Strong Israeli performances secure top qualification spots

Plenty of action in Holon’s Toto Arena today with the 11 – 16 men’s pairs and men’s groups (dynamic) and mixed pairs (balance) performing their second exercise. The total of the two routines determined the final score and thus the 8 finalists (4 for men’s groups), with a limit of 1 unit per country.

Russian men’s pair Matvei Chernykh and Ivan Derendiaev extended their gap over their competitors to take the lead going into the final by just over half a point over Great Britain’s George Paget and Harry Hole. The French duo Finlay Colley and Bastien Vidal-Nicolas qualified in third place.

Host nation Israel topped the rankings in both the men’s groups and mixed pairs. Continuing the strong men’s group tradition, Gidron Odem, Or Abraham, Or Strohmayer and Maor Nekave outscored Russians Maksim Korshunov, Artem Logvinov, Ivan Mikulin and Ilia Bocherov and the British quartet Rex Booth, Alexander Lofnes, Louis Alexander and Jackson Birch. 2018 Youth Olympic silver medallist Yonatan Fridman paired with Amy Lev Refaeli and they delivered 2 excellent performances that wowed the crowd both in the hall and online. The pair outscored Rita Rebelo and Luis Ferreira (POR) and Lucy Hodgson and Samuel Yarnall (GBR) by more than 2 points!

 

Qualified to the 11 – 16 finals

Men’s pairs

1.            Matvei CHERNYKH & Ivan DERENDIAEV (RUS) 54.300
2.            George PAGET & Harry HOLE (GBR) 53.750
3.            Finlay COLLEY & Bastien VIDAL-NICOLAS (FRA) 52.050
4.            Danail NIKOLOV & Martin NIKOLOV (BUL) 51.400
5.            Beka DIDBERIDZE & Giorgi TCHIGLADZE (GEO) 50.600
6.            Tobias VITERA & Albrecht Artur KRETZSCHMAR (GER) 50.350
7.            Ivan HORLACH & Sofronii DAVYDENKO (UKR) 50.300
8.            Yonatan SHIFF & Eran ZAIDMAN (ISR) 49.450

 

Men’s groups

1.            Gidron ODEM, Or ABRAHAM, Or STROHMAYER & Maor NEKAVE (ISR) 54.590
2.            Maksim KORSHUNOV, Artem LOGVINOV, Ivan MIKULIN & Ilia BOCHEROV (RUS) 54.000
3.            Rex BOOTH, Alexander LOFNES, Louis ALEXANDER & Jackson BIRCH (GBR) 53.800
4.            Taras ORYSHCHAK, Nazar-Mykhailo STETSIV, Rostyslav STETSIV & Andrii CHEPELIUK (UKR) 50.950

 

Mixed pairs

1.            Amy Lev REFAELI & Yonatan FRIDMAN (ISR) 56.700
2.            Rita REBELO & Luis FERREIRA (POR) 54.550
3.            Lucy HODGSON & Samuel YARNALL (GBR) 54.550
4.            Iana MAZING & Denis NOZHENKO (RUS) 54.400
5.            Rauf JABBAROV & Samira RUSTAMOVA (AZE) 52.400
6.            Joep SAUVE & Ismay DE WIT (NED) 52.300
7.            Adrian FOULQUIE AMAYA & Daniela GIROL GAGO (ESP) 52.200
8.            Lasha GIBRADZE & Lana TSURTSUMIA (GEO) 51.850

 

The 11 - 16 women’s pairs (dynamic) and women’s groups (balance) and the 12 – 18 men’s pairs and men’s groups (balance) and mixed pairs (dynamic) gymnasts stepped out onto the carpet for the first time this competition.  Leading at the halfway stage are Hen Vinner, Maya Kremer and Harel Tennbaum (ISR, 11 – 16 Women’s Group), Elizabeth Hodgson and Niamh McCartan (GBR, 11 - 16 Women’s Pair),  Anton Fartushniak, Oleg Krivenko, Semen Lvov and Timur Timergaliev (RUS, 12 – 18 Men’s Group) Vladislav Glevitski and Samir Mamedov (RUS, 12 - 18  Men’s Pair) and Aleksandra Bublik and Kirill Chipizubov (RUS, 12 – 18 Mixed Pair).

Find the full results on our website: https://www.ueg.org/event/2019-european-age-group-competitions-acrobatic-gymnastics/results

The European Age Group Competitions continue tomorrow!