The excellent The All Around blog attended Europeans in Bulgaria.
Sober reflection.
Great Britain and Russia dominated these championships, winning 44 of the 78 available medals between them …
Only six of the twenty-six titles at stake in Sofia were not won by either Great Britain or Russia …
… Ukrainian men also showed that their programme is still competitive – even after losing Nikolai Kuksenkov (who won team gold with the Russians) and Oleg Stepko (now in Azerbaijan). Oleg Vernaiev told Ukrainian media before the competition that he has had offers from Azerbaijan, Russia and a third country he does not wish to name yet. He announced his intention to stay in Ukraine until the 2016 Olympics. …
The huge Armeec Arena was an impressive venue for these championships and the competition was well run. Unfortunately, there were practically no spectators and media coverage seems to be decreasing as well. …
Wolfgang Willam … the sport needs to move „more towards entertainment”. …
The UEG offered a free live stream of the senior finals for the second year in row. The live stream of the 2013 European Championships in Moscow had a maximum daily audience of 11 196 and a total of 60 604 visits …
Having recruited a large number of gymnasts across all FIG disciplines – including an entire WAG team from Russia – Azerbaijan should have been a hot contender in Sofia. Pavlova’s vault silver aside, their results were disappointing. …
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