All-around Champions from Azerbaijan, Belgium, Germany and Portugal crowned

Varna’s Palace of Culture and Sports witnessed breath-taking performances today as the senior gymnasts fought for all-around glory.

After completing the Balance and Dynamic routines over the previous 2 days, all gymnasts  now performed their combined routine. The three scores added together determined the all-around ranking.

A cut above the rest, Belgium’s Sofie Jaeken, Mirte Vercauteren and Lauren Verbrugghe cruised to victory in the women’s group, showcasing a brilliantly choreographed exercise to amass a grand total of 86.780. More than 5 points more than their nearest rivals! Next to them on the podium: Eduarda Portela, Carolina Marques and Joana Pinto earned the silver for Portugal while Lisa Konrad, Finja Kaminski and Laura Konrad added the bronze to Germany’s medal tally.

Laura Karczmarzyk and Leni Ohlsen enjoyed a comfortable margin to clinch the European crown, their second gold medal of this event. In the battle for silver and bronze, Kamila Bryskiewicz and Zofia Kaminska (POL) edged Beatriz Carneiro and Yasmin Rodrigues (POR) 78.690 to 78.670. Just 0.020 difference after three routines, it doesn’t get any better than this!

Ever spectacular, the men’s groups showed off their impressive skills, to the delight of the audience that saw the competition unfold from the edge of their seats. Portugal for the win! Vicente Colaco, Goncalo Sampaio, Nuno Antos and Joao Teles overtook their British competitors Harley Curtis-Lawrence, Hector Kinghorn, William Clark and Harry Hole while Germany’s Andreas Benke, Aaron Borck, Pascale Dressler and Carl Frankenstein secured the bronze medal.

A golden end to the penultimate day courtesy of Azerbaijan, as both their mixed and men’s pair shone bright. Aghasif Rahimov and Raziya Seyidli finished with a dramatic performance to total 86.620, comfortably taking the title ahead of Ukraine’s Anastasiia Semenovych and Bohdan Ivanyk and Germany’s Daniel Blintsov and Diana Lust.

Men’s pair Daniel Abbasov and Murad Rafiyev outclassed Spain’s Jose Moreno and Juan Daniel Molina for the gold with Goncalo Parreira & Miguel Lopes (POR) earning the bronze medal.

10 more finals on the programme tomorrow!

 

Congratulations to the medallists!

Women’s Groups

GOLD Sofie Jaeken, Mirte Vercauteren & Lauren Verbrugghe (BEL) 86.780

SILVER Eduarda Portela, Carolina Marques & Joana Pinto (POR) 81.450

BRONZE Lisa Konrad, Finja Kaminski & Laura Konrad (GER) 80.250

Women’s Pairs

GOLD Laura Karczmarzyk & Leni Ohlsen (GER) 79.900

SILVER Kamila Bryskiewicz & Zofia Kaminska (POL) 78.690

BRONZE Beatriz Carneiro & Yasmin Rodrigues (POR) 78.670

Men’s Groups

GOLD Vicente Colaco, Goncalo Sampaio, Nuno Antos & Joao Teles (POR) 81.710

SILVER Harley Curtis-Lawrence, Hector Kinghorn, William Clark & Harry Hole (GBR) 81.530

BRONZE Andreas Benke, Aaron Borck, Pascale Dressler & Carl Frankenstein (GER) 80.280

Mixed Pairs

GOLD Aghasif Rahimov & Raziya Seyidli (AZE) 86.620

SILVER Anastasiia Semenovych & Bohdan Ivanyk (UKR) 84.050

BRONZE Daniel Blintsov & Diana Lust (GER) 82.000

Men’s Pairs

GOLD Daniel Abbasov & Murad Rafiyev (AZE) 82.370

SILVER Jose Moreno & Juan Daniel Molina (ESP) 81.680

BRONZE Goncalo Parreira & Miguel Lopes (POR) 81.400

 

You can find the complete results on the event website: 2023 European Championships in Acrobatic Gymnastics - Varna (BUL) | European Gymnastics

The competition concludes tomorrow with the remaining individual finals for juniors and seniors.