Gymnast’s sensations after European Championships

Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)

Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)

“This is my second big competition for 2020. We officially close the season. It was a very strange and different year. Although we did not have normal training and we constantly had to interrupt, we left for this race with a great desire to compete and show that we can and will fight for medals. I want to thank all the people who were by my side and helped me get through this difficult time. I know that this was definitely not my maximum and I am ready to work 24/7 to achieve together the result that so many people work and dream about!

Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)

Yeva Meleschuk (UKR)

I always do everything that is important for me with love❤️ and these wonderful emotions of happiness and pride to represent Ukraine at our European Championship in Kiev will remain in my memory forever✨ No matter how difficult the training path was, I knew that I was where I should be and where you wait me, love and support me! Let the Championship be without public, but thanks to the incredible work of everyone in organizing these competitions, that each of you could live this celebration of sport with us! And I want to say thank you to all our coaches, doctors, photographers, fans, because we are one team, we are Team Ukraine and we are making history together”

Yeva Meleshchuk (UKR)

Ireesha Blohina (UKR)

“This is a historic medal for out team”

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WHOLE TEAM & COUNTRY WINNING TEAM ALL ROUND GOLD MEDAL!!!!

Team Ukraine

Alina Harnasko (BLR)

“I am very happy! I can’t believe this is real!”

Alina Harnasko (BLR)

Anastasiia Salos (BLR)

“Thank you all so much for your support and faith in me!”

Anastasiia Salos (BLR)

Karina Sydorak (UKR)

“This is the end of my first European Championships.These were unforgettable impressions and emotions. We have been waiting for this event for a long time. Thank you to all organizers and sponsors who never let me give up, always help me in difficult moments, rejoice for me and love me. And finally, thank you to everyone who cared and believed for me. The main thing is to believe and work hard, then dreams come true!”

Karina Sydorak (UKR)

Daria Atamanov (ISR)

“My first European Championship is done! I want to say a huge thank you to my amazing coaches who were by my side all the way and helped me achieve these results. This is my first time in a competition of this magnitude.”

Daria Atamanov (ISR)

Linoy Ashram (ISR)

“After a whole year of uncertainty about what is going to happen whether there will be an Olympics or not, whether there will be a European Championship or not, I am so happy that I have finally returned to a place I missed so much and have been waiting for so long and it is the competition surface. I did not go through this difficult and challenging period alone I received tremendous support from so many people who made sure I could continue to keep myself and fit.”

Linoy Ashram (ISR)

Melaniia Tur (UKR)

“I am overwhelmed with emotions … It was the most exciting, unforgettable and generally the coolest competition of the year! I can’t imagine myself with this medal (gold). Irina Ivanovna Deriugina, you are really the kind of person who knows how to support, praise, and put you on your feet. Your faith in me makes you move on and not relax! And I want to say so that everyone hears that despite all the difficulties and obstacles, I AM NOT GOING TO GIVE UP! So, with renewed vigor and spirit – let’s continue working!”

Melaniia Tur (UKR)

Polina Karika (UKR)

“I still can’t believe it … I am grateful to everyone who supported, helped, supported me and believed in me. Thank you for giving me a chance and believing in me to the last. I also want to say a huge thank you to all the coaching staff and my first coaches. And of course I want to thank my relatives who supported me in difficult times. It was a dream and it came true.”

Polina Karika (UKR)

Yelizaveta Zorkina (BLR)

“I want to say thank you very much for the preparation, for the moral support, for the patience and faith in me.”

Yelizaveta Zorkina (BLR)

Alona Hillel (ISR)

“Thank you so much to everyone my amazing coaches and the whole team. It was one of the most amazing experiences I have had in my life and I am so happy that I got to this European Championship. Thank you so much for an amazing experience!”

Alona Hillel (ISR)

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 2020 Day 4 Photos II

Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR)
Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)
Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)
Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)
Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR)
Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR)
Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR)
Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR)
Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR)
Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)
Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR)
Yeva Meleschuk (UKR)
Yeva Meleschuk (UKR)

Kiev European Championships 2020 Summary

Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)

Photos:

Official Trainings Pictures

First Day of Competition: Junior Qualifications (Ball and Rope)

Second Day of Competition: Junior Qualifications (Clubs and Ribbon)

Third Day of Competition: Junior Individual Finals

Fourth Day of Competition: All-Around Final Top Three Senior Individuals

Fourth Day of Competition: All-Around Final Senior Individual (Coming Soon)

Vlada Nikolchenko (UKR)

General Information

Special Measures

Results

Day 1 : Junior Qualifications

Day 2: Junior Qualifications. Groups Qualifications

Day 3: Junior Apparatus Finals and Senior Groups Finals

Day 4: Senior Individual All-Around Final

Videos

Linoy Ashram, winner of European Championships 4 routines

Alina Harnasko, Vice-Champion of Europe 4 routines

Anastasiia Salos, European Championships bronze medallist

Israel, all-around champions in Senior Groups, Azerbaijan silver medallists and Ukraine bronze medallists

Junior Apparatus Finals

Turkey, winners of Clubs and Hoops Final

Ukraine, winners of 5 balls Final

Group A and B All -Around Senior Indivual Final

Team Competition. Medals Ceremony

Award Ceremony All-Around Final Senior Individual

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 2020 Senior Individual All-Around Final Results

Linoy Ashram (ISR) is the European Champion

Linoy Ashram makes history and becomes the first non-Russian European Champion in the all-around senior individual final. Ashram, has won numerous medals in recent years and is seen as one of the country’s leading hopes in the Olympic Games in Tokyo, delayed from 2020 to 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Back in 1997 Elena Vitrichenko from Ukraine was the last non Russian to win this championship. The battle for gold displayed between Israel’s Linoy Ashram and Belarussian Alina Harnasko, who was in the last seasons recovering from ACL (knee) double surgery. About the bronze medal, several gymnasts were in contention before the fourth and last routine. Boryana Kaleyn from Bulgaria and Anastasiia Salos from Belarus were fighting for the podium, but after a drop in Boryana’s clubs routine, Salos got the medal.

Boryana Kaleyn (BUL)

Both Alina Harnasko and Linoy Ashram scored 100,900 but as the tie breaking rules state, the total execution is firstly compared. The technical deductions also moved Linoy into the lead ahead of Alina. This could gave the gold medal to Linoy Ashram from Israel.

Boryana Kaleyn could not win a medal this time and finished fourth ahead of Nicol Zelikman (ISR), who made four clear routines and Yeva Meleshchuk (UKR).

Yeva Meleshchuk (UKR)
Anastasiia Salos (BLR)
  1. Linoy Ashram (ISR) 100.900
  2. Alina Harnasko (BLR) 100.900
  3. Anastasia Salos (BLR) 96.500
1ISRLinoy Ashram (ISR)100.900
2BLRAlina Harnasko (BLR)100.900
3BLRAnastasiia Salos (BLR)96.500
4BULBoryana Kaleyn (BUL)95.300
5ISRNicol Zelikman (ISR)94.600
6UKRYeva Meleshchuk (UKR)93.450
7BULKatrin Taseva (BUL)92.150
8UKRVlada Nikolchenko (UKR)90.000
9AZEZohra Aghamirova (AZE)88.300
10ROUAndreea Verdes (ROU)88.050
11HUNFanni Pigniczki (HUN)87.650
12AZEArzu Jalilova (AZE)87.600
13SLOEkaterina Vedeneeva (SLO)86.700
14ESTViktoria Bogdanova (EST)82.350
15LATJelizaveta Polstjanaja (LAT)82.350
16MACRejchl Stojanov (MAC)80.600
17TURKamelya Tuncel (TUR)80.050
18ROUSonia Ichim (ROU)79.350
19LTUFausta Sostakaite (LTU)69.900
20MDAAnastasia Guz (MDA)69.600
21CZEDenisa Stepankova (CZE)69.150
22LUXElena Smirnova (LUX)64.550
23CROLana Sambol (CRO)60.650
24MNEJovana Markovic (MNE)47.100
25BIHHana Kahriman (BIH)21.400
Source: losdeportes.info
Alina Harnasko (BLR)

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS KIEV 2020 DAY 4 PHOTOS

Alina Harnasko (BLR)
Alina Harnasko (BLR)
Alina Harnasko (BLR)
Anastasiia Salos (BLR)
Anastasiia Salos (BLR)
Anastasiia Salos (BLR)
Anastasiia Salos (BLR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Medals Ceremony
Maria Petrova (UEG)
Alina Harnasko (BLR)
Anastasiia Salos (BLR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Linoy Ashram (ISR)
Alina Harnasko (BLR)

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Day 3 Photos

Yelizaveta Zorkina (BLR)
Stiliana Nikolova (BUL)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Yelizaveta Zorkina (BLR)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Daria Atamanov (ISR)
Lily Ramonatxo (FRA)
Lily Ramonatxo (FRA)
Lily Ramonatxo (FRA)
Lily Ramonatxo (FRA)

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships 2020: Training Photos

Polina Karika (UKR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Israel
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Israel
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Polina Karika (UKR)
Daria Atamanov (ISR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Polina Karika (UKR)
Polina Karika (UKR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Polina Karika (UKR)
Israel
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Irina Deriugina (UKR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Kiev 2020 Day 1 Photos

Junior Individuals Rope and Ball Qualifications

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Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Polina Karika (UKR)
Polina Karika (UKR)

Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Polina Karika (UKR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Alona Hillel (ISR)
Daria Atamanov (ISR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Daria Atamanov (ISR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)
Melaniia Tur (UKR)
Polina Karina (UKR)
Karina Sydorak (UKR)

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Kiev 2020 Day 1 Results

Melaniia Tur (UKR)

Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships kicked off today in Kiev, Ukraine. Junior individual gymnasts qualified for finals with rope and ball. Only six senior groups took the carpet to perform their five balls routine. Azerbaijan, is leading by the moment the standings, surprising the audience with a black leotard without crystals. Israel is by now in second position and both Ukraine and Estonia scored 32000. Estonia is in third place due to the tie break rules.

In the junior event, 57 junior gymnasts are competing for qualifying in apparatus finals. The top scores are Karina Sydorak from Ukraine (21.500) in rope, Daria Atamanov from Israel (22.650) with ball and Polina Karina with ball from Ukraine.

Polina Karika (UKR)

Rope /Gymnasts Qualified for finals

1.            Karina Sydorak (UKR) 21.500

2.            Dina Agisheva (BLR) 21.350

3.            Eva Brezalieva (BUL) 21.100

4.            Daria Atamanov (ISR) 20.175

5.            Lily Ramonatxo (FRA) 19.250

6.            Narmin Bayramova (AZE) 19.150

7.            Evelin Viktoria Kocsis (HUN) 18.950

8.            Annaliese Dragan (ROU) 18.525

Karina Sydorak (UKR)

Ball/Gymnasts Qualified for finals

1.            Daria Atamanov (ISR) 22.650

2.            Polina Karika (UKR) 22.650

3.            Yelyzaveta Zorkina (BLR) 22.375

4.            Stliana Nikolova (BUL) 21.925

5.            Evelin Viktoria Kocsis (HUN) 21.300

6.            Alina Gozalova (AZE) 21.200

7.            Erika Dokutsajeva (EST) 20.075

8.            Lily Ramonatxo (FRA) 19.850

Daria Atamanov (ISR)

Senior Groups

5 balls

1.            Azerbaijan 34.600

2.            Israel 34.100

3.            Estonia 32.000

4.            Ukraine 32.000

5.            Turkey 31.900

6.            France 29.250

Alona Hillel (ISR)

Only six Senior Groups will participate in Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships

Due to the worldwide health crisis, many federations withdrawn from European Championships that are going to be held in Kiev, Ukraine in a few days. A group that was among the favorites was Belarus. Today, Belarusian Senior Group withdrawn from the list.

On the other hand, Bulgarian Senior group recently confirmed that they withdrawn from European Championships in Kiev from November 26 to 29 since a member of the team, Erika Zafirova, tested positive for coronavirus. Local news reported that the team will be on quarantine for ten days and they will not be able to train either compete.

Ukrainian Senior Group

This competition will not qualify for Olympic Games, as it was planned before the health crisis.

Due to the current Covid19 crisis all over Europe, FIG will be asked to inform the IOC that Olympic Qualification is not possible at European Championships this year. These organizations don’t want to pressure Federations to travel to an event since the current situation is not appropiate for such an important decision.