Author: Rick Mc

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

MOST talked about routine in Glasgow – Celine!

We’ll be discussing the CAT WOMAN routine for many years to come!


Celine VAN GERNER (NED) first teased on social media.

 

She then astonished the audience during the Floor final march-in.

Click PLAY or watch her routine on YouTube.

Celine finished 4th 4.600 + 8.700 = 13.300. Only two tumbling lines. The medalists had D-scores of 5.5, 5.5 and 5.3.

Has anyone else had an 8.700 E-score on Floor this quad? Judges loved it!

I loved it too. It worked for this meet. … But FIG WTC should define clearly just how much theatrics is allowed / encouraged.

Sr European Apparatus Finals

A fantastic, emotional final.

Vault
1. DEVAI Boglarka HUN 14.349
2. MELNIKOVA Angelina RUS 14.233
3. GOLGOTA Denisa ROU 14.166

Bars
1. DERWAEL Nina BEL 14.733
2. ADLERTEG Jonna SWE 14.533
3. MELNIKOVA Angelina RUS 14.366

Beam
1. WEVERS Sanne NED 13.900
2. DERWAEL Nina BEL 13.600
3. BOYER Marine FRA 13.166

After winning two medals, Nina confirms that everyone on the team feels dropping the team final was the correct decision.

Floor
1. DE JESUS Melanie FRA 13.766
2. GOLGOTA Denisa ROU 13.600
3. KLINCKAERT Axelle BEL 13.400

E-scores seemed high to me on Floor. Aside from 8.700 for Celine VAN GERNER. That was well deserved. A historic, perhaps groundbreaking routine.

You have to be happy for Angelina. She endured much. Carried the Russian team. And is finally getting recognized for consistency.

 

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Jr European Apparatus Finals

It was an excellent final with only 2 falls (Bars) over 24 routines and 16 vaults. This bodes well for the inaugural World Junior Championships 2019. These young athletes handled the biggest, noisiest stage.

Vault
1. D’AMATO Asia ITA 14.233
2. VILLA Giorgia ITA 14.216
3. MORGAN Amelie GBR 13.966

Bars
1. KLIMENKO Kseniia RUS 14.333
2. KOMNOVA Irina RUS 14.266
3. HEDUIT Carolann FRA 14.133

My favourite routine was Giorgia VILLA, actually. She’s going to be one of best in the world very soon.

I’ll post some of these to compare E scores awarded. I wasn’t sure LIVE they got the rank right.

Beam
1. VILLA Giorgia ITA
2. MORGAN Amelie GBR
3. IORIO Elisa ITA

A treat to watch a Beam final with no falls. Great work. Daria Murzhak URK 6th is stunning, for example.

Floor
1. STANCIULESCU Ioana ROU
2. VILLA Giorgia ITA
3. MORGAN Amelie GBR

Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos – Bars

One of the very best gymnasts in the world.

5th at Worlds 2017, her AA during team finals would have been 56.266. Seems to me Mélanie is getting stronger and more consistent.

Click PLAY or watch her Bars on Twitter.

She was born in Martinique, Schoelcher of a Portuguese father and a mother from Martinique.

Ksenia Klimenko – Bars

Click PLAY or watch it on Twitter.

partial list of gymnasts NOT at Europeans

Many of these Seniors, but not all, were taken off teams due to injury. Gymnastics is a dangerous sport.

Rune Hermans BEL
Julie Meyers BEL
Nora Fernandez ESP
Sophie Scheder GER
Becky Downie GBR
Zsófia Kovács HUN
Lilja Olafsdottir ISL
Ofir Kremer ISR
Meitar Lavy ISR
Shailee Weiss ISR
Eythora Thorsdottir NED
Maria Kharenkova RUS
Viktoria Komova RUS
Anamaria Ocolișan ROM
Rafaela Ferreira POR
Klara Kopec POL
Lynn Genhart SUI
Giulia Steingruber SUI

via Wikipedia

Zsófia Kovács, for example, has a strange abdominal tear. She’s hoping to recover in time for Worlds.

Ellie Black and some Kid

At the Nova Scotia banquet honouring their best athletes all time.

She’s with Sidney “Sid the Kid” Crosby, captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the NHL, widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time.

Russia – European Champions

1. Russia 165.195
2. France 161.131
3. Netherlands 159.563

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

4. Great Britain 157.263
5. Ukraine 152.129
6. Italy 151.496
7. Spain 150.063
8. Hungary 149.729

Great day. 12/12 RUS were very deserving of the win after having qualified in second position.

Angelina: “I’m so happy. I have no words! I want to thank all our coaches and all the people who support us.”

OK … who forgot to bring the Dutch flag? 🙂

Netherlands is thrilled. Only 2 years ago they didn’t qualify for top 8.

Italy has to be satisfied too after having qualified 9th. Congratulations.

Host GBR certainly could have, should have been on the team podium. They were top 3 on everything … aside from 8th on BEAM.

UEG – Russian women successfully defend their European team title

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Kim Bui – Bars

From prelims. There were quite a few excellent Bhardwaj releases. Including Kim’s.

Click PLAY or watch it on Tumblr.

https://www.tumblr.com/irishdaniel/176567834153/onodis-kim-bui-ger-14200-video-from-german