Preview of the 2025 European Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics – 15 to 18 May 2025 – Burgas (BUL)

On Thursday, the second European Cup in Rhythmic Gymnastics of this year will kick off in the Bulgarian seaside resort Burgas. A total of 12 nations will be represented by 54 senior and 64 junior gymnasts.

Check out all event information, including full start lists and results, on our website: 2025 RG European Cup - Burgas (BUL) | European Gymnastics

 

Who to watch?

The host nation Bulgaria counts on inaugural European Cup winner and reigning European All-Around Champion Stiliana Nikolova who will be joined by teammate Dara Stoyanova. Their main challenge will come from Israel’s Alona Tal Franco and Meital Maayan Sumkin, Romania’s Amalia Lica, Cypriot Vera Tugolukova, France’s Lily Ramonatxo, Azerbaijan’s Zahra Jafarova and Govhar Ibrahimova, and many others!

In the senior group competition the host nation and 2020 Olympic Champions Bulgaria will take on Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, 2024 Vice-Olympic Champions Israel and Serbia.

For senior individuals and groups, exciting Cross Battles will determine the All-Around medallists. In one-on-one battles, the gymnasts advance through several stages to earn the top spot. This comes with substantial prize money: the winner of the individual Cross Battles gets € 6000, while the silver medallist earns € 4000 and the bronze medallist €2500. The winning group will receive € 10000. The silver medallists will get € 6000 and the bronze medallists € 4000.

 

Schedule  ***All times indicated in Bulgarian local time zone***

Thursday 15 May 2025

15:00 – 16:00    Individual Seniors Hoop & Ball – Group B

16:30 – 17:30    Individual Seniors Hoop & Ball – Group A

18:00 – 19:00    Opening Ceremony

             

Friday 16 May 2025

11:00 – 12:00    Individual Seniors Clubs & Ribbon – Group A

12:30 – 13:30    Individual Seniors Clubs & Ribbon – Group B

Followed by award ceremonies Hoop, Ball, Clubs & Ribbon

15:00 – 16:00    Group Seniors 5 Ribbons & 3 Balls / 2 Hoops

Followed by award ceremonies 5 Ribbons & 3 Balls / 2 Hoops

 

Saturday 17 May 2025

10:00 – 12:15    Individual Juniors Qualifications

Followed by award ceremony junior Team

13:30 – 14:45    Group Juniors All-Around

Followed by award ceremony All-Around

15:45 – 16:50    Group Seniors Cross Battles

Followed by award ceremony senior Group Cross Battles

                           

Sunday 18 May 2025

10:00 – 12:30    Individual Juniors Apparatus Finals Hoop, Ball, Clubs & Ribbon

Followed by award ceremonies Juniors Hoop, Ball, Clubs & Ribbon

12:45 – 13:55    Group Juniors Apparatus Finals 5 Hoops & 5 Clubs

Followed by award ceremonies Junior 5 Hoops & 5 Clubs

15:30 – 17:10    Individual Seniors CROSS BATTLES 1/8 and ¼ Final

17:30 – 18:15    Individual Seniors CROSS BATTLES Semi-Final and Final

Followed by award ceremony senior Individual Cross Battles

 

How to follow the competition

European Gymnastics and its Global Partner SmartScoring are committed to bringing all the action to your living room. On our renewed and improved streaming platform Gymtv.online, now powered by Staylive, you can purchase a package to watch the entire competition for just € 15. The Cross Battles, both for individuals and for groups, will be accompanied by the expert commentary of Blythe Lawrence. For Rhythmic lovers, save money by purchasing the bundle for both this European Cup, and to rewatch the previous one in Baku for just € 25!

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

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