Lihie Raz stands out in thrilling Online Europeans preparation event!

Lihie Raz enjoyed a thrilling outing on Tuesday and put her Leipzig preparations into practice with a treble of victories in the online European Championships preparation event, presented with Elevien.

It was a thriller of an event on the men’s side of competition, with Olympic medallists Jake Jarman and Harry Hepworth two victors from an all-action lineup.

Lihie’s day of success at a home gym

For Raz, the 21-year-old from Israel showed the prowess we are so used to seeing from previous European Championships, as the 2020 floor bronze medallist first saw her floor routine achieve success here, before a split-score on vault, victory on uneven bars and bronze on the balance beam.

In what was a day that saw Israel collect 10 women’s podium positions from a possible 12, Raz wasted no time in making the hype a reality. Considerable victories on uneven bars and floor made a significant statement, while on vault her 12.950 was matched by teammate Yali Shoshani.

On the balance beam, it was Croatia’s Mila Prpic who came out on top though, and by some distance. Prpic’s 12.950 was 0.900 ahead of the chasing pack, with Roni Shamay and Lihie Raz behind.

Italy and Great Britain thrive in men’s competition

And while Israel largely won the medals in women’s competition, on the men’s side it was an open book.

Coming into competition it was easy to have eyes on a Great Britain team packed with European, World and Olympic medallists. And few in Europe at present are more renowned than Jake Jarman.

The vaulting supremo picked up bronze in Paris on the floor, but here he was at his absolutely enthralling best to win gold on vault. As the reigning European champion, he did it in the style we’ve come to know and be amazed by. Jarman’s 14.733 from his two vaults saw him ahead of teammate Harry Hepworth, with 2022 World champion Artur Davtyan of Armenia completing the top three.

Hepworth would collect a victory of his own though, in a style of event he’s come to thrive in. After big victories in the Perfect 10 at the end of 2024, Hepworth won on rings with 14.400, just 0.100 ahead of rings specialist Courtney Tulloch, with Artur Avetisyan on 14.200.

For Italy, it was a successful day too, notably on the pommel horse. While Armenia’s exciting duo of Mamikon Khachatryan and Hamlet Manukyan reached the podium, it was Gabriele Targhetta’s 14.750 that secured the top prize.

Italy would thrive too on both the floor and the horizontal bar. To floor first, where Mario Macchiati’s 13.325 put him ahead of Arthur Ballon of France, with Lorenzo Bonicelli in third.

And then on that bar, Bonicelli ensured he wasn’t out of a top place for long. His 13.666 was the top result for an all-Italian podium, as Yumin Abbadini (13.333) and Carlo Macchini (13.333) both came close behind.

Completing our day with parallel bars, it was a significant evening for Serbia’s Petar Vefic. His 13.233 proved the best score on the apparatus, with Jarman and Abbadini ensuring that their nations were again represented in the top spots.

WAG Results

Vault

= GOLD Lihie Raz (ISR) - 12.950

= GOLD Yali Shoshani (ISR) - 12.950

BRONZE Hildur Maja Gudmundsdottir (ISL) – 12.800

Uneven Bars

GOLD Lihie Raz (ISR) - 13.050

SILVER Roni Shamay (ISR) – 12.600

BRONZE Yali Shoshani (ISR) – 12.200

Balance Beam

GOLD Mila Prpic (CRO) – 12.950

SILVER Roni Shamay (ISR) – 11.850

BRONZE Lihie Raz (ISR) – 11.150

Floor

GOLD Lihie Raz (ISR) – 12.350

SILVER Noga Shalit (ISR) – 11.950

BRONZE Yali Shoshani (ISR) – 11.600

MAG Results

Floor

GOLD Mario Macchiati (ITA) – 13.325

SILVER Arthur Ballon (FRA) – 13.150

BRONZE Lorenzo Bonicelli (ITA) – 13.100

Pommel Horse

GOLD Gabriele Targhetta (ITA) 14.750

SILVER Mamikon Khachatryan (ARM) 14.700

BRONZE Hamlet Manukyan (ARM) 14.475

Still Rings

GOLD Harry Hepworth (GBR) – 14.400

SILVER Courtney Tulloch (GBR) – 14.300

BRONZE Artur Avetisyan (ARM) – 14.200

Vault

GOLD Jake Jarman (GBR) – 14.733

SILVER Harry Hepworth (GBR) – 14.549

BRONZE Artur Davtyan (ARM) – 14.500

Parallel Bars

GOLD Petar Vefic (SRB) – 13.233

SILVER Jake Jarman (GBR) – 13.066

BRONZE Yumin Abbadini (ITA) – 12.833

Horizontal Bar

GOLD Lorenzo Bonicelli (ITA) – 13.666

SILVER Yumin Abbadini (ITA) – 13.333

BRONZE Carlo Macchini (ITA) – 13.333

You can watch all of the routines back – and catch up on every score – by downloading the Elevien App. Just head to the App or Play Store, search for Elevien and relive this and plenty of previous competitions!

This event acted as a preparation event ahead of the Leipzig 2025 Artistic Gymnastics European Championships, which takes place from 26-31 May. Keep your eyes on our social channels and website for even more build up!