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A Medal-Packed Day for Colas, Esposito and Melnikova in Zagreb
Lauren’s 2026 European Championships | Senior WAG Apparatus Finals LIVE Blog
Melnikova, Kevric, Colas and Esposito reign in senior European apparatus finals
Full results linked from the event website.
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No falls. A good final. But nothing particularly Andrade brilliant.
🥇 Angelina Melnikova, WG2, 14.166
🥈 Karina Schönmaier, Germany, 14.066
🥉 Lisa Vaelen, Belgium, 13.983
🥇 Helen Kevric, Germany, 14.500
🥈 Elisa Iorio, Italy, 14.333
🥉 Giulia Perotti, Italy, 14.233
Sanna Veerman, Netherlands, was 4th. I couldn’t decide between her (6.3 difficulty) and Giulia (6.1). It was close.
Three of the finalists had falls. What a shame.
The winners will be competitive at Worlds 2026, for sure. Great routines.
Easily the best Final. Only one fall ➙ and that on a terrific Round-off Layout 1/1.
🥇 Elena Colas, France, 13.933
🥈 Manila Esposito, Italy, 13.833
🥉 Angelina Melnikova, WG 2, 13.700
Pauline Schäfer misses by 0.067 due to an overtime penalty 😭
4. Pauline Schäfer, Germany, 13.633
5. Alia Leat, Great Britain, 13.433
6. Aitana Pacheco, Spain, 13.300
All amazing routines, contenders for the World Championships Final.
The kid is a super talent. BUT hers wasn’t my favourite of the finalist routines.
An entertaining Final.
🥇 Manila Esposito, Italy, 13.700
🥈 Elena Colas, France, 13.633
🥉 Angelina Melnikova, WG 2, 13.566
I’m not convinced judges can justify exactly these scores.
Subjective artistry deductions, for example, seem to be more personal preference than anything measurable.
That said, I’m happy Manila took the Gold. Her routine to me was the most balanced: tumbling, dance, leaps, jumps, turns. The whole package.
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🥇 Mexico 151.150
🥈 Panama 144.800
🥉 Dominican Republic 143.450
🥇 Natalia Escalera, Mexico, 51.450
🥈 Victoria Mata, Mexico, 50.850
🥉 Jahzara Ranger, Jamaica, 49.900
🥇 Natalia Escalera, Mexico, 13.500
🥈 Victoria Mata, Mexico, 13.500
🥉 Jahzara Ranger, Jamaica, 13.125
🥇 Victoria Mata, Mexico, 12.950
🥈 Rachel Rodriguez, Costa Rica, 12.350
🥉 Keyla Leyva, Cuba, 12.000
🥇 Alyiah Lide, Panama, 12.950
🥈 Natalia Escalera, Mexico, 12.650
🥉 Brithany Herrera, Guatemala, 11.850
🥇 Alyiah Lide, Panama, 13.000
🥈 Paulina Guerra, Mexico, 12.550
🥉 Samantha Marin, Costa Rica, 12.350
🥇 Colombia 239.350
🥈 Puerto Rico 231.300
🥉 Mexico 228.750
🥇 Angel Barajas, Colombia, 81.100
🥈 Camilo Vera, Colombia, 79.800
🥉 Jaycko Bourdet, Guatemala, 75.550
🥇 Jorge Vega, Guatemala, 14.200
🥈 Camilo Vera, Colombia, 13.750
🥉 Jose Lopez, Puerto Rico, 13.200
Jorge Vega is age-31. And still won Floor and Vault over his much younger rivals. Respect.
🥇 Nelson Guilbe, Puerto Rico, 14.050
🥈 Camilo Vera, Colombia, 13.250
🥉 Juan Pablo Porras, Mexico, 12.900
🥇 Francisco Velez, Puerto Rico, 13.850
🥈 Angel Barajas, Colombia, 13.450
🥉 Ariel Villalobos, Costa Rica, 13.209
🥇 Jorge Vega, Guatemala, 13.875
🥈 Camilo Vera, Colombia, 13.825
🥉 Jensuel Soto, Puerto Rico, 13.825
🥇 Angel Barajas, Colombia, 13.950
🥈 Yan Zabala, Colombia, 13.600
🥉 Francisco Velez, Puerto Rico, 13.100
🥇 Angel Barajas, Colombia, 13.950
🥈 Yan Zabala, Colombia, 13.200
🥉 Isaac Nuñez, Mexico, 12.900
It’s always interesting to see what Ellie brings with each successive Floor routine.
This one dramatic. Choreographer Julia Spivak.
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Manila always impresses me. STRONG tumbler. Great active flexibility. And memorable choreography.
The start of this routine shows real commitment to artistry.
An excellent competition well hosted AGAIN by Glasgow, Scotland.
🥇 Félix Dolci, Canada, 13.766
🥈 Luke Whitehouse, England, 13.749
🥉 Neofytos Kyriakou, Cyprus, 13.733
🥇 Breanna Scott, Australia, 13.933
🥈 Amanda Yap, Singapore, 13.233
🥉 Lia Monica Fontaine, Canada, 13.000
🥇 Jesse Moore, Australia, 14.000
🥈 Marios Georgiou, Cyprus, 13.800
🥉 Félix Dolci, Canada, 13.300
The best apparatus Final in my opinion. Good artistry. Clean tumbling. Much better leaps, jumps, and turns than usual.
🥇 Ruby Evans, Wales, 13.500
🥈 Abigail Martin, England, 13.333
🥉 Shantae-Eve Amankwaah, England, 13.300
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Félix Dolci the biggest Gymnastics star at Commonwealths 2026. One of the biggest in all sports.
The Biles is an impressive, smart skill. The main challenge is that landing facing forwards.
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The final apparatus in the all-around competition at Commonwealth Games 2026 decided the podium.
1) Ellie Black – 53.050 (CAN)
2) Breanna Scott – 52.900 (AUS)
3) Lia-Monica Fontaine – 52.800 (CAN)
Here are the Canadians. Lia-Monica is only age-16 with plenty of tumbling & vault potential.
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