19. April 2013  
Moscow, Russia  
Artistic Gymnastics

Olympic Champion Aliya Mustafina is also the European Queen now ...!

Aliya MUSTAFINA (RUS)

As in the Moscow Olympic Hall today  the 24 best European gymnasts started in their 34th European Championships the Russian hosts desired course a second victory of the day at:
And actually, the fight for title medals played between Romania and the Russians.
At the end Russia's Olympic champion from London, Aliya Mustafina kept the upper hand and won gold with 59.032 points, and so secured the second success of the day and ended up with it after Anna Dementieva (in Berlin 2011) and Ksenia Semenova (in Milan, 2009), the Russian hat trick in the struggle for the crown of European women.

All-around Silver goes to Larisa IORDACHE (ROU, 58.432) and bronze to Anastasia GRISCHINA  (RUS; 57.932).

With 4th place surprised in a good mood the Swiss Giulia Steingruber (57.065), together with the second Romanian, Diana Bulimar....

The winner trio of 2013 Europeans All-around :
Larisa Iordache (ROU) - Champion Aliya MUSTAFINA (RUS) - Anastasia Grishina (RUS)

Ruby Harrod and Svetlana Khorkina in Moscow

* Friday, April 19
WOMEN's All-around Final
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The European All-around title was taken by Russia’s Aliya Mustafina with 59.032, followed by Larisa  Iordache of Romania 58.432 and Anastasia Grishina of Russia (57.932).

Great Britains Ruby Harrold (photo, right)
placed 8th in the all-around final at the 5th Individual European Championships in Moscow - the best ever placing by a British woman in the event.
Ruby produced a clean competition on all four pieces to score her a total of 54.633; Charlie Fellows joined Ruby in the final in her senior championships debut and placed 18th .
Ruby said: “It feels absolutely fantastic, I came to the European Championships aiming for bars final so to finish 8th all-around is fantastic. The competition went really well, I was pretty chilled as I know my routines inside out. To start on vault was good as it helped settle the nerves and to finish on floor which is my favourite piece to compete also helped. I'm pretty proud of what I’ve achieved - I can’t believe it.”

* FINAL RESULTS, Women's all-around

1. Aliya Mustafina (RUS) – 59,032
2. Larisa Iordache (ROU) – 58,432
3. Anastasia Grishina (RUS) – 57,932

4. Bulimar (ROU) – 57,065
5. Steingruber (SUI) – 57,065
6. Popa (ESP) – 55,699
7. Meneghini (ITA) – 55,199
8. Harrold (GBR) – 54,633
9. Vargas (ESP) – 54,333
10. Gustafsson (SWE) – 54,132
11. Makra (HUN) – 53,965
12. Campana (ITA) – 53,965
13. Kaeslin (SUI) – 53,632
14. Hill (GER) – 53,398
15. Martins (POR) – 52,333
16. Van Klaveren (NED) – 51,798
17. Vasylieva (UKR) – 51,332
18. Fellows (GBR) – 51,199
19. Ecker (AUT) – 51,191
20. Sikulova (CZE) – 50,932
21. Akyol (GER) – 50,366
22. Böczögö (HUN) – 50,200
23. Haemmerle (AUT) – 49,932
24. Kysla (UKR) – 37,999

> Results, all, (Overview)

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> the History of European All-around Champions