Sofia Raffaeli on fire in #Budapest2024 qualification rounds

The past two days Budapest’s Papp Laszlo Sports Arena saw the senior individual gymnasts battling for their place in the all-around and apparatus finals, and for the much sought-after last Olympic ticket.

Qualifications with hoop and ball were on the programme yesterday with clubs and ribbon contested today. Italy’s Sofia Raffaeli topped the leaderboard in the all-around, exactly 2 points ahead of rising star Daniela Munits. Furthermore, the 20-year-old Italian secured the top position with ball and ribbon, while also qualifying for the remaining two finals, hoop and clubs. Defending European all-around Champion Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) aced her hoop and clubs routines, leading the field there, and taking her to the fifth place all-around. Teammate Stiliana Nikolova delighted the crowd as she does wherever she goes, placing third all-around and qualifying to the hoop, ball and ribbon finals. Fourth place in the all-around came courtesy of Taisiia Onofriichuk. Ukraine’s talented first-year senior impressed here in Budapest, keeping her nerves under control. We’ll see her in the all-around, hoop, ball and ribbon finals.

2022 European all-around Champion Daria Atamanov (ISR), reigning World Champion Darja Varfolomeev (GER) and Spain’s Alba Bautista round out the top 8 in the all-around.

The last available Olympic ticket for individuals went to, pending FIG confirmation, Vera Tugolukova (CYP) after a nail-biting battle with Poland’s Liliana Lewinska.

 

Qualified to the all-around final:

1. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 104.350
2. Daniela Munits (ISR) 102.350
3. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 101.950
4. Taisiia Onofriichuk (UKR) 101.400
5. Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) 101.200
6. Daria Atamanov (ISR) 100.950
7. Darja Varfolomeev (GER) 100.800
8. Alba Bautista (ESP) 100.400
9. Margarita Kolosov (GER) 100.100
10. Fanni Pigniczki (HUN) 99.900
11. Vera Tugolukova (CYP) 99.700
12. Ekaterina Vedeneeva (SLO) 99.350
13. Liliana Lewinska (POL) 98.350
14. Milena Baldassarri (ITA) 97.000
15. Zohra Aghamirova (AZE) 95.700
16. Hanna Panna Wiesner (HUN) 95.150
17. Polina Berezina (ESP) 94.850
18. Hatice Gokce Emir (TUR) 93.650
19. Emilia Heichel (POL) 92.900
20. Annaliese Dragan (ROU) 92.750
21. Maria Avgousti (CYP) 92.300
22. Anette Vaher (FIN) 91.650
23. Anastasia Rogozhina (FIN) 91.400
24. Helene Karbanov (FRA) 91.400

 

Qualified to apparatus finals:

Hoop

1. Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) 36.550
2. Daria Atamanov (ISR) 36.350
3. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 35.950
4. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 35.600
5. Daniela Munits (ISR) 34.300
6. Taisiia Onofriichuk (UKR) 34.300
7. Alba Bautista (ESP) 34.050
8. Ekaterina Vedeneeva (SLO) 33.700

 

Ball

1. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 34.950
2. Darja Varfolomeev (GER) 34.700
3. Daniela Munits (ISR) 34.250
4. Alba Bautista (ESP) 34.050
5. Vera Tugolukova (CYP) 34.000
6. Taisiia Onofriichuk (UKR) 33.750
7. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 33.500
8. Fanni Pigniczki (HUN) 33.350

 

Clubs

1. Boryana Kaleyn (BUL) 34.600
2. Vera Tugolukova (CYP) 33.950
3. Daniela Munits (ISR) 33.800
4. Margarita Kolosov (GER) 33.350
5. Milena Baldassarri (ITA) 33.250
6. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 33.200
7. Elvira Krasnobaeva (BUL) 33.200
8. Liliana Lewinska (POL) 33.100

 

Ribbon

1. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 33.800
2. Taisiia Onofriichuk (UKR) 33.350
3. Darja Varfolomeev (GER) 33.200
4. Elvira Krasnobaeva (BUL) 32.800
5. Daria Atamanov (ISR) 32.650
6. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 32.500
7. Alba Bautista (ESP) 32.300
8. Fanni Pigniczki (HUN) 32.000

 

Find the full results on the event website: 2024 Rhythmic Europeans - Budapest (HUN) | European Gymnastics.

These Europeans continue tomorrow with the all-around finals for both senior individuals and groups.