An exciting final kept the Zagreb crowd on the edge of their seats until the very last routine, with Harry Hepworth’s performance on Floor ultimately securing the victory for Great Britain.
The reigning European champions, Great Britain successfully defended their title in Zagreb. Their performances on Rings and Vault gave them a strong advantage, led by Harry Hepworth (14.566 and 14.533) and Courtney Tulloch (14.300 and 14.100). On Parallel Bars, Joe Fraser helped his team maintain its lead with a score of 14.200.
World Gymnastics 2 eventually claimed second place on the podium. Dukhno, who won silver in the All-Around earlier this week, delivered particularly strong performances on Floor (14.466), Vault (14.300) and Parallel Bars (14.166), while his teammate Daniel Marinov also impressed with a score of 14.466 on Vault.
Switzerland completed the podium in third place. Thanks in particular to some very strong performances on Vault, including Florian Langenegger’s 14.066, they secured the bronze medal to round off a successful team final.
Congratulations to the medallists!
Great Britain (GBR) 246.728
World Gymnastics 2 (WG2) 246.158
Switzerland (SUI) 242.094
The 2027 Men’s and Women’s Artistic Gymnastics European Championships will take place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 27 April to 2 May 2027.
GBR battled it out with WG2 gaining a big lead on Rings.
The fantastic gymnasts from Putin’s dictatorship fought back, ending up with a slight lead after their last H Bar routine.
It came down to Harry Hepworth on Floor. He delivered with a huge difficulty set.
Great Britain 246.728
WG2 246.158
Switzerland 242.094
Italy 240.494
Germany 240.160
France 238.362
Belgium 235.528
Hungary 232.830
That was an excellent, exciting TEAM FINAL.
Kudos to 1st year senior Sol Scott who competed like a veteran. GBR wouldn’t have won without him. Will Sol be on their Worlds 2026 team?
The WG2 guys are young and fantastic. But weak on Rings. They brought specialist Ilia Zaika this time. No doubt they’ll consider bringing another Ring man to Worlds as their other apparatus are super strong.
Coaches should study Switzerland. Year after year they bring smart, safe, consistent routines.
The athletes took to the vault, with Ukrainian Nazar Chepurnyi achieving the highest score (14.566) to claim the gold, after winning bronze at last year’s European Championship in Leipzig. Aleksei Usachev (14.399) took silver, while Sol Scott (14.199) secured the bronze medal.
After claiming the All-Around title, Illia Kovtun has added another European crown to his collection in Zagreb, becoming European champion on Parallel Bars with an impressive score of 14.700. Ferhat Arican claimed the silver medal, while Joe Fraser completed the podium with bronze.
For the last final of the day, Joe Fraser shone on the High Bar. With a score of 14.200, Fraser claimed the European title. The silver medal went to Marios Georgiou and Savelii Sieedin completed the podium in third place.
Started in 2018, this award aims to put a gymnast with an exceptional story in the spotlight, someone who is an inspiration for the future generation of gymnasts and the general public alike.
Marios Georgiou has written some of the most remarkable chapters in the history of Cypriot gymnastics.
After making his Olympic debut at Rio 2016, he quickly established himself as one of the country’s leading gymnasts and a pioneer on the international stage. In 2018, he enjoyed a breakthrough year, winning the All-Around and Horizontal Bar titles at the Mediterranean Games, as well as two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games. A year later, he made history again by winning bronze in the European All-Around in Szczecin – Cyprus’ first-ever European gymnastics medal.
In 2022, Georgiou became the first Cypriot gymnast to win a European title, taking gold on Horizontal Bar in Munich. His greatest achievement came in 2024, when he became the first Cypriot European All-Around Champion in Rimini (scoring over 14 points on 4 apparatuses, highlighted by magnificent parallel bars and horizontal routines). This incredible performance also secured him a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where he reached the Horizontal Bar final and finished an impressive sixth — another historic first for Cyprus. A fantastic year for Marios Georgiou, crowned “Male Gymnast of the Year” with more than 50% of the votes.
In Zagreb, Marios Georgiou added another medal to his impressive collection, claiming silver on the high bar.
Beyond his impressive medal tally, Georgiou’s career is a story of perseverance, consistency and determination. By breaking new ground at almost every major stage of his career, he has become a true inspiration for young gymnasts in Cyprus and far beyond.
🥇 Nazar Chepurnyi, Ukraine, 14.566 🥈 Aleksei Usachev, WG2 (Russia), 14.399 🥉 Sol Scott, Great Britain, 14.199
In a shocker, legend Artur Davtan missed his 2nd vault. New senior Dukhno also missed vault #2, his block gone wrong on Triple Twisting Yurchenko.
Overall, it was an excellent Final, however. No dangerous landings. Scores are close, but I’d agree with the ranking of the top 3.
Ukraine, Russia top 2. So far there have been no incidents.
P Bars
Best P Bar Final I can recall. All 8 gymnasts HIT. Four were awarded STICK bonus from judges who are very reluctant to do so.
🥇 Illia Kovtun, Croatia, 14.700 🥈 Ferhat Arican, Türkiye, 14.433 🥉 Joe Fraser, Great Britain, 14.300
Juniors had ties. But they are broken under senior rules. Ron Pyatov, Israel, scored the same as Joe — but lost the tie break for reasons I can’t understand. 😀
Illia definitely deserved to win this one. A BIG star in Croatia now.
H Bar
🥇 Joe Fraser, Great Britain, 14.300 🥈 Marios Georgiou, Cyprus, 14.200 🥉 Saveliy Syedin, WG2 (Russia), 14.066
Good podium ranking. You could argue that Illia Kovtun (4th) should have been there. Seems judges devalued his Layout Tkachev to Piked.