The SmartScoring Shooting Star award goes to … Tachina Peeters (BEL) and Daniel Schmidt (GER) !

At the conclusion of the 28^th European Championships in Trampoline, Double Mini-Trampoline and Tumbling in Rimini (ITA), Kamran Ramazanov, CEO of our global partner SmartScoring presented the SmartScoring Shooting star award to Belgium’s Tachina Peeters and Germany’s Daniel Schmidt.

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.

Tachina Peeters has been the leading lady of Belgian tumbling for many years, often being the sole Belgian tumbler at international events. After a series of 4th places, Tachina had her lucky break last year, winning the European title and claiming the bronze at the World Championships. Furthermore she is now backed by her teammates, leading the Belgians to bronze at the Europeans in 2021 and 2022 and to silver at last year’s Worlds. Her continued effort to raise the profile of tumbling in Belgium have certainly paid off.

31-year-old Daniel Schmidt lives and breathes Trampoline, coming from a true trampoline family. Coached by his father, both father and grandfather were also athletes while his fiancée is also a DMT gymnast. Having won 2 European titles in 2010, and several medals since at international events, Daniel promotes DMT proudly in Germany, pushing the younger athletes to bigger competitions. Combining training and coaching with his job as a police officer in Hamburg, Daniel also stars in the German edition of ‘Ninja Warrior’.