Italy retains Team title on opening day of #Leipzig2025

The much-anticipated 2025 European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics opened today in the German city of Leipzig with the qualification rounds and team final in Women’s Artistic Gymnastics.

Spread over 4 subdivisions, Europe’s female stars gave the best of themselves in an attempt to obtain a place in the mixed team, all-around and / or apparatus finals. And to get on the podium with the team!

Defending Champions Italy featured a fascinating mix of experience courtesy of Alice D’Amato and Manila Esposito, blended with youthful energy by Giulia Perotti, Emma Fioravanti and Sofia Tonelli. With the highest scores on beam and floor and solid results on vault and bars, the Italians secured the top spot, showing the world that they are ready to tackle this new Olympic cycle in the same fashion as they finished the previous one. Italy is the Champion of Europe yet again!

In dramatic style, the host nation’s Helen Kevric, Janoah Mueller, Lea Marie Quaas, Karina Schoenmaier and Silja Stoehr earned the silver medal. Under massive crowd support, the German ladies sealed the deal with strong vaulting. Earlier, Helen Kevric aced her bars set for the top score of the day, a whopping 14.766! Smiles all around as the young and talented team celebrated with the audience on the podium.

More delighted faces in the French corner as Lorette Charpy, Ming Van Eijken, Romane Hamelin, Djenna Laroui and Morgane Osyssek-Reimer held off a strong challenge by Romania -by just under half a point- for the bronze medal.

An exciting day that sets the stage for the coming week!

 

Congratulations to the medallists!

GOLD Italy 161.930

SILVER Germany 158.396

BRONZE France 156.728

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 men’s qualification round and team final!