Gytis Chasazyvoras, Ilia Kovtun, Gabriel Burtanete and Krisztian Balasz victorious in junior event finals

What a day for Ilia Kovtun! After winning gold with the team and in the all-around, the talented Ukrainian competed in all 6 apparatus finals, collecting three more European titles (pommel horse, still rings and parallel bars) and a silver on vault. His parallel bars routine truly was in a league of its own, scoring 14.600, almost a point higher that silver medallist Mykyta Melnykov! Also on pommel horse the difference with second place was close to a point. His compatriots shone bright too: silver for Ivan Sevruk on floor, silver on rings and bronze on high bar for Volodymyr Kostiuk.

Gytis Chasazyvoras’ victory on floor was welcomed with pure delight by the Lithuanian delegation. In the next final, he added a silver on pommel horse tied with Israel’s Eyal Indig. Romanian Gabriel Burtanete, the 2019 junior World Champion on vault, now claimed the European title on that event. Hungary continued their success with Krisztian Balasz, bronze at junior Worlds last year, upgrading to gold in Mersin while teammate Botond Molnar clinched the bronze on floor.

The Turkish delegation celebrated 4 medals, two each for Bora Tarhan (bronze on rings and vault) and Mert Efe Kilicer (bronze on parallel bars and silver on high bar).

 

Congratulations to the European junior medallists!

Floor

GOLD Gytis Chasazyvoras (LTU) 13.733

SILVER Ivan Sevruk (UKR) 13.466

BRONZE Botond Molnar (HUN) 13.400

Pommel horse

GOLD Ilia Kovtun (UKR) 14.233

SILVER Gytis Chasazyvoras (LTU) 13.366

SILVER Eyal Indig (ISR) 13.366

Rings

GOLD Ilia Kovtun (UKR) 13.266

SILVER Volodymyr Kostiuk (UKR) 13.166

BRONZE Bora Tarhan (TUR) 13.000

Vault

GOLD Gabriel Burtanete (ROU) 14.283

SILVER Ilia Kovtun (UKR) 14.033

BRONZE Bora Tarhan (TUR) 14.016

Parallel bars

GOLD Ilia Kovtun (UKR) 14.600

SILVER Mykyta Melnykov (UKR) 13.666

BRONZE Mert Efe Kilicer (TUR) 13.266

High bar

GOLD Krisztian Balasz (HUN) 13.366

SILVER Mert Efe Kilicer (TUR) 12.933

BRONZE Volodymyr Kostiuk (UKR) 12.900

You can find the complete results on https://www.europeangymnastics.com/event/2020-european-championships-mens-artistic-gymnastics-new-location/results

The competition continues this afternoon with the senior apparatus finals!