24. April 2010
Birmingham, Great Britain
Artistic Gymnastics
Germany won its first Europeans Team Gold ever!
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Golden German Team! |
For the first time ever the German gymnasts win the Gold medal at a Team-European Championship.
After Silver behind Russia two years ago, they won the Gold in Birmingham today with 266,150 points and a comfortable advantage over the host Great Britain(263,025), who, in the last Team-European Championship didn't even reach the finals with the 9th place!
France got the Bronze who in Lausanne 2008 were only in 5th position. In the absence of the title-holder Russia (- who didn't arrive in Birmíngham, also like Ukraine and Belarus) the Swiss were in 5th position behind Spain 4th - therewith both were good in front of Italy and Romania and Greece, who didn't show an upwards trend during this continental Champsionships ...
After Silver behind Russia two years ago, they won the Gold in Birmingham today with 266,150 points and a comfortable advantage over the host Great Britain(263,025), who, in the last Team-European Championship didn't even reach the finals with the 9th place!
France got the Bronze who in Lausanne 2008 were only in 5th position. In the absence of the title-holder Russia (- who didn't arrive in Birmíngham, also like Ukraine and Belarus) the Swiss were in 5th position behind Spain 4th - therewith both were good in front of Italy and Romania and Greece, who didn't show an upwards trend during this continental Champsionships ...
The historical first European team title for a German team also the first silver medal for the Brits
in front of Franch Equipe
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32. GYMNASTICS-EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2010
- Birmingham, 24. April -
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* TEAM FINALS MEN'S
Without the favorite Russia...laconic comment by the German selection coach Andreas HIRSCH: "Whoever doesn't appear at the party, cannot dance...!"
The Swiss team starts at the pommel horse, the Germans with the rings, therefore has to deal with the shiver-apparatus right at the end ...'
- Birmingham, 24. April -
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* TEAM FINALS MEN'S
Without the favorite Russia...laconic comment by the German selection coach Andreas HIRSCH: "Whoever doesn't appear at the party, cannot dance...!"
The Swiss team starts at the pommel horse, the Germans with the rings, therefore has to deal with the shiver-apparatus right at the end ...'
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1st ROTATION:
Fantastic start for ROMANIA on vault. They got 48,150 points at this apparatus, an average per gymnast of 16,050 points! But noone is nervous, because the point average with vault is always a little higher than that of other apparatus ...!
SWITZERLAND:
* Roman GISI (SUI) - Pommel horse, ... unfortunately falls with Magyar ...(5.20)= 12,350
* Mark RAMSEIER ... clean exercise until the end ...(5.6)=14.025
* Claudio CAPELLI (SUI) - starts well, "WuGuonian" with problems, fights...slight pressure during the handstand exit ..(6.o)=13725.
GERMANY
* Fabian HAMBÜCHEN - Rings- exercise without any mistakes - (5.9)=14,400
* Philipp BOY - sovereign gymnastics even with the difficult Asarjan over push up to the swallow - strong starting exercise - (6.0)=14,475
Marcel NGUYEN - wobbles in the handstand, but evens this out immediately - optimal .. (6.3)=14,600.
.... the German team with 91,000 points moves ahead of France (-0,3) into the lead, then the Brits (-4,325!)
GREAT BRITAIN
Daniel PURVIS - floor- good starting exercise ... (6.4)=14,960
Samuel HUNTER - ... various insecurities and stance problems... (6.3)=14,575
*Kristian THOMAS - ... problem-free exercise ... (6.2)=14,925.
FRANCE (rings)
* SABOT - landing correction.. only A-5.7=
* TOMMASONE ... many small "difficulties" ... only 5.2=13,275
AIT SAID - shows his abilities - (6.8)=15,125!!
* Stance after the first round
1. ROU - 48,175; 2. GRE - 45,075; 3. GBR - 44,450
4. GER - 43,475; 5. ESP - 43,100; 6. FRA - 42,675
7. ITA - 42,350; 8. SUI - 40,100 ...
Fantastic start for ROMANIA on vault. They got 48,150 points at this apparatus, an average per gymnast of 16,050 points! But noone is nervous, because the point average with vault is always a little higher than that of other apparatus ...!
SWITZERLAND:
* Roman GISI (SUI) - Pommel horse, ... unfortunately falls with Magyar ...(5.20)= 12,350
* Mark RAMSEIER ... clean exercise until the end ...(5.6)=14.025
* Claudio CAPELLI (SUI) - starts well, "WuGuonian" with problems, fights...slight pressure during the handstand exit ..(6.o)=13725.
GERMANY
* Fabian HAMBÜCHEN - Rings- exercise without any mistakes - (5.9)=14,400
* Philipp BOY - sovereign gymnastics even with the difficult Asarjan over push up to the swallow - strong starting exercise - (6.0)=14,475
Marcel NGUYEN - wobbles in the handstand, but evens this out immediately - optimal .. (6.3)=14,600.
.... the German team with 91,000 points moves ahead of France (-0,3) into the lead, then the Brits (-4,325!)
GREAT BRITAIN
Daniel PURVIS - floor- good starting exercise ... (6.4)=14,960
Samuel HUNTER - ... various insecurities and stance problems... (6.3)=14,575
*Kristian THOMAS - ... problem-free exercise ... (6.2)=14,925.
FRANCE (rings)
* SABOT - landing correction.. only A-5.7=
* TOMMASONE ... many small "difficulties" ... only 5.2=13,275
AIT SAID - shows his abilities - (6.8)=15,125!!
* Stance after the first round
1. ROU - 48,175; 2. GRE - 45,075; 3. GBR - 44,450
4. GER - 43,475; 5. ESP - 43,100; 6. FRA - 42,675
7. ITA - 42,350; 8. SUI - 40,100 ...
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2. ROTATION
During GREAT BRITAINS Louis SMITH demonstrated world class gymnastics on the pommel horse, (6.7)=15,550 - KEATINGS fell off unexpectadly (6.0)=13.700;
France profits a little with its vault bonus, RAYEPIN almost falls, but still got (7.0)=15,550;
Germany's HAMBÜCHEN again showed ambitious gymnastics (Jurtschenko, double twist : (6.2)=15,625)
Matthias FAHRIG showed a superb Rochè-demonstration with vault: (6.6)=16,175; NGUYEN after Tsukahara with a side-step out of the landing zone (6.6)=15,775.
Germany in the lead ...!
Romanias IANCU did a handstand "marathon" on the bars ((5.2)=11,52, BOIDOSO slips off, but just avoided the fall ... (5.3)=12,800;
* Preliminary stance, 2. apparatus:
1. GER - 91,000; 2. FRA - 89,700; 3. GBR - 88,675;
4. ROU - 86,675; 5. ITA - 86,325; 6. GRE - 85,825
7. ESP - 84,825; 8. SUI - 82,325
During GREAT BRITAINS Louis SMITH demonstrated world class gymnastics on the pommel horse, (6.7)=15,550 - KEATINGS fell off unexpectadly (6.0)=13.700;
France profits a little with its vault bonus, RAYEPIN almost falls, but still got (7.0)=15,550;
Germany's HAMBÜCHEN again showed ambitious gymnastics (Jurtschenko, double twist : (6.2)=15,625)
Matthias FAHRIG showed a superb Rochè-demonstration with vault: (6.6)=16,175; NGUYEN after Tsukahara with a side-step out of the landing zone (6.6)=15,775.
Germany in the lead ...!
Romanias IANCU did a handstand "marathon" on the bars ((5.2)=11,52, BOIDOSO slips off, but just avoided the fall ... (5.3)=12,800;
* Preliminary stance, 2. apparatus:
1. GER - 91,000; 2. FRA - 89,700; 3. GBR - 88,675;
4. ROU - 86,675; 5. ITA - 86,325; 6. GRE - 85,825
7. ESP - 84,825; 8. SUI - 82,325
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3. ROTATION
Germany on the parallel bars:
SPIRIDONOV as starting gymnasts - without any mistakes (5.9)=14,400; HAMBÜCHEN improves, tiny correction after the backward support but a good team exercise..(5.9)=14,775; NGUYEN tops it after his difficult Dimitrenko : the Tsukahara-exit!! Applaus in the hall, as from the team! (6.2)=14,975.
FRANCE'S SABOT suddenly sits on the bars after a Tippelt ... and also TOMMASONE has a break in the exercise, whilst ITALY quietly does well on the floor!
SWITZERLAND with vault: ... catch up as much as possible!!
Roman GISI: Yurchenko double twist (6,2) into a perfect stand!! (6.2)=15,700;
Claudio CAPELLI: Kasamtsu 1/, also a secure standing position (6.2)=15,600 (6,2);
Niki BÖSCHENSTEIN - high RochÈ (handspring and double sommersault tucked )- unfortunately into sitting- (6.6)=14,825.
*Preliminary results after the 3rd apparatus - Half-time
1. GER - 135,150; 2. ITA - 132; 100 3. FRA - 131,675
4. GBR - 130,825; 5. SUI - 128,450; 6. GRE - 128,425
7. ROU - 128,125; 8. ESP - 127,700.
Germany on the parallel bars:
SPIRIDONOV as starting gymnasts - without any mistakes (5.9)=14,400; HAMBÜCHEN improves, tiny correction after the backward support but a good team exercise..(5.9)=14,775; NGUYEN tops it after his difficult Dimitrenko : the Tsukahara-exit!! Applaus in the hall, as from the team! (6.2)=14,975.
FRANCE'S SABOT suddenly sits on the bars after a Tippelt ... and also TOMMASONE has a break in the exercise, whilst ITALY quietly does well on the floor!
SWITZERLAND with vault: ... catch up as much as possible!!
Roman GISI: Yurchenko double twist (6,2) into a perfect stand!! (6.2)=15,700;
Claudio CAPELLI: Kasamtsu 1/, also a secure standing position (6.2)=15,600 (6,2);
Niki BÖSCHENSTEIN - high RochÈ (handspring and double sommersault tucked )- unfortunately into sitting- (6.6)=14,825.
*Preliminary results after the 3rd apparatus - Half-time
1. GER - 135,150; 2. ITA - 132; 100 3. FRA - 131,675
4. GBR - 130,825; 5. SUI - 128,450; 6. GRE - 128,425
7. ROU - 128,125; 8. ESP - 127,700.
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4. ROTATION
Germany on the high-bar:
M. NGUYEN errorless gymnastics during the entire Kolman, Kovacz (2x) .. (6.2)=14,625;
*P. BOY - gets on the apparatus with a huge amount of pressure...concentrated gymnastics...the tension releases - the man seems to have won maturity! .. (6.9)=15,375. The group is in a great mood!
Also HAMBÜCHEN: (6.7)=15,175:
Spain catches up with good points with vault!
* Botella - Tsukahara 21/2 .. (6.9)=15,375;
... what are the SWISS doing on the parallel-bars?
*CAPELLI - clean and flowing gymnastics all the way through: (5.5)=14,425;
*BÖSCHENSTEIN: .. all good, apart from the exit-hop (5.8)=14,575;
*Lucas FISCHER - Belle - Tippelt – Tippelt into hanging - Healy – Morisue thistime sovereignly continued ... - backward support– double salto- nice exercise with an improvement from the previous day: (6.1)=14,950!
* GREAT BRITAIN with vault:
* KEATINGS - points with the Tsukahara 21/2 .. (6.2)=15,600;
* PURVIS - Yurtshenko 2/1, correction step.. (6.2)=15,575;
* HUNTER - Yurtshenko 2/1 .. (6.2)=15,700.
... UPPS - France again unlucky with the high-bar:
* TOMMASONE - falls soon after the exit .. (5.7)=13,075; the best in the pre-competition falls back even further!
* Preliminary results
1. GER - 180,325; 2. GBR - 177,700; 3. ESP - 174,825;
4. FRA - 173,050; 5. SUI - 172,400; 5. ITA - 172,400
7. GRE - 171,925; 8. ROU - 171,800
Germany on the high-bar:
M. NGUYEN errorless gymnastics during the entire Kolman, Kovacz (2x) .. (6.2)=14,625;
*P. BOY - gets on the apparatus with a huge amount of pressure...concentrated gymnastics...the tension releases - the man seems to have won maturity! .. (6.9)=15,375. The group is in a great mood!
Also HAMBÜCHEN: (6.7)=15,175:
Spain catches up with good points with vault!
* Botella - Tsukahara 21/2 .. (6.9)=15,375;
... what are the SWISS doing on the parallel-bars?
*CAPELLI - clean and flowing gymnastics all the way through: (5.5)=14,425;
*BÖSCHENSTEIN: .. all good, apart from the exit-hop (5.8)=14,575;
*Lucas FISCHER - Belle - Tippelt – Tippelt into hanging - Healy – Morisue thistime sovereignly continued ... - backward support– double salto- nice exercise with an improvement from the previous day: (6.1)=14,950!
* GREAT BRITAIN with vault:
* KEATINGS - points with the Tsukahara 21/2 .. (6.2)=15,600;
* PURVIS - Yurtshenko 2/1, correction step.. (6.2)=15,575;
* HUNTER - Yurtshenko 2/1 .. (6.2)=15,700.
... UPPS - France again unlucky with the high-bar:
* TOMMASONE - falls soon after the exit .. (5.7)=13,075; the best in the pre-competition falls back even further!
* Preliminary results
1. GER - 180,325; 2. GBR - 177,700; 3. ESP - 174,825;
4. FRA - 173,050; 5. SUI - 172,400; 5. ITA - 172,400
7. GRE - 171,925; 8. ROU - 171,800
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5th ROTATION
GERMANY on the floor:
* HAMBÜCHEN - brings through his last exercise of the day perfectly for the team ..(6.1)=16,600;
... now come the two best floor gymnasts of the previous day:
* FAHRIG: - not as sovereign as yesterday, but the best of the day until now .. (6.7)=15,125;
* NGUYEN: the second best floor gymnast of the precompetition remains constant, is celebrated by his team ... (6.5)=14,900;
SWISS High-bar gymnastics:
* BÖSCHENSTEIN - ... completed the exercise well, important !! .. (5.8)=13,950;
* GISI - ... solidly executed .. unfortunately two big step-outs after the doubleTshukara... (5.8)=13,575;
* FISCHER - Healy - Jägersalto streched– Winkler – Deff, secure– jumped pirouette ( "Quast"-twist)- unfortunately double-Tsukahara with a big step-out – (6.4)=14,700.
GREAT BRITAIN good start on the bars, but...:
* PURVIS - ... nice team exercise, concentrated ... (5.7)=14,700;
* HUNTER - ... wobbles a little in the handstand... ((5.6)=14,375;
* KEATINGS - ... looses his grip very early on- falls, like yesterday ... (6.0) = 13,400;
!! ... the EM-hosts lie in the sum only 2,8 points behind Germany... the Germans have to remain patient. Also the French, who with a 2,4-point disadvantage of a Medal lie behind the Spaniards !!
Here, everything is possible ...
* Preliminary results before the last apparatus:
1. GER - 224,950; 2. GBR - 220,125; 3. ESP - 217,925;
4. FRA - 215,575 5. SUI - 214,625
GERMANY on the floor:
* HAMBÜCHEN - brings through his last exercise of the day perfectly for the team ..(6.1)=16,600;
... now come the two best floor gymnasts of the previous day:
* FAHRIG: - not as sovereign as yesterday, but the best of the day until now .. (6.7)=15,125;
* NGUYEN: the second best floor gymnast of the precompetition remains constant, is celebrated by his team ... (6.5)=14,900;
SWISS High-bar gymnastics:
* BÖSCHENSTEIN - ... completed the exercise well, important !! .. (5.8)=13,950;
* GISI - ... solidly executed .. unfortunately two big step-outs after the doubleTshukara... (5.8)=13,575;
* FISCHER - Healy - Jägersalto streched– Winkler – Deff, secure– jumped pirouette ( "Quast"-twist)- unfortunately double-Tsukahara with a big step-out – (6.4)=14,700.
GREAT BRITAIN good start on the bars, but...:
* PURVIS - ... nice team exercise, concentrated ... (5.7)=14,700;
* HUNTER - ... wobbles a little in the handstand... ((5.6)=14,375;
* KEATINGS - ... looses his grip very early on- falls, like yesterday ... (6.0) = 13,400;
!! ... the EM-hosts lie in the sum only 2,8 points behind Germany... the Germans have to remain patient. Also the French, who with a 2,4-point disadvantage of a Medal lie behind the Spaniards !!
Here, everything is possible ...
* Preliminary results before the last apparatus:
1. GER - 224,950; 2. GBR - 220,125; 3. ESP - 217,925;
4. FRA - 215,575 5. SUI - 214,625
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6. ROTATION
GERMANY on the pommel horse
* Eugen SPIRIDONOV - he always and so often is a "secure bench" - also today: start exercise - good gymnastics all the way through. ((5.6) = 14,225;
* Matthias FAHRIG - one knows he doesn't particularly like the pommel horse - and unfortunately also sees this...despite this .. he fights for his team and that is all that counts now .. (5.1) = 12,650;
* Philipp BOY - ... who usually shows his nervousness...today? strong nerves, secure, mature profile, Germany has got more than just one top gymnast !! Philipp comes through .. (5.8) = 14,325 - the team embraces each other, seemingly lucky but still a little sceptical, will it be a historic gymnastics moment for the Germans...??
* SWITZERLAND on the floor ...:
* Roman GISI - completed exercise .. (5.5) = 13,850;
* Mark RAMSEIER - not without errors in diverse landings and standing positions, but goes through with .. (5.3) = 13,775;
* Claudio CAPELLI - double-twist and tucked very clean, nice exercise with almost no minus points!! (6.1) =14,900, lovely ending!
... then the BRITS on the high-bar...:
* Daniel KEATINGS - without mistakes.. (5.7)=14,125;
* Samuel HUNTER - visually clean and good gymnastics but not difficult enough.. (6.3) = 14,575;
* Kristian THOMAS - ... had to get over 17 points - which is impossible - so Germany is already now and for the first time in gymnastics history the TEAM-EUROPEAN CHAMPION !!
GERMANY on the pommel horse
* Eugen SPIRIDONOV - he always and so often is a "secure bench" - also today: start exercise - good gymnastics all the way through. ((5.6) = 14,225;
* Matthias FAHRIG - one knows he doesn't particularly like the pommel horse - and unfortunately also sees this...despite this .. he fights for his team and that is all that counts now .. (5.1) = 12,650;
* Philipp BOY - ... who usually shows his nervousness...today? strong nerves, secure, mature profile, Germany has got more than just one top gymnast !! Philipp comes through .. (5.8) = 14,325 - the team embraces each other, seemingly lucky but still a little sceptical, will it be a historic gymnastics moment for the Germans...??
* SWITZERLAND on the floor ...:
* Roman GISI - completed exercise .. (5.5) = 13,850;
* Mark RAMSEIER - not without errors in diverse landings and standing positions, but goes through with .. (5.3) = 13,775;
* Claudio CAPELLI - double-twist and tucked very clean, nice exercise with almost no minus points!! (6.1) =14,900, lovely ending!
... then the BRITS on the high-bar...:
* Daniel KEATINGS - without mistakes.. (5.7)=14,125;
* Samuel HUNTER - visually clean and good gymnastics but not difficult enough.. (6.3) = 14,575;
* Kristian THOMAS - ... had to get over 17 points - which is impossible - so Germany is already now and for the first time in gymnastics history the TEAM-EUROPEAN CHAMPION !!
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... but now the German team was more than happy!! |
* FINAL STANCE: EM-Team-Final
1. GERMANY - 266,150
2. GREAT BRITAIN - 263,025
3. FRANCE - 260,100
4. SPAIN - 258,800
5. SWITZERLAND - 257,150
6. ITATALY- 254,975
7. ROMANIA - 254,675
8. GREECE - 253,225
>> Detailed Results
1. GERMANY - 266,150
2. GREAT BRITAIN - 263,025
3. FRANCE - 260,100
4. SPAIN - 258,800
5. SWITZERLAND - 257,150
6. ITATALY- 254,975
7. ROMANIA - 254,675
8. GREECE - 253,225
>> Detailed Results
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