21. June 2015  
Baku, Azerbaijan  
Sports Acrobatics

I. EUROPEAN GAMES 2015 - Acrobatic Gymnastics

The non-Olympic discipline of Acrobatic Gymnastics of the Ist European Games 2015 in Baku will compete together with the Olympic rhythmic gymnastics.
→ In Acrobatics Gymnastics  51 athletes (9 mixed pairs and 11 women’s groups) will compete, from 17 to 21 June, at the National Gymnastics Arena
All the four 4 rhythmic apparatus pieces will be alternated in competition interspersed with Acrobatic women’s group in the first 2 rotations and mixed pairs in the last 2 rotations. In Acrobatics qualification both mixed pairs and women’s group present 2 exercises: 1 balance and 1 dynamic. The top 6 combined results advance to the all-around final where they have to present a combined exercise. This score will be added to the qualification score to determine the all-around ranking. The top 6 results per exercise qualify to the event finals. Only the score in the event final counts for the result.

♦♦ Acrobatic Gymnastics Qualification (Wednesday, June 17)
In Acrobatics today’s session saw both the mixed pairs and the women’s groups perform their balance and dynamic exercises.
All teams will compete their combined exercise on Friday, June 19 to determine the all-around medals.
Belgium topped the standing in the women’s group and was second in the mixed pair, while Russia leads the mixed pairs and is second in the women’s group

* Qualified to women’s group balance final:
1.      Belgium 29.090; 2.      Belarus 28.560;   3.      Great Britain 28.190
4.      Russia 28.170; 5.      Azerbaijan 27.680; 6.      Ukraine 27.560

* Qualified to women’s group dynamic final:
1.      Russia 28.740;           2.   Belgium 28.730;   3.      Belarus 28.070
4.      Great Britain 28.040; 5.   Ukraine 27.410;    6.      Azerbaijan 27.140

* Qualified to mixed pairs’ balance final:
1.      Russia 30.010;  2.      Belgium 28.930;   3.      Great Britain 28.360
4.      Ukraine 28.040; 5.      Portugal 26.830; 6.      Azerbaijan 25.750

* Qualified to mixed pairs’ dynamic final:
1.      Russia 29.550;  2.      Belgium 28.590;  3.      Great Britain 28.450
4.      Ukraine 27.530; 5.      Bulgaria 27.420;  6.      Azerbaijan 26.520

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