ECh MAG Sofia 2014 - Start of the competition with the juniors

The European Men Championships started with the junior qualifications in an incredible atmosphere with a high level and with a great suspense that suggests the best for the rest of the week.

The men's European Championships began with the juniors qualifications. 

Great Britain came to the competition to win its fourth consecutive team junior title, and that's exactly what they did. They consistently showed difficult and well-executed routines. Only in the last rotation they counted 2 falls but they had already built up enough lead to never be threatened. Russia was second. They were strongest on pommel horse and rings. Floor and high bar gave them some problems. Battle for the bronze was between France and Switzerland. Both had a bad round on pommel horse but did very well on the other events. Italy was 5th with vault being there best event. The biggest surprise was a strong Israeli team, that placed 6th. Germany and Ukraine didn't do as expected, placing 9th and 10th.  

Subdivision 1 features gymnasts from Romania, Poland, Iceland, Serbia, Greece, Slovenia, Austria, Georgia, Slovakia and Sweden. 

Austria had a strong performance, taking the lead with 236.220. Sweden is in second with 233.254. Romania is in third with 227.533.

In the all-around Tantalidis (GRE) leads ahead of Hoeck (AUT) and Vanstroem (SWE).

Subdivision  2: a fantastic performance by the Israeli team takes them into the lead with 241.221 ahead of Austria (236.220) and Sweden (233.254)

In the all-around Marios Georgiou (CYP) leads. Khachatryan (ARM) is in second and Onder (TUR) is in third.

Third and last subdivision : Great Britain wins its fourth consecutive junior title! They score a massive 254.094 to beat Russia (252.395) and France (246.402).

In the all-around Nile Wilson (GBR) qualifies in first place with 85.565. Potapov (RUS) is second with 83.999 and Bevan (GBR) is third with 83.856.

 

Event qualifiers are:

Floor: Vrolix (BEL), Jacobs (NED), Regini-Moran (GBR), Thompson (GBR), Kipfer (SUI), Coradi (SUI), Bartolini (ITA), Starikov (RUS)

Pommel horse: Potapov (RUS), Eltcov (RUS), Huddleston (BUL), Bresolin (ITA), Dunkel (GER), Wilson (GBR), Glazer (ISR), Gryko (UKR)

Rings: Glazer (ISR), Hoeck (AUT), Bevan (GBR), Wilson (GBR), Dalaloyan (RUS), Nagornyy (RUS), Russo (ITA), Kachatryan (ARM)

Vault: Regini-Moran (GBR), Dalaloyan (RUS), Hrimeche (FRA), Khachatryan (ARM), Landuyt (BEL), Nagornyy (RUS), Bartolini (ITA), Thompson (GBR)

Parallel bars: Wilson (GBR), Starikov (RUS), Bevan (GBR), Potapov (RUS), Onder (TUR), Yermakov (UKR), Huddleston (BUL), Rijken (NED)

High bar: Wilson (GBR), Srbic (CRO), Hrimeche (FRA), Thompson (GBR), Potapov (RUS), Onder (TUR), Pfiffner (SUI), Coradi (SUI)

 

 

Text: T. Gerets - Adapt. O. Do rosario/UEG

Photo: V. Minkus/UEG