Olympic and World champion Darja Varfolomeev leads the way at Varna!

Over the past 2 days, the senior individual gymnasts completed their qualification rounds with all four apparatuses, aiming to qualify to the finals.

After intense qualification performances, the stage is now set for another thrilling day of finals starting tomorrow in Varna.

Germany’s Darja Varfolomeev led the field in hoop and ribbon, while Bulgaria’s Stiliana Nikolova, competing on home soil, topped the rankings in clubs and ball.

Qualified to tomorrow’s all-around final:

1. Darja Varfolomeev (GER) 87.300
2. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 87.300
3. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 87.200
4. Daniela Munits (ISR) 85.750
5. Sofiia Ilteriakova (RUS) 85.500
6. Alina Harnasko (BLR) 84.850
7. Eva Brezalieva (BUL) 84.800
8. Alba Bautista (ESP) 84.650
9. Tara Dragas (ITA) 84.050
10. Vera Tugolukova (CYP) 83.800
11. Mariia Borisova (RUS) 83.300
12. Liliana Lewinska (POL) 83.250
13. Taisiia Onofriichuk (UKR) 82.900
14. Alona Tal Franco (ISR) 82.650
15. Daniela Pico (ESP) 81.850
16. Emilia Heichel (POL) 81.400
17. Amalia Lica (ROU) 81.300
18. Darya Viarenich (BLR) 81.250
19. Andreea Verdes (ROU) 81.200
20. Polina Karika (UKR) 81.150

 

Qualified to Sunday’s apparatus finals:

Hoop

1. Darja Varfolomeev (GER) 29.750
2. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 29.350
3. Sofiia Ilteriakova (RUS) 29.150
4. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 29.100
5. Alina Harnasko (BLR) 28.950
6. Daniela Munits (ISR) 28.750
7. Alba Bautista (ESP) 28.700
8. Eva Brezalieva (BUL) 28.450

 

Ball

1. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 28.300
2. Tara Dragas (ITA) 28.300
3. Alina Harnasko (BLR) 28.250
4. Eva Brezalieva (BUL) 27.950
5. Taisiia Onofriichuk (UKR) 27.800
6. Darja Varfolomeev (GER) 27.400
7. Sofiia Ilteriakova (RUS) 27.400
8. Daniela Munits (ISR) 27.300

 

Clubs

1. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 29.800
2. Mariia Borisova (RUS) 29.400
3. Daniela Munits (ISR) 29.250
4. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 29.150
5. Amalia Lica (ROU) 29.100
6. Alona Tal Franco (ISR) 28.700
7. Alba Bautista (ESP) 28.550
8. Liliana Lewinska (POL) 28.450

 

Ribbon

1. Darja Varfolomeev (GER) 29.400
2. Sofiia Ilteriakova (RUS) 28.950
3. Mariia Borisova (RUS) 28.950
4. Sofia Raffaeli (ITA) 28.800
5. Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) 28.150
6. Daniela Munits (ISR) 27.750
7. Eva Brezalieva (BUL) 27.700
8. Viktoria Steinfeld (GER) 27.600

 

Find the full results on the event website: 2026 European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics - Varna (BUL) | European Gymnastics.

These European Championships continue tomorrow with the senior individual and group all-around finals.