New Champions crowned at #AER2025

The brand-new Ganja Sports Palace erupted today with the excitement of the finals at the 14^th European Championships in Aerobic Gymnastics. An enthusiastic and vocal crowd guided the gymnasts throughout their performances in each of the 6 finals: Individual Women, Individual Men, Mixed Pairs, Trios, Groups and Aerobic Dance. Our mascot Luigi joined the fun, bringing the hall to life with his gentle shenanigans.

 

Kurashvili on top

This afternoon started with the Individual Women final where the battle for the continental title was incredibly tight. Two former World Champions, Anastasiia Kurashvili from Ukraine and Türkiye’s Ayse Begum Onbasi, gave the best of themselves, impressing the audience with their skills and choreography. Kurashvili, the top qualifier, scored 20.050, slighty down from her qualification score, while second qualifier Onbasi scored a bit higher than Friday. The result … with a margin of just 0.050 21-year-old Kurashvili clinched her first European title while Onbasi earned the silver. More history was written on this podium as the charismatic Vasileia Faidra Diamanti grabbed the bronze medal, a first for her nation Greece.

 

GOLD Anastasiia Kurashvili (UKR) 20.050

SILVER Ayse Begum Onbasi (TUR) 20.000

BRONZE Vasileia Faidra Diamanti (GRE) 19.600

 

The Warrior way

On to the Individual Men final where the top 3 qualifiers all finished within a tenth of each other: reigning World Champion Miquel Mane (ESP), defending European Champion Davide Nacci (ITA) and Romanian rising star Leonard Manta. As scores start from scratch in the final, the three men went all out, showing their passion and strength on the competition floor. Mane blew the field away in artistry and execution while Nacci and Manta tied for the highest difficulty score. With clear precision and skill in his warrior-style routine, Manta made it to the top of the leaderboard for the first time after placing fourth two years ago, relegating Nacci to second place by two tenths of a point, with Mane in third place.

 

GOLD Leonard Manta (ROU) 20.150

SILVER Davide Nacci (ITA) 19.950

BRONZE Miquel Mane (ESP) 19.800

 

Home success

Competing in front of a home crowd always add extra spice to a performance, and extra pressure! Azerbaijan’s experienced mixed pair Vladimir Dolmatov and Madina Mustafayeva stayed calm and composed in their preparation, fuelling the fire for a brilliantly executed choreography. Scoring highest in both artistry and execution, the pair showed their worth and were rewarded. The Vice-World Champions and Vice-World Games Champions are now the European Champions! Top qualifiers Anastasiia Kurashvili and Stanislav Halaida, representing Ukraine, equalled Italy for the highest difficulty, ending up with the silver medal just 0.050 ahead of Turkish duo Ayse Onbasi and Can Dervis.

 

GOLD Vladimir Dolmatov & Madina Mustafayeva (AZE) 19.600

SILVER Anastasiia Kurashvili & Stanislav Halaida (UKR) 19.400

BRONZE Ayse Onbasi & Can Dervis (TUR) 19.350

 

Romania’s comeback

Time for the trios next! Bulgarians Borislava Ivanova, Manolo Hristov and Antonio Papazov set the standard early on, scoring 19.410 for their exciting routine. Top qualifiers Sara Cutini, Davide Nacci and Francesco Sebastio (ITA) tried their hardest to surpass that mark, coming almost two tenths short. Then, Romania entered the hall. In fine form, Leonard Manta, Claudia Ristea and Daniel Tavoc who qualified in fourth place, improved their score by three tenths, posting 19.610 and overtaking their competitors to take the European title.

 

GOLD Leonard Manta, Claudia Ristea & Daniel Tavoc (ROU) 19.610

SILVER Borislava Ivanova, Manolo Hristov & Antonio Papazov (BUL) 19.410

BRONZE Sara Cutini, Davide Nacci & Francesco Sebastio (ITA) 19.215

 

Fierce Italians

Fresh off their trio bronze medal Sara Cutini, Davide Nacci and Francesco Sebastio were joined by teammates Marcello Patteri and Matteo Falera, looking to defend their groups title. And they left no doubt about it! Posting the highest scores in all three sections – artistry, execution and difficulty- team Italy cruised to victory, holding off a strong challenge from Romania. The bronze medal went to Hungary.

 

GOLD Italy 19.665

SILVER Romania 19.510

BRONZE Hungary 19.255

 

Hungarian rule once again

The favourites in the Aerobic Dance final, the reigning World Games Champions Hungary impressed with a delightful composition. Represented by Fruzsina Fejer, Kamilla Goda, Tunde Himmel, Antonia Konig, Zoltan Locsei, Anna Makranszki, Andras Agoston Mikulecz and Vanessza Ruzicska, the Hungarians lived up to the expectations, taking the European crown with half a point advantage over Romania. Italy closed off an amazing Championships with the bronze medal.

 

GOLD Hungary 17.800

SILVER Romania 17.300

BRONZE Italy 17.050

 

Find the full results on our website: 2025 European Aerobic Championships - Ganja (AZE) | European Gymnastics.

Congratulations to all participants, you’ve made these Aerobics Europeans truly special!