France, Italy, Bulgaria and Hungary claim European crowns

Antalya’s Gymnastics Center witnessed breathtaking performances today as the senior fought for eternal glory in the 13^th European Aerobics Championships.

Starting off with  star-studded Individual Women’s final, where the 2021 World Champion Ayse Onbasi (TUR), the 2022 World Champion Anastasiia Kurashvili (UKR) and the 2021 junior European Champion Maelys Lenclos (FRA) all battled for the medals. The race for gold proved tight as Maelys Lenclos posted the highest execution for the win! Kurashvili and Borislava Ivanova (BUL) both scored 20.400. Here the execution determined the ranking: silver for Kurashvili and bronze for Ivanova.

Third in 2021 at home in Italy, top qualifier Davide Nacci stunned the audience with an incredible exercise to the theme of ‘The Hunchback of the Notre-Dame’, complemented by his beautiful matching outfit. His reward? The European title! In second place, Nacci’s best friend Francesco Sebastio who got the crowd on its feet courtesy of his Elvis Presley imitation. 2021 World Champion Miquel Mane (ESP) clinched the bronze in a tie-breaker with Romania’s Leonard Manta, and just 0.050 of Portugal’s Rui Cansado.

We witnessed another tale of successful juniors turning into senior Champions here in the Mixed Pairs final. Bulgarian duo Borislava Ivanova and Hristo Manolov embraced the spotlight, comfortably transitioning from 2021 junior Champions to 2023 senior European Champions. 2 tenths behind them, Italians Lucrezia Rexhepi and Matteo Falera gracefully grabbed the silver, while Romania’s Darius Branda and Daria Mihaiu were delighted with the bronze.

France continued its winning mood in Trios, again with Maelys Lenclos in its ranks. Lenclos teamed up with Clara Lestruhaut and Victoria Trosset to produce a routine that earned a whopping 3.647 in difficulty, the highest of this final. Combine that with great execution and artistry, and the gold returns to France. Securely in silver medal position we see one of the Romanian trios, featuring David Gavrilovici, Leonard Manta and Claudia Ristea. Italy claims yet another medal, a bronze this time for Sara Cutini, Davide Nacci and Francesco Sebastio.

Just moments later, Cutini, Nacci and Sebastio, joined by Anna Bullo and Matteo Falera (ITA) excelled yet again, this time cruising to victory in the Groups final, acing their artistry and execution marks. Making a name for themselves here, Finland took the silver medal, courtesy of Nea Hukkanen, Nea Kivelae, Adeelia Koponen, Hilda Laaksonen and Nanne Teinikivi. Dora Akoshegyi, Fanni Csitkovics, Fruzsina Fejer, Zoltan Locsei and Andras Agoston Mikulecz combined their efforts to bring the bronze back to Hungary.

Last but not least, the Aerobic Dance final gave the gymnasts the opportunity to impressive the audience. Top choreography and intense enthusiasm on display and a perfect way to end a wonderful event. Hungary claimed the title, a tenth ahead of Romania, with Italy in the bronze medal position.

 

Congratulations to the medallists!

Individual Women

GOLD Maelys Lenclos (FRA) 20.550

SILVER Anastasiia Kurashvili (UKR) 20.400

BRONZE Borislava Ivanova (BUL) 20.400

Individual Men

GOLD Davide Nacci (ITA) 20.900

SILVER Francesco Sebastio (ITA) 20.750

BRONZE Miquel Mane (ESP) 20.150

Mixed Pairs

GOLD Borislava Ivanova & Hristo Manolov (BUL) 19.950

SILVER Lucrezia Rexhepi & Matteo Falera (ITA) 19.750

BRONZE Darius Branda & Daria Mihaiu (ROU) 19.550

Trios

GOLD Clara Lestruhaut, Maelys Lenclos & Victoria Trosset (FRA) 20.447

SILVER David Gavrilovici, Leonard Manta & Claudia Ristea (ROU) 20.277

BRONZE Sara Cutini, Davide Nacci & Francesco Sebastio (ITA) 19.894

 

Groups

GOLD Sara Cutini, Anna Bullo, Matteo Falera, Francesco Sebastio & Davide Nacci (ITA) 20.222

SILVER Nea Hukkanen, Nea Kivelae, Adeelia Koponen, Hilda Laaksonen & Nanne Teinikivi (FIN) 19.517

BRONZE Dora Akoshegyi, Fanni Csitkovics, Fruzsina Fejer, Zoltan Locsei & Andras Agoston Mikulecz (HUN) 19.183

Aerobic Dance

GOLD Fanni Csitkovics, Fruzsina Fejer, Kamilla Goda, Vivien Kovacs, Zoltan Locsei, Anna Makranszki, Andras Agoston Mikulecz & Vanessza Ruzicska (HUN) 17.900

SILVER Madalin Boldea, Sandra Dinca, David Gavrilovici, Vladut Popa, Daria Mihaiu, Antonio Surdu, Larisa Suiu & Claudia Ristea (ROU) 17.800

BRONZE Matteo Falera, Andrea Colnago, Lucrezia Rexhepi, Alice Pettinari, Ariana Ciurlanti, Nicole Alighieri, Sofia Cavalleri & Gaia Laurino (ITA) 17.550

Full results are published on the event website: 2023 European Championships in Aerobic Gymnastics - Antalya (TUR) | European Gymnastics

With these finals, this 13^th edition of the Aerobics Europeans comes to an end. Thank you to all the gymnasts for their enthusiasm and dedication, and to the Turkish Gymnastics Federation for the wonderful organisation!