21. April 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
35th EUROPEANS of ARTISTIC GYMNASTICS:

For the 5th Time, the historic 35th European Championships of Artictic Gymnastics for men and the 34th Women's Europeans 2013 in Moscow, from April 17th to April 21, took place at the Olympic complex in the Russian capital as so-called "Individual Europeans", like recently in Berlin 2011, with all-around decisions and the apparatus finals.
To about 160 gymnasts from 37 European nations are on the entry list, but of whom want to participate on all-around only just over 40%! Of the...

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21. April 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Russias Men with 3 Gold most successfully nation - Germany without a Medal

On the final day Denis ABLJAZIN (RUS) won gold in the men's vault final in front of the Romanian Flavius ​​Koczi and Artur Davtyan from Armenia.

The Ukrainian Oleg STEPKO prevented with gold on the parallel bars another Russian victory by all-around European Champion David Belyavskiy (3rd place) behind the surprisingly silver medal by Swiss Lucas Fischer.

But there was still  a third gold for the Russians by newcomer Emin GARIBOV followed bythe Brit Sam Oldham...

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21. April 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Also 3 Golden for Russias Women - each one for Romania and Switzerland

After the expected Swiss success on vault by Giulia STEINGRUBER the hosts picked up the second gold through all-around European champion Aliya MUSTAFINA at the uneven bars.
Since it had been surprise silver by Jonna Adlerteg for Sweden on the first day  - the first medal again for the Scandinavians since a bronze 50 years ago!
Thus, the young Swede prevented a bronze medal for Germany's Junior European Champion last year, Sophie Scheder was...

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19. April 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Russia s David Belyavskiy is the new European All-around Champion

The competition for the European all-around crown of the modern men's artistic gymnastics today ruled the top favorite and Rissian local hero David Beliavsky in an impressive competition for themselve.
The only one of the top quartet he could increase towards the qualifying competition. With 89.799 points he referred to the British best of preliminaries Max WHITLOCK (89.106) finished second, while the strongest rival on the title, the Ukrainian Oleg VERNIAIEV in the last rotation on pmmel  horse too much risked descent...

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19. April 2013
Moscow, Russia
Artistic Gymnastics
Olympic Champion Aliya Mustafina is also the European Queen now ...!

As in the Moscow Olympic Hall today  the 24 best European gymnasts started in their 34th European Championships the Russian hosts desired course a second victory of the day at:
And actually, the fight for title medals played between Romania and the Russians.
At the end Russia's Olympic champion from London, Aliya Mustafina kept the upper hand and won gold with 59.032 points, and so secured the second success of the day and ended up with it after Anna Dementieva (in...

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