Preview of the 2025 European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics in Tallinn (EST)

On Wednesday, the European Championships in Rhythmic Gymnastics kick off in the Estonian capital Tallinn! It’s the very first time the Estonian Gymnastics Federation will organise a European Gymnastics event.

39 nations are scheduled to compete in Tallinn. A total of 336 gymnasts will take to the stage: 212 seniors and 124 juniors. Junior will compete in the group competition only, while senior will battle for both individual and group honours.

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Who to watch?

Headlined by World and Olympic All-Around Champion Darja Varfolomeev (GER), former World All-Around Champion and Olympic medallist Sofia Raffaeli (ITA), defending European All-Around Champion Stiliana Nikolova (BUL) and European clubs Champion Daniela Munits (ISR), these first continental Championships of the new Olympic cycle promises to be an exciting one! On fire already this season, Ukraine’s Taisiia Onofriichuk is aiming to take her great shape to the next level in Tallinn. Joining her challenge are Spain’s Alba Bautista, Hungary’s Fanni Pigniczki and Hanna Panna Wiesner, Bulgaria’s Eva Brezalieva, Poland’s Liliana Lewinska and Emilia Heichel, Cyprus’ Vera Tugolukova and many others.

Several impressive juniors have now joined the senior ranks, ready to show the world what they are capable of! Keep an eye out for 2024 junior quadruple European Champion Amalia Lica and Israel’s Meital Maayan Sumkin who won the European Cup in Burgas two weeks ago, and Lian Rona. The host nation will count on Valeria Valasevits and Anette Vaher in the individual competition, plus both a junior and a senior group.

In the senior group competition, Bulgaria aims to defend its European title, expecting fierce competition from Olympic medallists Israel and Italy, in addition to Burgas European Cup winners Hungary, exciting Spain, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and several others in a close field.

We wish every single gymnast loads of success, supporting them to achieve their goals.

 

Competition format

Senior Individuals 1 to 3 gymnasts can compete per National Federation, presenting  maximum 8 exercises. If a NF participates with only 1 gymnast, she must present an exercise with all 4 apparatus and does not qualify for the team ranking. The best 3 scores count towards the all-around ranking. The best 24 advance to the All-Around final, plus 1 gymnast from the host nation if not yet qualified.  In the final, the total of the 4 scores determine the ranking. The best 8 per apparatus compete in the Apparatus finals.

Senior Group Groups perform two routines in qualifications: 5 Ribbons & 3 Balls / 2 Hoops. The combined score determines the All-Around ranking. The best 8 groups per apparatus advance to the apparatus finals.

Team ranking Senior The winner of the Team Competition is determined by combining the results of all 8 senior individual routines plus the 2 senior group routines.

Junior Groups Groups can perform 1 or 2 routines in qualifications: 5 Hoops and / or 5 Clubs.  Both scores are added to determine the All-Around results. The best 8 groups per apparatus advance to the apparatus final.

Tie break rules The FIG rules for World Championships will be followed.

World Championships qualification A top 12 ranking of in total 8 routines from 2/3 senior individual gymnasts per federation from the qualification competition will decide which European federation can participate at the 2025 World Championships with 2/3 gymnasts. All federations, which participated in these Europeans and have not qualified yet among the quota places for 2 – 3 gymnasts, have the right to participate in the 2025 World Championships with 1 individual gymnast.

 

Schedule (all times listed are in Tallinn local time)

Wednesday 4 June – Junior Groups

12:00 – 13:50    Qualifications 5 Hoops & 5 Clubs – Set A

13:50 – 15:40    Qualifications 5 Hoops & 5 Clubs – Set B

18:00 – 18:45    Opening Ceremony

18:55 – 19:35    Apparatus Finals 5 Hoops

19:40 – 20:20    Apparatus Finals 5 Clubs

Followed by Award Ceremonies Junior Groups All-Around and Apparatus Finals

 

Thursday 5 June – Senior Individual Qualifications

10:00 – 12:00    Senior Set A Hoop & Ball

12:15 – 14:15    Senior Set B Hoop & Ball

15:45 – 17:45    Senior Set C Hoop & Ball

18:00 – 20:00    Senior Set D Hoop & Ball

 

Friday 6 June – Senior Individual Qualifications

10:00 – 12:00    Set C Clubs & Ribbon

12:15 – 14:15    Set D Clubs & Ribbon

15:45 – 17:45    Set A Clubs & Ribbon

18:00 – 20:00    Set B Clubs & Ribbon

 

Saturday 7 June – Senior All-Around Finals

09:30 – 12:25    Senior Individual All-Around Final – Set B

13:20 – 16:15    Senior Individual All-Around Final – Set A

Followed by SmartScoring Shooting Star Award and Award Ceremony Senior Individual All-Around

17:00 – 18:55    Senior Group All-Around Final – Set A

19:15 – 20:55    Senior Group All-Around Final – Set B

Followed by Award Ceremonies Senior Group All-Around and Senior Team

 

Sunday 8 June – Senior Apparatus Finals

12:10 – 13:15    Individual Apparatus Finals Hoop & Ball

13:20 – 14:25    Individual Apparatus Finals Clubs & Ribbon

Followed by Award Ceremonies Hoop, Ball, Clubs & Ribbon

16:25 – 17:10    Group Apparatus Final 5 Ribbons

17:15 – 18:00    Group Apparatus Final 3 Balls & 2 Hoops

Followed by Award Ceremonies 5 Ribbons and 3 Balls / 2 Hoops

 

How to follow the competition?

Together with our Global Partners EBU and SmartScoring, we remain committed to bringing all the action live to your living room, in case you can't travel to Tallinn. 

The junior groups qualifications and finals, plus the senior individual qualification rounds on Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 and Friday 6 June will be streamed on SmartScoring’s Gymtv.online platform, for just € 20, accompanied by the expert commentary of Blythe Lawrence and Olly Hogben. Subscribe

The senior finals on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June will be broadcasted on TV throughout Europe, thanks to EBU. A comprehensive list of TV rights holders and their planned coverage will be available on our event website. Livestreaming on the EBU platform European Gymnastics will be accompanied by expert commentary courtesy of Olly Hogben and Blythe Lawrence. Geo-blocking can occur if your national TV channel shows the event.

You can follow the live scoring on Live Results - SmartScoring | Every second matters.

Results of past championships are available on our website.

Official hashtag of the event: #RGTallinn2025

Tagline: Let your dreams fly!