) – 88,265
4. Stepko         (UKR) – 88,224
5. Willig            (FRA) – 86,623
6. Gonzales      (ESP) – 86,057
7. Ignatyev        (RUS) – 85,364
8. Purvis            (GBR) – 84,966
9. Principi             (ITA) – 84,598
10. Augugliaro    (FRA) – 84,565
11. Bykau           (BLR) – 84,265
12. Bataga         (ROU) – 83,731
13. Toba            (GER) – 83,723
14. Davtyan        (ARM) – 83,165
15. Edalli               (ITA) – 82,515
16. Capelli             (SUI) – 81,998
17. Verbaeys         (BEL) – 81,672
18. Soghomonyan (ARM) – 81,665
19. Barkalau           (BLR) – 81,447
20. Lopez               (ESP) – 81,255
21. Kenis                (BEL) – 81,147
22. Talas                (HUN) – 81,064
23. Arican               (TUR) – 80,981
24. Racz                 (HUN) – 80,931

* .. more detailed results:
>> Results all after Subdivision 3
>> Results, All-around, only
>> ... more Results (inclusive all app. and qualifiers!)

* British Gymnastics TV presents the first voice of Max WHITLOCK today afternoon, after winning the all-around qualification:
* GYM video ---: Max Whitlock (GBR)

* Youtube (150)

Great Britains Sam Oldham reached the floor exercise final as third (15,366) but also the high bar final as sixth ...:
* GYM video ---: Sam Oldham (GBR)

* Youtube (40)
* On Thursday, April 18, at 10.30 local time ( = 8.30 CEST) continued the competitions with the qualification groups of women.

35th EUROPEANS of ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

21. April 2013  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

35th EUROPEANS of ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

For the 5th Time, the historic 35th European Championships of Artictic Gymnastics for men and the 34th Women's Europeans 2013 in Moscow, from April 17th to April 21, took place at the Olympic complex in the Russian capital as so-called "Individual Europeans", like recently in Berlin 2011, with all-around decisions and the apparatus finals.
To about 160 gymnasts from 37 European nations are on the entry list, but of whom want to participate on all-around only just over 40%! Of the approximately 90 women from 30 countries deny least 64 gymnasts the full all-around competition (over 75%).
By resigning Philipp Boy (GER) and the injured Anna Dementieva (RUS) are missing the all-around title-holder of Berlin 2011.
Apparatus Finals: Six Golden and 9 Medals for Russian Hosts
* All the information we provide on the GYMmedia ECh site, which is also supported this year by SPIETH Gymnastics again:
>> GYMmedia ECh Website
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ECh Moscow 2013: Drawing of Lots

01. April 2013  
Lausanne, Moscow  
Artistic Gymnastics

ECh Moscow 2013: Drawing of Lots

After drawing of lots by the Technical Committee of the European Gymnastics Union (UEG), the following start constellations for the 35th Men's & 34 Women's European Championships of Artistic Gymnastics Men in Moscow:
> Drawing, Men ( - from April 17 on)

> Drawing, Women ( - from April 18 on)

* ... read more on > Schedule / Zeitplan
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US-Girls won Triple Meet vs. Germany and Romania

30. März 2013  
Chemnitz / Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

US-Girls won Triple Meet vs. Germany and Romania

Even in the ninth comparison between the national squads of U.S. and Germany were on the weekend in Chemnitz the guests victorious:
The USA won with 234,050 points, ahead of host Germany, scoring 210,600).
The third international match opponent, a young junior team from Romania, finished on third place, with 205,150 points.

Best gymnast in all-around was the more experienced Olympian Kyla Ross (< photo left) was with 59,300 points, followed by her compatriots Simone Biles and Margaret Nichols and by junior Bailie Key (each 58,000).
Best Romania was junior Andreea Munteanu (54,900) on 8th place, followed by the best German junior, Tabea Alt on 9th ...
* ... more on > GYMmedia Event-Website
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Olympic champion USA won vs. Germany and Romania

30. März 2013  
Chemnitz, Germany  
Artistic Gymnastics

Olympic champion USA won vs. Germany and Romania

Kyla Ross (USA)
best in all-around

In the "Richard Hartmann-Halle" of Chemnitz took place a friendly triple meet of women artistic gymnastics between Olympic champions USA, Top Nation Romania and hosts Germany, supplemented by a mixed team.
This "international match of the year" as expected, the U.S. girls won in convincing fashion, and 234.050 points in front of host Germany (210.600) as well as a very young Romanian junior team (205.15) .....

<< As the best all-around fighter proved  Kyla ROSS from the U.S. gold team (London, 2012), who scored 59.300 points. Best of the Romanians was Andreea Muntean (54,700) and on host's side the German-junior Tabea ALT achieved with 53.950 points ...
TEAM ROSTERS:

The USA started with:
Margaret Nichols, Peyton Ernst, Bailie Key, Kyla Ross, Alexis Priessman, Simone Biles

Team Romania with:
Diana Teodoru, Andreea Iridon, Andreea Munteanu, Paula Turdoche

Turn-Team DGermany with:
Pauline Tratz, Florine Harder, Sophie Scheder, Cagla Akyol, Maike Enderle, Tabea Alt

... a Mixed-Team with:
Pauline Schäfer, Carina Kröll, Brenna Dowell, Amelia Huntley.
* Final Standing - Triple Meet:
1. U S A - 234,050
2. GERMANY - 210,60
3. ROMANIA - 205,150
4. Mixed-Team - 169,100
>> Detailed Team Results


In the individual all-around standings, Olympian Kyla Ross proved with 59.300 as the strongest, followed by Peyton Ernst (USA) as well as the best junior Bailie Key (USA) with the same score and the other U.S. gymnasts Margaret Nichols (56.450), Brenna Dowell (56.400 ) and Alex Priessman (55.75).
The best all-around result of the hosts scored thestill junior Tabea Alt with 53.95 points, just behind the Romanian junior Andreea Munteanu (54.700).
Germany's Cagla Akyol was seventh with 51.600 of the elite competition.
>> Detailed All-around Results

Britain’s best crowned in apparatus and masters finals

24. März 2013  
Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

Britain’s best crowned in apparatus and masters finals

Gabby Jupp (GBR)

* British Gymnastics --: The final day of the 2013 Men’s and Women’s British Championships saw the women battle it out in their respective age groups to be crowned individual apparatus champions, and the men battle to be event Masters.
Men's all-around winner was Max Whitlock. In the Senior women’s competition, 2013 all-around champion, Gabby Jupp continued to shine taking two more gold medals on both the floor and beam. She also took silver on the bars behind established gymnast, 2008 Olympian Becky Downie from Notts. Niamh Rippin also from Notts took the final title on the vault for the second year in a row.
The men’s Masters finals took place alongside the women’s apparatus finals. The men use their results from the all-around to crown apparatus champions within the age groups but the masters are where any of the gymnasts who competed in the Under 16, Under 18 or Senior categories are ranked together to find the top 8 gymnasts from across the board.
The final eight for each piece then battle it out to be crowned the master of that apparatus.

Dan Keatings stole the show taking two gold medals on both the P bars and Pommel horse, edging out Olympic bronze medallist on this piece of apparatus, Max Whitlock. This didn’t make it a bad day for Max though as he won the High Bar title. Bury’s Theo Seager also stood out winning both the Rings and Vault Masters with Huntingdon’s Sam Oldham victorious on the Floor.
     >> Men's All-around results
>> Women's All-around Results
Women’s apparatus finals

Senior Vault
Fresh from her bronze medal winning performance in the all-around finals, Notts’ Niamh Rippin performed two great Vaults in the Women’s Senior Final, including a solid one and half twisting Yurchenko. This helped her to take the title for a second year in a row with an overall score of 13.800. Dynamo’s Kelly Simm powered down the runway to take second with 13.625 and there was a tie for third with Glasgow’s Amy Regan and Sapphire’s Eleanor Thompson with 13.525.

Senior Bars
Becky Downie went all-out for her only performance in the Finals, and performed some extremely difficulty skills in her Bar routine. Although she had a pause on the top bar half way through as she lost momentum, her high skill level was enough to crown her the champion. 2013 all-around Senior champion, Gabby Jupp, took the silver medal with a well-executed performance finishing with a strong full twisting double straight dismount to score 13.700. The Academy’s Ruby Harrold’s unique bar set put her on the podium too, despite a fall, showing her incredible depth of talent. She took the bronze with a score of 13.250.

Senior Beam
Confident Gabby Jupp from Sapphire took the Beam title with an outstanding score of 14.750. Hannah Whelan was back on form to take silver with 14.350 and Park Wrekin’s Georgina Hockenhull took third with a less difficult but clean routine for 13.350.

Senior Floor
Gabby Jupp continued to shine on the floor with precise landings and impressive tumbling to be awarded 14.350 for her routine. Cardiff’s Raer Theaker followed closely behind scoring 14.200. Her front two and a half twist a particular highlight. 2012 Floor champion, Niamh Rippin took the bronze with 14.000.

All-around champion Max Whitlock

* FINALS, Men’s Masters
Floor
Huntingdon’s Sam Oldham was the master on the floor with a well-executed routine to score 15.333 and take the title. Max Whitlock performed his impressive twisting series but a step out of bounds pushed him into second with 15.133. U16 gymnast, Europa’s Giarnni Regini Moran took the bronze with 15.033. His outstanding performance including a double twisting double back put him in the medals and above several more experienced gymnasts.

Pommel
Dan Keatings (Huntingdon) continued his good form from the all-around finals and finished in the top spot with 15.633. Olympic bronze medallist on the piece of apparatus, Max Whitlock (South Essex) finished not far behind with 15.466. There was a tie for third with Southport’s Dan Purvis 14.733 and South Essex’s Anthony Wise, both scoring 14.733.
Rings
Powerhouse, Theo Seager (Bury) took the rings title with 14.900 showing he is back on track after recovering from injury. Leeds’ Sam Fern took the silver with 14.600 with Reiss Beckford from South Essex took the bronze with 14.400.

Vault
Theo Seager continued his winning streak on the Vault, taking the gold with 14.983. Cameron Mackenzie from Huntingdon took the silver medal with 14.216. Clinton Purnell from Barry YMCA clinched the bronze with 14.099.

P- Bars
Dan Keatings won his second gold on the P-Bars, scoring a high 15.433. Max Whitlock impressed with his signature move to take the silver with 14.766, just ahead of Sam Oldham in bronze (14.700).

High Bar
South Essex’s Max Whitlock tied for first position with Southport’s Frank Baines, as both scored 14.633. Under 18 gymnast, Nile Wilson took the bronze with 14.660.

Eddie Van Hoof selected to UK Sport’s new Elite Programme

07. März 2013  
Great Britain  
Artistic Gymnastics

Eddie Van Hoof selected to UK Sport’s new Elite Programme

Eddy van Hoof (GBR)
Men's Head Coach

Ten of the UK’s top high performance coaches have been chosen to be part of the inaugural intake of UK Sport’s World Class Coaching:
Elite Programme, and proudly amongst them is Great Britain's men's artistic national coach Eddie Van Hoof.
The ten coaches have been chosen due to their proven ability to deliver success at the highest level within the British high performance system, and will benefit from a ground-breaking three-year development programme, with an investment of approximately £20,000 per coach, per year. The Elite Programme will allow unparalleled access to world leading expertise, technology and experiences, while delivery of the programme will highly bespoke, designed to meet the needs of every individual coach and sport.

Eddie Van Hoof, Men’s Artistic Head Coach, British Gymnastics, said: “This is a really exciting time for British sport. For British Gymnastics the Elite Programme will offer us opportunities to grow and expand the sport. I look forward to working with the other coaches to develop new relationships and ideas.”

UK Sport has identified high performance coach development as a crucial area of focus if British sport is to better the incredible performance by Britain’s athletes at London 2012 in Rio in four years’ time, as well as creating a stronger, more sustainable high performance system, and the coaches selected have been identified as future leaders of coaching in their sport, capable of sharing their knowledge and expertise.

Liz Nicholl, Chief Executive of UK Sport, said: “I’d like to congratulate the coaches selected to our World Class Coaching: Elite Programme. UK Sport has set some highly ambitious goals for the next cycle, not the least the challenge of delivering a stronger, more sustainable high performance system. The system will only ever be as successful as the people within it, and these coaches have been selected for the important role they will play.

“These coaches are fantastic ambassadors, not only for their sports but for the coaching profession, and I commend them for embracing this opportunity to learn from other sports and industries, to be open and willing to share their own expertise and of course their commitment to continuous improvement for themselves, their sport and their athletes. We look forward to working with them on this exciting journey for British sport.”

UK Sport’s Head of Coaching, Graham Taylor, said: “Our aim is to take British Coaching from world class to world leading, and with these 10 excellent coaches selected to our Elite Programme I think we’ve made a fantastic start. These coaches possess second to none technical ability and proven track records of success, but we want to take their skills to the next level; they will support, learn from and inspire each other to innovate and anticipate, while engendering these characteristics in their athletes and teams to make brilliance business as usual in their sport.”

UK Sport has worked with over 200 coaches on their professional development over the past eight years, and of these, more than 50 worked with athletes who competed at London 2012 where Team GB and Paralympics GB achieved outstanding medal hauls. These coaches worked directly with athletes who secured at least 32 of the medals won across the Olympic and Paralympic Games, including 12 golds.

With the launch of the Elite Programme, the career development pathway for high performance coaches working in British sport is complete. From the foundation programmes supported by sportscoachUK, for coaches operating at the home country level, through UK Sport’s Apprenticeship Programme and now the Elite Programme, world class coaching in the UK is in a stronger position than ever before.
* Source: British Gymnastics

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