EU Jr Championships ’26 qualifications

FIRST it’s essential to point out (again) that it’s dumb to have small nations like Iceland (pop. 400k) compete against huge nations like Russia (pop. 143 million).

BUT that’s what we live with in Olympic sport competitions.

NEXT is to congratulation Croatia on hosting the 2026 European Women’s Artistic Gymnastics Championships. The small venue is bright and clean. Organization seems excellent to me.

JUNIORS will go on to compete in the Apparatus Finals on Sunday, Aug. 16th. But the rest of their competition is concluded.

TEAM FINAL RESULTS

  1. WG 2 158.629
  2. ITA 153.762
  3. FRA 153.129
  4. GBR 148.462
  5. BEL 147.563
  6. WG 1 144.897
  7. GER 144.364
  8. ISR 143.896

Full team results.

Certainly the talented, well-prepared gymnasts from Putin’s dictatorship are significantly ahead of the rest. In fact, they would be a good team in the Senior Team Final. 😀

Italy over France feels right to me. Italy has more difficulty. France better execution.

ALL-AROUND RESULTS:

1. Aleksandra Andrianova WG 2 53.565
2. Polina Dmitrieva WG 2 53.165
3. Clarissa Rinaldi ITA 52.698
4. Lucia Piliarova SVK 50.498
5. Martina Bozzola ITA 50.132
6. Caly Chayani FRA 49.832
7. Helena Finc GBR 49.598
8. Chloe Jurado FRA 49.565

Full AA results.

Sabrina Voinea – Beam inquiry score lowered

Excellent layout 1/1.

Bad coaching.

Sabrina was sitting 8th and almost certainly qualified for the apparatus final when her coach appealed this routine. The score was lowered 0.3

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13 teams qualify to Worlds from Europeans

Too many when the Asian Union gets 4 and the Americas 5?

World Gymnastics 2 (Russia)
Italy
Great Britain
Germany
France
Netherlands
Spain
Belgium
Ukraine
Switzerland
Romania
Sweden
World Gymnastics 1 (Belarus)

SENIORS – Individual – Qualification TeamRankingWagDownload

Melnikova 55.932 wins Europeans

Individual all-around medals are decided directly during the qualification round.

1. Angelina Melnikova, Russia, 55.932
2. Anna Kalmykova, Russia, 54.632
3. Elena Colas, France, 53.966
4. Lyudmila Roshchina, Russia, 53.866
5. Naomi Visser, Netherlands, 53.299
6. Alba Petisco, Spain, 53.198
7. July Marano, Italy, 53.033
8. Abigail Martin, Great Britain, 53.032
9. Ruby Evans, Great Britain, 52.832
10. Giulia Perotti, Italy, 52.165

Read Lauren’s LIVE blog.

European Gymnastics Championships 2026: Angelina Melnikova wins women’s all-around title in Zagreb

SENIORS – Individual – Qualification AllAroundResultsWagDownload

Patty Hoopes – Pommels

Amazing difficulty.

But he’s not got the most extended circles in the world.

WAG European Championships preview

Top scores this year can be seen if you zoom into this image from Katherine Keirns.

  1. Elena COLAS 56.550
  2. Angelina MELNIKOVA 56.400
  3. Liudmila ROSHCHINA 55.666

Asher Cohen – Rings

Elijah Connor (EVO) the next superstar?

Elijah Connor (age 16) had an impressive Nationals.

Hit 12 / 12.

Not many yet know the name.

Click PLAY or watch an interview on Instagram.

Battle Royale – Pro Gymnastics Canada

November 15, 2026. Kingston, Ontario.

Details.

Teams of 4 or more gymnasts age 16+. All women, all men, or any combination. Compete only the apparatus of your choice.

Battle Royale is a single-day spectacle: 32 teams in the morning, four in the final at night, one champion before midnight.

CAD $25,000 prize money.

Men compete Senior FIG. Women Level 10 rules.

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This is the 1st of three cash competitions scheduled.

NOTE ➙ A Mini Royale is planned, as well, for younger gymnasts. November 14–15, 2026 at the Slush Puppie Place · Kingston, ON. CAD $10,000 prize money.

Cooper Kim ➙ H Bar

This is the routine that impressed me most at USA Championships. And surprised me.

Ignore the score. But it’s still one of the best routines in the world in 2026.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.