Ukraine wins the 2020 European team title

The top 6 senior teams competed in the final today, fighting for their place on the podium.

The Ukrainian men’s team, featuring Vladyslav Hryko, Petro Pakhniuk, Igor Radivilov, Roman Vashchenko and Yevgen Yudenkov, competed well on floor and pommel horse to take the lead early on. Igor Radivilov contributed a 14.600 on rings and 14.800 for a fabulous vault, while Pakhniuk excelled on pommel horse (14.400) and parallel bars (15.066). Going into the last rotation, the victory was theirs to take. They did not let the pressure get to them, posting a total score of 248.963 to clinch their first ever team title.

First in qualification, hosts Turkey suffered a last-minute injury which forced all-arounder Abdelrahman Elgamal to scratch from floor and vault. He was replaced on those events by Ibrahim Colak and Umit Samiloglu respectively. These changed visibly affected them but the team did a fantastic job on rings and parallel bars where they outscored their Ukrainian rivals. Unfortunately, three falls off high bar sealed their fate .. the silver medal, their first ever team European medal!

The battle for bronze was decided only after the very last routine when Krisztofer Meszaros’ floor earned a 14.333 which ensured them their place on the podium. Israel missed out by just over a point as Alexander Shatilov and Artem Dolgopyat put in a stellar effort.

Bulgaria was in medal contention until the last rotation, when pommel horse got the better of them. Austria placed sixth in their first ever team final, a point away from 5^th place.

 

Congratulations to the European team medallists!

GOLD Ukraine 248.963

SILVER Turkey 244.793

BRONZE Hungary 240.393

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

The competition concludes tomorrow with the apparatus finals!