Great Britain regains Team title, historic silver for Switzerland

A long yet rewarding day at the Exhibition Centre in Leipzig (GER) as Europe’s best male artistic gymnasts competed spread over 3 subdivisions for the title of European Team Champion! Also at stake today: much coveted places in the Mixed Team Final, the All-Around Finals and all six Apparatus Finals.

Great Britain showed up with strong credentials as they fielded a team consisting of Olympic medallists Harry Hepworth and Jake Jarman, double European Champion on floor Luke Whitehouse, EYOF Champion Jonas Rushworth and former junior European Champion and newly crowned British all-around Champion Jamie Lewis. With top scores on rings and vault already under their belt, the British lads went into the last rotation with over a point margin over nearest rival Switzerland. The deal was sealed on floor where they counted a 14.400 for Hepworth, 14.033 for Jarman and 14.266 for Whitehouse. What a way to end the night! Great Britain is the 2025 European Team Champion, regaining the title last won in 2022, also in Germany.

Showing their potential, Luca and Matteo Giubellini, Florian Langenegger, Ian Raubal and Noe Seifert gave it their all today for Switzerland. Solid across all apparatuses, their vaulting talent secured them the silver medal. After winning bronze at their home Europeans in Bern back in 2016, this is just the second time the Swiss made the podium. A historic moment worth celebrating. This time it’s silver, what will it be next time?

Going into the last rotation with a lead of around 1 point over Germany, Italy remained rock solid on parallel bars. Yumin Abbadini, Nicola Bartolini, Lorenzo Minh Casali, Edoardo De Rosa and Mario Macchiati showed off their flair and their persistence as they clinched the bronze medal. The Italians repeat their podium place of last year, reaching the podium for the fourth time in a row!

The unfortunate fourth place for the host nation Germany but the men can be proud of their achievements here tonight, highlighted by Andy Toba’s horizontal bar routine that earned him a place in the apparatus final in what he announced to be his last competition.

 

Congratulations to the medallists!

GOLD Great Britain 247.528

SILVER Switzerland 245.727

BRONZE Italy 242.826

Find the full results on our website: 2025 Men's and Women's Artistic Europeans - Leipzig (GER) | European Gymnastics.

These European Championships continue tomorrow with the debut of the Mixed Team Final!