European Championships w Olly Hogben

GymCastic interviewed Olly on Europeans. Very entertaining.

related:

Click through for Olly’s Christmas Gymnastics puns.

Göksu Üçtas – Floor

Age-30 and a mom, Üçtaş is now even more a sport legend in Turkey.

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Larisa Iordache – EU FX final

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25 coaches under investigation NL

Some 25 gymnastics coaches are under investigation at the moment following claims that they mentally and physically abused their young charges, sports legal body ISR has confirmed …

Some 75 people have now reported coaches to the ISR in the last months following the admission by trainer Gerrit Beltman that he had in the past humiliated and physically abused young gymnasts.

Read more at DutchNews.nl

Finals at Europeans*

Some felt the judges were generous.

BUT the BIG STORY is that Turkey pulled off hosting this meet during a pandemic. It turned out to be much better than I expect.

Congratulations.

Vault
GOLD Zsofia Kovacs (HUN) 14.050
SILVER Larisa Iordache (ROU) 13.875
BRONZE Anastasia Motak (UKR) 13.850

Bars
GOLD Zsofia Kovacs (HUN) 13.850
SILVER Zoja Szekely (HUN) 13.550
BRONZE Barbora Mokosova (SVK) 13.300

Beam
GOLD Larisa Iordache (ROU) 14.000
SILVER Silviana Sfiringu (ROU) 13.800
BRONZE Anastasia Motak (UKR) 13.100

Floor
GOLD Larisa Iordache (ROU) 13.450
SILVER Goksu Uctas Sanli (TUR) 13.100
BRONZE Lihie Raz (ISR) 12.750

Full results

ROM Maria Barbosu 6 golds

Ana Maria Barbosu took the AA, all 4 apparatus as well as team gold.

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As always with Romania, we’re worried about Bars. Ana’s still mostly using Free Hip rather than Sole Circle. Typical of that nation’s coaches. Pirouette and Blind on the same arm still, keeping her in the same spot on the rail for dismount.

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