Author: Rick Mc

Career gymnastics coach who loves the outdoors, and the internet.

U.S. Championships preview

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Russia are Men’s European Champions

1. Russia 257.260
2. GBR 253.362
3. France 246.928
4. Germany 243.629
5. Switzerland 243.462
6. Spain 239.461
7. Turkey 239.361
8. Italy 222.327

full results

As expected, it was a thriller. Though 5 apparatus I still liked GBR to win. Russia was 1.0+ ahead, … but it was H Bar. That’s typically a good apparatus for Great Britain, Russia’s worst.

But Dom fell twice. Joe hit. And — shockingly — HALL James fell.

That was it. All Russia needed were their easy routines. They hit 3/3.

The arena was full. Full of fans cheering loud and proud for the home side.

I was hoping Turkey might hold it together to take an historic Bronze. But falls on their final 2 apparatus ended that dream. France did the job. Great meet today.

Within seconds of the start of the competition the first Italian gymnast took a zero on Vault. He slipped. Their team chances were over. It’s 3-up, 3-count. That’s something that could happen to China, Japan, USA … to anyone.

Jr European Apparatus Final qualifiers

Floor
1. Jamie LEWIS (GBR) 13.733
2. Andrin FREY (SUI) 13.666
3. Nicolo MOZZATO (ITA) 13.633
4. Bastien ELOY (FRA) 13.566
5. Sergei NAIDIN (RUS) 13.533
6. Pavel KARNEJENKO (GBR) 13.500
7. Karim RIDA (GER) 13.500
7. Ares FEDERICI (ITA) 13.500

Pommel horse
1. Jamie LEWIS (GBR) 13.833
2. Edoardo DE ROSA (ITA) 13.566
3. Mikhail KHUDCHENKO (RUS) 13.466
4. Krisztofer MESZAROS (HUN) 13.433
5. Iurii BUSSE (RUS) 13.366
6. Gagik KHACHIKYAN (ARM) 13.333
7. Mauro NEMCANIN (CRO) 13.333
8. Marko SAMBOLEC (CRO) 13.266

Two Croatian gymnasts in the Jr Pommel final. Two in the Sr Pommel final. That’s their thing.

Rings
1. Grigorii KLIMENTEV (RUS) 14.233
2. Viktor KALIUZHIN (RUS) 13.766
3. Roman VASHCHENKO (UKR) 13.633
4. Jamie LEWIS (GBR) 13.533
5. Liam DE SMET (BEL) 13.433
6. Rafael SZABO (ROU) 13.333
7. Javidan BABAYEV (AZE) 13.300
8. Andrin FREY (SUI) 13.233

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https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1027974021705596928

Vault
1. Sviataslau DRANITSKI (BLR) 14.283
2. Jake JARMAN (GBR) 14.233
3. Andrin FREY (SUI) 14.233
4. Ares FEDERICI (ITA) 14.100
5. Ondrej KALNY (CZE) 14.050
6. Donell OSBOURNE (GBR) 13.966
7. Justin PESESSE (BEL) 13.966
8. Daniel PONIZIL (CZE) 13.650

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https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1028028289028423680

P Bars
1. Ilia KOVTUN (UKR) 13.766
2. Lay GIANNINI (ITA) 13.666
3. Ian RAUBAL (SUI) 13.500
4. Jake JARMAN (GBR) 13.466
5. Dominic TAMSEL (SUI) 13.433
6. Lucas KOCHAN (GER) 13.400
7. Karim RIDA (GER) 13.400
8. Vladyslav HRYNEVYCH (UKR) 13.400

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https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1027974874285965312

Many of the Juniors used that Felge to L-sit as a transition. No deduction for a skill in hang.

H Bar
1. Nicolo MOZZATO (ITA) 13.466
2. Sergei NAIDIN (RUS) 13.200
3. Dominic TAMSEL (SUI) 13.133
4. Krisztian BALAZS (HUN) 13.100
4. Iurii BUSSE (RUS) 13.100
6. Mattis BOUCHET (BEL) 13.000
7. Daniel WOERZ (GER) 12.933
8. Donell OSBOURNE (GBR) 12.80

UEG recap – Russian juniors take team gold while Nicolo Mozzato earns all-around crown

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Nicolò Mozzato is Jr. European Champion

1. Nicolò Mozzato ITA 80.198
2. Jamie Lewis GBR 79.731
3. Sergei Naidin 79.598

4. Mikhail KHUDCHENKO (RUS) 78.765
5. Pavel KARNEJENKO (GBR) 78.599
6. Tim RANDEGGER (SUI) 78.165
7. Vladyslav HRYNEVYCH (UKR) 77.932
8. Karim RIDA (GER) 77.732

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https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1028022676693155840

Jr Euros: Russia, GBR, Italy

Men’s Jr European Champions 2018

1. Russia 240.961 (1st R, HB)
2. GBR 240.128 (1st FX, PH, V)
3. Italy 237.895
4. Switzerland 237.829
5. Ukraine 235.096 (1st P Bars)
6. Germany 233.695
7. France 230.825
8. Belgium 229.662

Full results.

As usual, the men’s competition was full of drama and surprise.

I was very surprise when — last rotation — GBR missed on H Bar, Russia HIT Rings to pull ahead.

I was very surprised when Italy — also on Rings last apparatus — hit to pull ahead of Switzerland. They took it with the last stick, last routine of the meet.

Congratulations to all the teams. It was an entertaining competition in the best Gymnastics venue in the world.

https://twitter.com/UEGymnastics/status/1028023617223892993

Russia leads European Jr MAG …

… after the second subdivision of three.

Like MAGNASTICS, I was convinced GBR had won the team competition … despite having a fairly disastrous final apparatus, H Bar.

After all, they’d won this meet: 2008/2010/2012/2014/2016.

And they looked fantastic, aside from H Bar.

Nope. Men’s Gymnastics is thrilling. And unpredictable.

After 2nd subdivision of three …

1. RUS
2. GBR
3. UKR
4. GER
5. BLR
6. HUN
7. ROU
8. NOR

There is no team final. Today decides TEAM and AA.

My guess is RUS and GBR will finish 1/2. But my MAG predictions are more often wrong, than correct.

BRETSCHNEIDER – H Bar

One of the big disappointments of the qualification round was seeing Andreas miss the H Bar final … because of a missed Weiler. ☹️

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